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Matt Vincent
by Matt Vincent

The Interconnection World Blog is the industry's lens for daily and weekly tracking of the technical advances, market dynamics, business environment and standards activities that drive R&D, manufacturing and purchasing decisions in the global connector and interconnect industry.

GAO sleuths say counterfeit military electronics easily purchased online

Fierce Government IT is reporting that investigators for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) had no problem procuring counterfeit mil-spec components online via private sector Internet buying websites. All counterfeit parts purchased came from 13...

Engineering video: Chevy Volt teardown

Over a recent 3-day span, a team of automotive engineers conscripted by EE Times took apart a Chevy Volt enhanced range vehicle, in an effort to find out more about the engineering that went into the electric vehicle's design, and the technology and...

Source: Thunderbolt to become standard PC interface by 2013

As the Intel-Apple technology bloc shifts the Thunderbolt technology from copper wire to optical cabling before the end of 2012, adoption of the technology is expected to increase sharply, and Thunderbolt "is likely to become a standard connection...

Intel says watch for Thunderbolt optical cables

Intel has reportedly confirmed an IDG News / PC World report saying that it will release its Thunderbolt optical cables later this year. Co-developed by Apple and first introduced in 2009, the Thunderbolt technology was originally posited as a speedier,...

Foxconn implements production line X-ray inspections

As the industry prepares for the launch of Apple's iPad 3, CNET is reporting that the company's main contract supplier, Foxconn, has now installed inline X-ray machines at some of its assembly facilities, the better to weed out faulty solder joints and/or...

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