Contents Front End Celebrating 25 years
Mouser Electronics partners with Renesas to reach global IoT marketplaces
Switching and monitoring high voltage DC power supplies up to 1000V
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Semiconductor industry consolidation - A customer’s perspective 10 Interview
CommScope celebrating 40 years of innovation
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This year’s Mobile World Congress looked at how mobile is the force behind every emerging innovation. Exhibiting at the show, CommScope was showcasing its portfolio of wireless solutions along with other telecommunication strategies. CIE editor, Amy Wallington, talks to Phil Sorsky, vice president of wireless sales in Europe, about some of the biggest trends in the wireless industry
Batteries & Fuel Cells The Evolution of battery technology
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As a result of the increasing demand for improved capacity and smaller/lighter packages, batteries are undergoing a radical development. However, when charging or discharging an electro-chemical reaction occurs. As the size and weight of batteries decrease production tolerances and control become even more critical
Enclosures EMC and electronic enclosure design
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Enclosures have to be considered early on in designs of electronic components. Kemtron, who offer a complete service offering a complete range of EMC gaskets and components for enclosures and PCBs, talks about some of the considerations that need to be taken by engineers in order to choose the right enclosure
Cabinet and enclosure hardware developments at EMKA in the 21st Century
Much has happened since the Millennium where the feedback over those years from developing products to keep pace with industrial needs has driven the development of ubiquitous items like quarter-turn locks and latches which form a core range with companies such as EMKA (UK)
Show Previews May opening for the UK’s rail technology showcase
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PCIM Europe 2017: A view into the future of power electronics 23 Interconnection
The evolution of connectors
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Connectors are needed in almost everything. But with the need for things to be smaller, lighter and faster, connectors need to follow this trend, too. CIE editor, Amy Wallington, talks to Peter Dent, managing director of LEMO, about the changes in interconnection and specifically within the military, aerospace and defence industry
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David Phillips, managing director of binder UK, provides a guide to some of the more recent developments in the field of M12 sensor connectors
LED/Display The growth of PCAP technology - Infinite Touch
The perfect replacement for downlights Test & Measurement
Characterising the impact of dynamic current drain
on IoT battery life Colour in manufacturing
Paul Bennett, managing director of Fascia Graphics, talks about the importance of colour in manufacturing and how it can make a difference to the end product
PCBs Getting the layer stack right
Christopher E. Carlson, senior field application engineer, Altium, talks about the importance of the layer order on a PCB and how to avoid mistakes during the layering process
Spotlight On A spotlight on Percepio 36-37 36
This month’s spotlight shines on Dr. Johan Kraft, CEO of Percepio. He tells CIE editor, Amy Wallington about his career in the embedded software industry and specifically within his company, Percepio
Industrial Industry 4.0 in practice 38-40 38
The core expertise of a distributor within the context of Industry 4.0 lies in their ability to support their customers in implementing relevant products. As part of the supply chain, they can also contribute to establishing Industry 4.0. Rutronik is active at the forefront of both fields. Andreas Mangler, director strategic marketing & communications at Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH, tells us more
Verifying SmartMesh IP >99.999 per cent data reliability for
Industrial Internet of Things applications MPUs & MCUs
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Renesas Electronics accelerates industrial networking application 42 development with RZ/N Series of microprocessors The new series supports both real-time industrial network protocols and network redundancy protocols on a single chip to meet the Industry 4.0 paradigm
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Richard Murton, managing director of Display Technology talks about the growth of touch screen technology and in particular PCAP technology
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