Contents Front End 4-13
Charcroft launches 2018 Specialist Linecard for harsh and high-end 4 applications
Altium releases powerful upgrade to leading PCB design software 7 with Altium Designer 17
High-performance mixer for 5G MIMO receiver applications Topical issues in the global electronic components market A closer look at SWINDON Silicon Systems
Interconnection technology boundaries Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Preview 18-20
Southern Manufacturers & Electronics returns to Farnborough from February 6th to 8th 2018 for its 20th anniversary event Artificial Intelligence
AI: transforming the world - and for the better 23 23
CIE editor, Amy Wallington, finds out about how artificial intelligence is having a major impact on the world of technology and electronics
Market Review Time for pearls to shine
ecsn/afdec releass 2018 forecast for UK & Ireland electronic
components market Medical Electronics
The Medical Devices Quality Management System ISO 13485 -
what are the requirements? On the cutting edge of hearing aid research
Engineers at Knowles bring the hearing aid industry together to fight feedback with Multiphysics simulation
Make sure your power supply meets the latest medical EMC requirements
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Debbie Rowland, director of Charcroft Electronics, gives a review of the market for the company in 2017
26 28-32 28 31 Spotlight On A spotlight on Harwin 34-35 34
This month’s spotlight is on Harwin, with a focus on one of their apprentices. CIE editor, Amy Wallington, talks to Dave Parsons about his fledgling career in electronics engineering
Digital & Communications Technology Compound semiconductors: a new dawn for digital
communications Expanding outside broadcast horizons
HARTING expanded beam fibre-optic cable assemblies prevent transmission loss for television outside broadcasts in harsh environmental conditions
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