Front End
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Moscow selects NXP’s MIARE Plus solution for urban 4 ticketing system
Vision systems look to become ‘proactive’ virtual guards 6 The latest and ‘coolest’ Bluetooth devices go
on show in London
How do trade associations serve their members? Test & Measurement
Boosting efficiency through accurate power measurement
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Hafeez Najumudeen considers how developments in digital power meters will help industry meet global compliance standards when it comes to energy efficiency
Product News
Yokogawa extends its range of variable-wavelength modules for optical test systems; a new bit error ratio tester is unveiled by Agilent Technologies while Teledyne LeCroy debuts its latest optical modulation analyser solution
Mobile World Congress More questions than answers
MCUs & MPUs
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Neil Tyler looks at this year’s Congress but wonders whether the industry in Europe is as well placed as it competitors to make money in the new social media age
18-19 12 A security revolution
Encrypted radio frequency communications are playing an increasingly important role in security, with mobile networks now coming to the fore. John Boston looks at how things are changing
Batteries & Fuel Cell Technology Knowledge is power, literally
Battery certification is complicated by a raft of varying rules in diffferent parts of the world. How can you take the pain, cost and time out of the certification process? CIE finds out
Future proofing energy solutions
Neil Oliver explains how designers can work to future-proof medical devices and their energy supplies
Power Management Product News
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New last month: Maxim Integrated unveiled a high accuracy battery fuel gauge; Cree launched its second generation SiC MOSFET bringing savings to power conversion systems and a new micromodule from Linerar comes with a configurable array
The use of FInFETs in IP design 18
Jamil Kawa discusses the design opportunties and challenges stemming from the introduction of the FinFET device and links them to the manufacturing complexities associated with further scaling
Enclosures & Interconnection Product News
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Molex is first to market with an LED array plastic interconnection technology; Harting unveils a new range of D-coded overmoulded cable assemblies and ROLEC extends its aluPLUS diecast enclosures range
Enclosures Case Study - Customisation as standard 24 How can engineers diffferentiate their products in a crowded market? Customised enclosures could be one route
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Interview - Altium Taking the next step in Smart System Design
Automation Neil Tyler talks to Altium’s Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Hoschar, about recent management changes at the company and its plans for the future
Who? What? Why? Where? When? & How? 42 My socks just answered me back
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Steve Rogerson feels a tad uncomfortable confronted by the prospect of wearable electronics, especially if it’s linked to voice technology
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