Contents Front End 4-9
ARM Holdings looks to move into the ‘Internet of things’ 4 Embedded World 2012 - Can I take your order? Who will pay for technical support?
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Thermal Management Judge and jury
Material considerations
Dave Hunton looks to simplify the problems that confront engineers and buyers when it comes to selecting thermal laminate
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DC/DC regulator efficiency can be deceiving so best let package thermal performance be the judge and jury
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Distribution 26-31 Solid State Supplies
John MacMichael, Managing Director of Solid State Supplies, talks to Neil Tyler about how smaller distributors can succeed in a market dominated by a shrinking number of global players
Direct from the distributor
As pressure mounts in both terms of time to market and product complexity, what engineering services and support for new product development are available from distributors?
Taking the risk out of the supply chain
In the light of events such as those that hit Japan and Thailand last year Jamie Furness explains how TTi mitigates risk and ensures its supply chain remains secure
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Profile - David Zelkha In business for the right reasons
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Neil Tyler talks to David Zelkha, the Managing Director of Luso Electronic Products, about the launch of a new distribution division and his plans for the future
Defence & Obsolescence Testing times
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CIE talks with Microlease, the test equipment rental, leasing and asset management organisation, and explores how adopting a streamlined approach to acquisition and asset management in the aerospace and defence sector can help derive maximum value from high-value test equipment assets
Designing for ITAR free applications
What are the problems confronting US companies seeking compliance with stringent export licensing requirements, and is there a lesson for European countries in managing compliance?
Power Management Picking your package
Product News
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Jitesh Shah looks at how to improve return loss performance in wire bond packages for 10Gbps SerDes applications
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Powersolve unveils PP3 equivalent primary and rechargeable lithium batteries; UNIPOWER launches an easy to configure MEDIMOD medical switcher and Maxim Integrated reveals a new overvoltage protedtor that uses reverse bias blocking to protect mobile devices
ICs & Semiconductors - TransferJet A touch and transfer revolution
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TransferJet looks set to become key to helping users store, view and share digital content across different digital devices
18 Sub-Assemblies 40-41 Product News
Case study - Delivering soldier-wearable applications 20 Confronted with the need to significantly reduce power consumption in a new embedded computing platform for the military, Quantum3D turned to Connect Tech and congatec for help
Interconnection 22-25 Product News
Among the new products launched this month: Molex unveils an enhanced zSFP+ for Gbps data and telecom services and Lane announces that it is now stocking connectors for high end entertainments applictions
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HiWave Technologies shows off a new reference platform for wireless loudspeakers which combines efficiency with audio performance and OKW unveils the ‘blob’
Who? What? Why? Where? When? & How? 46 Gone to the dogs
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Understanding your audience a little better might help when politicians are required to address representatives from the electronics industry, so says Steve Rogerson
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