Contents Front End
Amantys looks to redefine the power electronics market
The electronics industry in Taiwan is showing a new confidence
Reasons to be cheerful in 2012 Sensors & Transducers
If you‘ve got the motion
Motion sensors are set to change the way we enjoy home entertainment, as Dave Rothenburg explains
Game on
Alfred Binder looks at how the introduction of a miniature joystick, with ultra-fine control, has brought the computer gaming experience to the mobile phone
Product News
STMicroelectronics and MTL jointly develop an ultra-low voltage SoC for implantable devices and a new IP gateway reference design for wireless sensor networks is unveiled by Dialog Semiconductor
Profile - Robert Green Turbulent times call for good communicators
A merger, an earthquake and a weakening world economy to consider, Neil Tyler talks to Rob Green, the Present and CEO of Renesas Electronics Europe
Focus Linear Technology
Defence market starts to pay off 18 The military market is beginning to pay dividends for Linear Technology, as Neil Tyler finds out
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Mick Grahame-Dunn considers some practical approaches to protecting converters in demanding industrial applications - in this case the railway network
Product News 26
A busy month has seen new product launches from Intersil, XP Power, Murata, Linear Technology and a new MOSFET pre-driver IC from Allegro Microsystems
ICs & Semiconductors Device insurance
Medical Electronics Reinforced isolation
‘Maps and Apps’
As the Government looks at the use of information and apps in the UK’s healthcare service, Ben Toner considers whether the mobile networks will be able to cope with the predicted explosive growth
Interconnection 34-38 Product News
Latest product releases include the Nemesis Space Saver connector from ITT, reducing the weight of wearable soldier systems and a miniature snap-action pushbutton switch from TE Connectivity
Human Machine Interface Looking good
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When considering the use of display panels design engineers have to take into account not only their technical specifications but their visual appearance
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Investing in protection ICs may add to the bill of materials cost at the beginning of a design project but the advantages can be significant
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Just how have a new set of techniques helped develop a transformer and driver system that is now able to meet all the requirements for reinforced isolation as well as higher efficiency? CIE finds out
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Distribution 22-23 Quality, first, last and always
Andy Groom, Managing Director of America II Europe, explains the company’s approach to distribution and the importance it attaches to the issue of quality
Power Management 24-27 22
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