SPI 2022 Is Coming to Germany This May

Mark your calendars! The 26th IEEE Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity (SPI) takes place May 22–25 in Siegen, Germany. This one-of-a-kind event is forum for the exchange of ideas and a look at the latest research and developments on design, characterization, modeling, simulation and testing for signal and power integrity at the chip, package, … Read More

Looking Forward to 2022

By Christian Thornton, iNARTE Business Manager   At the beginning of this new year, I remain extremely positive about the future. Although we must still be cautious and vigilant in protecting ourselves and ensuring that we remain healthy against Covid, there are many new opportunities and pathways that are opening up. Looking at 2022, iNARTE … Read More

Supply Chain Traceability and iNARTE® Certified Space and Defense ESD Program Monitor™ Virtual Training

By Renee Mitchell   Today, QMS programs for supply chain quality, reliability, and sustainability should require a “trust but verify” centered program supported by hard data. Simply put, offshore manufacturing is the norm and not the exception. Reliance upon the supply chain to do the right thing to certify manufactured goods thousands of miles away … Read More

New Hands-On iNARTE® Space & Defense ESD Program Monitor™ Certification Launched Virtually, Exclusively Developed and Trained by RMV Technology Group LLC, a NASA Industry Partner

By Renee Mitchell   For federal agencies and support contractors, the travel restrictions first mandated in March 2020 are still in place across the United States and in many countries. The trend is likely to continue through next year and with the enormous savings already realized, this business model is likely to continue much longer. … Read More

RMV Creates Virtual Platform in Place of Traditional Hands-On iNARTE Learning

Beginning in 2014 and held every two years in the early spring, the iNARTE Aerospace & Defense ESD Training developed exclusively by Bob Vermillion, CEO and founder of NASA industry partner RMV Technology Group LLC, has offered a five-day “hands-on” instrument-driven program at NASA Ames Research Center. Participants from the United States include NASA, the … Read More

Exemplar Global and QLBS partner to launch the Audit Simulator

Exemplar Global recognizes that recruiting and training the next generation of auditors requires tools for accelerated learning and experience. That’s why the organization has partnered with QLBS to launch the Audit Simulator for auditor training and development. Just like aviation flight simulators, the Audit Simulator provides opportunities to audit without risk. Using the Simulator, trainee … Read More

A Chip Off the Old Block?

By Christian Thornton, iNARTE Business Manager   A few months ago in this column, I mentioned that a shortage of semiconductor chips was putting an inordinate amount of pressure on the international supply chain and resulting in the potential for major production and quality bottlenecks for manufacturers of everything from cars to smartphones to increasingly … Read More