Evans & Sutherland, a producer of hardware and software that creates highly realistic three-dimensional images, said it had no forewarning of the suit.
Unlike Taiwan or South Korea, which became known as low-cost producers of computer hardware, India made its name as an unparalleled customer service agent.
These are mobile-telecoms operators, makers of networking gear, developers of V2V and V2I technologies, producers of consumer hardware and systems, software firms and creators of mobile apps.Cars will become bundles of different technologies, not only of devices but also of consumer brands, all vying for the driver's attention in a sometimes uneasy alliance with carmakers.
Like most producers of mobile hardware, the U.S. company typically employs several suppliers for the same components in its gadgets.
Regardless, the island is the world's fourth-largest producer of computer hardware, turning out $12 billion worth of equipment last year.
Microsoft had seemingly come into its own as a producer of serious hardware for content creators.
Producers of medical devices — hardware like heart pacemakers and artificial hips — have long insisted that their financial contributions to teaching hospitals are meant to educate doctors, not to develop new customers for their products.
Diagenetix provides a piece of hardware called the BioRanger, which lets food producers take soil samples and test plants immediately.
Mr. Trani has streamlined the company into a much more efficient producer of tools and hardware.
Making China a major producer of information-technology hardware has become a priority for China's leaders.
