Front End
Following a strong first half Adam Fletcher expects the components market to weaken
Contract Manufacturing March of the manufacturers
The changing face of hospital stays
Forging early partnerships between designers and manufacturers is crucial when it comes to meeting the growing demand for systems
Automotive Electronics A scalable system architecture
Car keys in the smart era
The humble car key no longer exists, rather it is being transformed into a key component of the all pervasive smart revolution
Profile - Cyrille Comar An engineering company at heart
Neil Tyler meets Cyrille Comar, the co-founder and Managing Director of Adacore Europe
EMC & Circuit Protection Managing power supply abnormalities Doubling up
Mark Cantrell looks at how reinforced insulation is being achieved in optocouplers and digital isolators
Detecting hazardous arc faults
What are the technical challenges of detecting potential arcs on photovoltaic systems and then automatically disconnecting each PV panel?
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We consider a solution for securing power supply protection for aviation and defence applications
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How is the growing influence of mobile technology impacting on a vehicle’s instrument cluster?
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Howard Venning considers the problems associated with recruiting technically qualified sales engineers 6
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As the economy weakens what does it take UK manufacturers to do in order to remain competitive? Neil Tyler finds out
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ICs & Semiconductors Accurate application monitoring
Assessing current sensing resistors and current sensing techniques and the advantages and disadvantages of three typical high-side sensing configurations
Interconnection 30-33 Product News
Harting releases har-port interfaces for Ethernet and USB while Amphenol Industrial unveils the Amphe-BTS, a new power connector - just a selection of the new products in this month’s issue
Logistics 34-35 Mo(o)re speed less haste
How one UK logistics company is looking to address the needs of its customers at a time when their lengthening supply lines are putting a premium on being both fast and flexible
Circuit Components When the going gets hot
Product News
CIE looks at some of the latest product releases from Vishay, TDK, Crystek Corporation, Kemet and AVX
Power Management 40-45
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Vishay’s Kevin Raiber considers how best to combat overheating in applications for surface-mounted resistors
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Smart energy needs smart component solutions 40 Smart energy management will need smart component solutions but these will need to be safe, reliable and effective
Product News
New products announced include a new digital voltage regulator from Ericsson; a 200W power supply for broadcast systems and a highly efficient step-down converter from austriamicrosystems
Effective protection
Felix Corbett looks at a reliable and cost effective solution for protecting photovoltaic installations
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Who? What? Why? Where? When? & How? 50 Lack of HP source
As Hewlett Packard scraps Webos Steve Rogerson is on the hunt for a replacement
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