Front End RS brings 3D design capability to engineers
Selling weapons ‘a top priority’ according to defence secretary
Can the UK recover its ‘lost’ electronic manufacturing output?
Display Technology Driving innovation in display technology
Carbon nanotubes are one of the most exciting chemical discoveries of recent times, in this article Dr Sian Fogden considers how they could offer an entirely new material system for engineers
Sensor Technology No longer hiding their light under a bushel
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Neil Tyler talks to Geoff Hall, the MD of Swindon Silicon Systems, a company that is going from strength to strength but whose success remains understated
Digging deep
Karmjit S. Sidhhu looks at how pressure sensors are extending their reach, without compromising on performance, into extreme environments
Automotive Electronics Product News
Melexis unveils its latest advanced motor control IC; Bourns extends its range of non-contacting torque sensors for electric power steering; and NXP and TTTech look to collaborate on automotive ethernet switch chips
Specifications drive component choice
Requirements for the automotive market change constantly and the appropriate component needs to be able to pass a growing range of specifications and qualifications. It’s a trend that is impacting which passive components get chosen as Jürgen Geier explains
Sitting comfortably?
CIE looks at dummy model developed by Hyundai to test seat vibrations - virtually
Contract Manufacturing Back on track?
Aiding advanced engineering techniques
While advanced engineering continues to push the boundaries of technical innovation, some tried and tested techniques are having a renaissance
Editor: Neil Tyler
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CIE talks to a number of leading contract manufacturers to see how they are responding to the UK’s nascent economic recovery
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knitterswitch’s Hanspeter Külb reviews the changing requirements for waterproof switches, membrane keypads and steel keypads
EDA & Development Continuous delivery - hope over experience?
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Frequent updates of components and systems can compromise both quality and increase the cost of production. What are some of the techniques being employed to provide effective and continuous delivery for embedded systems?
Power Management Product News
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Powersolve unveils a “Book” style solar power bank; Linear launches a new H grade wider temperature range of its LT1965 IC; Finder’s Astro programmable time switch looks to cut energy wastage and Dialog launches the first digital PWM controller for BJT switches
Medical Electronics Farsighted system development
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CIE looks at an innovative mobile vision screening device that was developed using a credit card-sized COM Express mini module from Kontron
Providing the essentials
Thick film on alumina technology is able to offer precision and high resistance values in defibrillators, as Ohmite explains to CIE
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While Steve Rogerson gets a stark reminder of how far mobile technology has come, he also receives the dreaded press release that there are just 100 days to go before Christmas
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Wearable electronics come of age 28
Despite challenges the market for wearable computing devices is expected to soar over the next four years. Eric Braddom looks at the opportunities and risks confronting connector manufacturers working in this space
Interconnection Product News
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Products this month include: an expanded Razor Beam LP product line from Samtec; new from TE, the 369 Series offers a rugged small-form solution for hash environments and AVX releases a low-profile 0603 MLO diplexer for multilane applications
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