Contents THE POWER OF CUSTOM


Prototype to Production Volumes IC Sockets • Adapters • Board to Board Connectors


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Front End


8 High-endurance ASD+ SSDs for industrial applications 9 All-silicon, solid-state fidelity micro speakers now available 10 Cover story 12 Real market demand or RIRO?


Industrial


14 Harnessing the power of the industrial metaverse 16 Heat pumps present an explosive challenge for electronic designers 18 Reducing complexity and driving forward microelectronics 20 Why do you need an ASIC for Industry 4.0?


Electronics Industry Awards 22 Last chance to enter The Electronics Industry Awards 2023 Switches Batteries


42 Criteria that need addressing when specifying power switches to deal with industrial loads


24 Solving weight and supply chain issues with military batteries 25 How does cold weather affect electric vehicles? 26 IoT is scaling but batteries are holding us back


Distribution 28 Specialist distributors offer added value


46 How a skilled workforce shortfall is shaping the future of calibration 48 Protection for electric vehicle testing equipment 49 Precise impedance characterisation 50 ipTEST wins King’s Award for Innovation 2023


44 Understanding the demands on hall sensors for automotive applications


Test and Measurement Enclosures 30 What to consider when specifying and buying quarter turn locks Interconnection


32 An introduction to circular connectors and cables 34 High performance D-Sub connectors for harsh environments


MPUs & MCUs


36 How smart peripherals help automate low-level tasks in microcontroller systems


38 How to accelerate peripheral monitoring in low power wearables with DMA


40 PIC and AVR MCUs are making edge node development easy


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Components in Electronics


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