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Volume 25 Issue 7 Contents
Front End 04-09 Broadcasting Technology 22-23
Stay cool under pressure 06 Changing channels 22
Micronel explains its recent decision to invest in the UK At a time of great change in the broadcast industry Steve
A market sprint? 08
Rogerson looks at current developments
How tough are the next six months going to be for the UK’s
component market
ICs & Semiconductors 24-25
Getting touchy 24
EMC & Circuit Protection 10-11 Adding touch sensing functionality to a microcontroller
Fast grounding keeps
gets a whole lot easier
aircraft flying 10
Matt Ellis explains the role of
Power Management 26-29
MOV planar arrays in
New solar battery charger 27
protecting sensitive avionic
Linear have unveiled an innovative
systems
charger IC
Circuit Components 12-13
Intelligent charging 28
How to maximise the life of an SLA
Positive Energy 12 battery through ‘intelligent charging’
Neil Tyler talks to Cambridge Mechatronics' CEO Simon Calder
EDA & Development 30-31
Automotive Electronics 14-17
The next leap forward 31
Left, right and centre 14 Controllable automation promises to take schematic
Camera modules are finding their way into a host of automotive drive layout to the next level, and beyond
applications. Keeping them small and cost effective is a challenge
I want my touchscreen . . . 16
Interconnection 32-35
Will manufacturers be able to meet consumer demand for
Just connect 32
touchscreen technologies?
PEI-Genesis explains to CIE how it keeps its 48 hour delivery
promise to customers
Boards & Modules 18-19
Getting flexible 18
Industrial Electronics 36-38
How is Torex’s multi-chip module technology meeting the
Harnessing the wind 36
needs of power designers?
Perry Schugart looks at how wind power has created a
critical need for power conversion systems
Sub-Assemblies 20
Omeg adds rotary encoders to
Who? What? Why? Where? When? & How 42
portfolio 20
Alice who? 42
Company looks to target niche
From the depths of space to a unique way to barbeque a
market for illuminated spindle
chicken, Steve Rogerson takes stock of summer 2009
encoders
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