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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AEM Expands Access to Production-Proven SLT and Burn-In Ecosystem for Advanced Computing Customers
Collaboration with Intel Foundry opens access to a proven SLT and Burn-In test ecosystem and test engineering, accelerating time-to-market for fabless customers SINGAPORE, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AEM Holdings Ltd. (SGX: AWX, Reuters: Bloomberg: AEM:SP) today announced it is working with Intel Foundry to expand access to their established System-Level Test (SLT) and Burn-In capabilities, tailored for advanced computing devices, to Intel Foundry's customer base. Built on decades of collaboration, AEM and Intel Foundry have developed one of the most extensive and mature SLT and Burn-In ecosystems. As chips grow in complexity, particularly in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the need for Burn-In and SLT test solutions has become more critical than ever, to ensure test coverage while reducing the total cost of test. Conducted after the advanced package assembly process, Burn-in and SLT tests ensure chips meet reliability and performance standards in real-world environments — a crucial step to reduce field failures and improve product quality. The partnership between AEM and Intel Foundry offers a proven solution and strategic roadmap, delivering precise thermal control and validation capabilities for next-generation devices, with specifications including power exceeding 2,000 watts and support for package sizes surpassing 200mm x 200mm. Through this collaboration, AEM brings device-specific configurable test units, advanced handlers and consumables, PiXL™ Active Thermal Control (ATC), along with software and application support for customer native boards — delivering a fully integrated approach to SLT and Burn-In enablement. This complements Intel Foundry's comprehensive suite of services, including factory automation, adaptive test data management, turnkey Burn-In Board (BIB) solutions, test program development, customer board integration, and full product debug and execution support. Key customer benefits include: Faster Time-to-Market: Built on a scalable, production-proven platform used across high-volume fabs. Supported by AEM and Intel Foundry global engineers on hardware integration, test consumable designs, software development, and test application engineers. Lower Capital Expenditure: Minimal new infrastructure required, leveraging an established install base of thousands of systems worldwide. U.S.-based Engineering and Production Ecosystem: Local teams from both companies enable rapid deployment and support standards-based qualification, including High Temperature Operating Life (HTOL). "With chiplet-based architectures redefining integration and performance expectations, our open SLT and Burn-In ecosystem—developed with AEM—provides semiconductor manufacturers with a fast, scalable path to high-quality production. This collaboration enhances test coverage, accelerates time-to-market, and ensures the reliability required for AI and HPC applications," said Mark Gardner, Vice President, Intel Foundry Services, Package and Test Business Group. 'As performance demands rise and chiplet integration becomes the new norm, manufacturers need more than just tools—they need a proven ecosystem. Together with Intel Foundry, we're enabling customers to reduce capital costs, accelerate qualification, and benefit from deep engineering collaboration that drives product success,' said Amy Leong, CEO of AEM Holdings Ltd. About AEM Holdings Ltd. AEM is a global leader in test innovation. We provide the most comprehensive semiconductor and electronics test solutions based on the best-in-class technologies, processes, and customer support. AEM has a global presence across Asia, Europe, and the United States. With manufacturing plants located in Singapore, Malaysia (Penang), Indonesia (Batam), Vietnam, and Finland (Lieto), South Korea, and the United States (Tempe) and a global network of engineering support, sales offices, associates, and distributors, we offer our customers a robust and resilient ecosystem of test innovation and support. AEM Holdings Ltd. is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX: AWX, Reuters: Bloomberg: AEM:SP). AEM's head office is in Singapore. Safe Harbour StatementThis document contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, statements regarding AEM Holdings Ltd.'s collaboration with Intel Foundry, the capabilities and benefits of the System-Level Test (SLT) and Burn-In ecosystem, and expected outcomes for customers. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, projections, and assumptions about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in market conditions, technological advancements, competitive pressures, and regulatory changes. AEM Holdings Ltd. undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Media Contacts AEM Holdings Ltd. Name: Lisa Schwartz, Director of Marketing Email Office Phone 1.480.566.6605
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Atlanta officers can't sue former city officials who fired them for Tasing students
A federal appeals court has ruled that three Atlanta police officers who were fired and later reinstated cannot sue former city officials. Mark Gardner, Lonnie Hood and Ivory Streeter were fired after two students were pulled from their car and Tased during the May 2020 protests in downtown Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Former Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields and former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said a video showed a clear use of excessive force. Former Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard also filed charges, which were later dropped. The Atlanta Civil Service Board later ruled that the officers' jobs should be reinstated, saying the city didn't follow its termination policy and denied the officers due process. The group tried to sue Shields, Bottoms, Howard and the Fulton County government, but a district court dismissed the lawsuit. The appeals court backed up their ruling. 'The district court dismissed each claim, finding that the officers had not plausibly established a cause of action against any of the defendants. After careful review and with the benefit of oral argument, we agree that the officers cannot plausibly support a viable claim for relief and affirm the district court's dismissal of the second amended complaint.' Read the ruling below. Officers appeal denied by WSB-TV Assignment Desk on Scribd RELATED STORIES Officers fired for tasing college students had just finished de-escalation training, records show 2 APD officers fired after video shows them using 'excessive force' on 2 college students during protests Charges dismissed against officers who Tased college students pulled over in car Students Tased by Atlanta police last summer filing lawsuit against city, mayor, several officers [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
British Jews ‘facing more hatred and pressure than they have for decades'
A charity that monitors antisemitism in the UK recorded more than 3,500 incidents in 2024 as its chief executive said Jews face 'more hatred and pressure' than they have for decades. The number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust in 2024 dropped 18% compared to the previous year, but it was still the second highest annual total recorded by the organisation since it and predecessor groups began collating figures in 1984. The 4,296 recorded in 2023 was a record high, in the year that saw the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and the subsequent military action in the region that continued throughout 2024. The CST said that 2024 was a year of 'sustained levels of antisemitism' amid public attention on the conflict in Gaza, and pro-Palestine demonstrations in the UK. It recorded more than 200 incidents in each month except December. Before October 2023 there had only been five separate months when this number was recorded, each time when Israel has been at war. The incidents recorded in 2024 included 201 assaults – one of which was classed by the CST as extreme violence – and 157 instances of damage or desecration of Jewish property including 37 involving posters or memorials for victims of the October 7 Hamas attack. There were 250 direct threats to people or property, 2,892 cases of abusive behaviour, 27 involving mass-produced antisemitic literature, and 223 where synagogues and their congregants were targeted. The trust recorded 1,240 online antisemitic incidents in 2024, 260 school-related cases, and 145 linked to students and universities. CST chief executive Mark Gardner said: 'CST is proud to have given strength and support to British Jews at a time when our community is facing more hatred and pressure than it has for many decades. 'We welcome the defiance and pride that our community has shown, despite everything it has been through. 'Those who are complicit in this antisemitism range from social media giants to the Islamist and far left extremists who celebrated the Hamas terror attacks. 'These hatreds are compounded by the stony silence with which Jewish concerns are met in far too many places of work, education and culture. It leaves Jews feeling ever more isolated and worried for the future.' There were 1,847 antisemitic incidents recorded by the CST in Greater London, a drop of 24% from 2023, and 480 cases in Greater Manchester, a decrease of 13% compared to the previous year but still the second highest annual total for both areas. Outside these cities, the police areas with the highest number of reports were West Yorkshire with 184, Hertfordshire with 117, Scotland with 74, Thames Valley with 65 and West Midlands with 63. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'Antisemitism has no place in this country – not now and not ever. This report shows that antisemitic incidents in Britain remain unacceptably high, and we must redouble our efforts to root out the poison of antisemitism wherever it is found.' She said the Home Office has committed to providing the Jewish Community Protective Grant, that is administered by the CST, with £18 million per year. The Government's adviser on antisemitism, Lord Mann, said the report 'should serve as a stark reminder to the country that antisemitism is still a pervasive scourge affecting all areas of our society'.
Reuters
12-02-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
UK records second worst year for antisemitic incidents, charity says
LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Britain suffered its second worst year for antisemitism in 2024 with more than 3,500 incidents being recorded, reflecting sustained levels of hatred towards Jews, the Jewish body which advises communities on security said on Wednesday. Levels of antisemitism across Britain rocketed to record levels in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. While the number of incidents fell 18% compared to 2023, last year's figure of 3,528 was still far higher than annual levels recorded before the recent conflict in the Middle East, said the Community Security Trust (CST) charity which advises Britain's estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters. It said it showed there was enduring anti-Jewish hate. "We welcome the defiance and pride that our community has shown, despite everything it has been through," Mark Gardner, the CST chief executive said. "Those who are complicit in this antisemitism range from social media giants to the Islamist and far Left extremists who celebrated the Hamas terror attacks." Among the findings in its annual report, the CST said there had been 260 school-related cases of antisemitism, 223 instances of synagogues and their congregants being targeted, and 1,240 online anti-Jewish hate incidents. In the wake of the Gaza crisis, the previous government said it would increase the sum given to the CST to help provide protection for Jewish institutions including schools and synagogues to 18 million pounds ($22.3 million), a figure ministers said would be maintained. "Antisemitism has no place in this country - not now and not ever," interior minister Yvette Cooper said. "This report shows that antisemitic incidents in Britain remain unacceptably high, and we must redouble our efforts to root out the poison of antisemitism wherever it is found." ($1 = 0.8074 pounds)
The Independent
12-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
British Jews facing most ‘hatred' in decades amid hundreds of attacks
More than 3,500 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the UK in 2024, and the chief executive of a charity is warning that the Jewish community is facing more hatred than it has in decades. The figures were collated by the Community Security Trust, a charity that documents antisemitism across the country. It was the second-highest annual total since the charity's records began in 1984. Only 2023, with its record 4,296 antisemitic incidents, had a higher total. That tally came after the 7 October attack by Hamas on Israel, and subsequent military action by Israeli troops. The trust's chief executive Mark Gardner said that 2024 was a year of 'sustained levels of antisemitism ', as the conflict in Gaza continued and pro-Palestine demonstrations were held across the UK. The charity recorded more than 200 incidents in each month except December. Before October 2023 there had only been five separate months when this number was recorded, each time when Israel had been at war. The incidents recorded in 2024 included 201 assaults — one of which was classed by the CST as extreme violence — and 157 instances of damage or desecration of Jewish property, including 37 involving posters or memorials for victims of the 7 October Hamas attack. There were 250 direct threats to people or property, 2,892 cases of abusive behaviour, 27 involving mass-produced antisemitic literature, and 223 where synagogues and their congregants were targeted. The trust recorded 1,240 online antisemitic incidents in 2024, 260 school-related cases, and 145 linked to students and universities. 'CST is proud to have given strength and support to British Jews at a time when our community is facing more hatred and pressure than it has for many decades,' Gardner said. 'We welcome the defiance and pride that our community has shown, despite everything it has been through. 'Those who are complicit in this antisemitism range from social media giants to the Islamist and far left extremists who celebrated the Hamas terror attacks. 'These hatreds are compounded by the stony silence with which Jewish concerns are met in far too many places of work, education and culture. It leaves Jews feeling ever more isolated and worried for the future.' There were 1,847 antisemitic incidents recorded by the CST in Greater London, a drop of 24 per cent from 2023, and 480 cases in Greater Manchester, a decrease of 13 per cent compared to the previous year but still the second highest annual total for both areas. Outside these cities, the police areas with the highest number of reports were West Yorkshire with 184, Hertfordshire with 117, Scotland with 74, Thames Valley with 65 and West Midlands with 63. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'Antisemitism has no place in this country – not now and not ever. This report shows that antisemitic incidents in Britain remain unacceptably high, andwe must redouble our efforts to root out the poison of antisemitism wherever it is found.' She said the Home Office had committed to providing the Jewish Community Protective Grant, that is administered by the CST, with £18 million per year. The government's adviser on antisemitism, Lord Mann, said the report 'should serve as a stark reminder to the country that antisemitism is still a pervasive scourge affecting all areas of our society'.
