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U.S. Commerce Department Seeks Public Comment on Export Restrictions for Emerging Technologies
December 5, 2018 | IPCEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice seeking public comment on how it should define and identify emerging technologies that are not now controlled for export, but should be due to their national security importance.
Representative general categories of emerging technologies on which Commerce seeks comments include:
- Biotechnology
- Artificial intelligence
- Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology
- Microprocessor technology
- Advanced computing technology
- Data analytics technology
- Quantum information and sensing technology
- Logistics technology
- Additive manufacturing
- Robotics
- Brain-computer interfaces
- Hypersonics
- Advanced materials
- Advanced surveillance technologies
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TTM Technologies: Bridging East and West with Strategic Expansion
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Ecolab to Acquire Ovivo’s Electronics Ultra-Pure Water Business
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TTM Technologies, Inc. Appoints Edwin Roks, Ph.D. as President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of Board of Directors
08/14/2025 | TTM TechnologiesTTM Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of technology solutions including mission systems, radio frequency (“RF”) components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, quick-turn and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (“PCB”), today announced the appointment of Edwin Roks, Ph.D. as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 2nd, 2025.
20 Years of Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) – Backbone of German Semiconductor Research Celebrates Anniversary
08/14/2025 | Fraunhofer IPMSThe Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 2005, it has developed into a pillar of applied semiconductor research in Germany and Europe. With its unique research cleanroom and equipment adhering to the 300-mm wafer industry standard, CNT is unparalleled in Germany and serves as a central innovation driver for the microelectronics industry.