Front End
Companies failing to profit from intelligent devices World’s first Power Precision Scope unveiled Say ‘No!’ to counterfeit components
Consumer Electronics Show 2014 Wearable electronics take centre stage
Neil Tyler takes a look at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Advanced Ceramic Materials
Materials in design
Dieter Steudtner provides designers and manufacturers with an insight into advanced ceramic materials and their properties
Thermal Management ‘Wet systems’ for automotive design
How can ‘Wet Systems’ address the thermal performance and total cost of ownership needs of automotive designs?
Looking beyond thermal conductivity values
There are a variety of ways to improve the thermal management of LED products, one is selecting the corrrect type of thermally conductive material
to ensure that the intended heat dissipation is achieved Interconnection
Product News
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Hylec-APL extends its waterproof range; TE unveils a new contact design with integrated soldering technology and AVX launches a vertical top mount SMT connector
The future is everywhere
Eric Braddom looks at the IoT technologies on show at this year’s CES In space there is no room for compromise
How the use of miniature connectors is helping to ensure the success of space missions in extreme conditions
Interview - Noritake Itron UK A new operating system supports enhanced business model
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Neil Tyler talks to Andy Stubbings, the UK Director of Noritake Itron, about a new display module system that combines communication, operating and application languages
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LED Technology Product News
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RECOM Lighting introduces a new series of 45W and 60W LED drivers; Vishay launches a new family of LEDs for brighter signage, lighting and controls and Diodes Incorporated targets mains-dimmable LED lamp designs with a new AC-DC controller
GaN-on-Si offers designers a bright future
Recent advances in GaN-on-Silicon process technology have enabled new families of white LEDs that support more competitively priced indoor and outdoor applications
Driving lighting technology
Russell Fletcher explains how LEDs have helped three major names meet their energy reduction targets
Who? What? Why? Where? When? & How? 50 Wearing your technology on your sleeve
From the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup to Google Glasses, Steve Rogerson casts an eye, as only he can, over wearable technologies
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Power Management Product News
Power supply de-rating in practice
Stephen Dodson considers the growing trend in AC-DC poer supplies using de-rating specifications to improve headline power rating
Mobile Technology More efficient design
Thomas Rottach looks at how high performance HF generators can offer maximum design flexibility
The evolution of power and audio management
Udo Kratz assesses the latest wave of audio and power management innovations which are making audio and voice on smartphones sound better for longer and meeting changing consumer demand
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New products this month include: the LTC3875 from Linear Technology; a 3W isolated DC-DC converter from Murata that takes up less board space and ChiP power modules from Vicor
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