Contents Regulars


04 Technology 08 Focus: Neoclouds 10 Column: Embedded design by Myk Dormer


12 Column: Silicon systems design by Alpinum


42 Webinar: Design with frequency components by GEYER Electronic


46 Supplier’s guide / Web locator


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Features


16 Cutting laser power with a low noise InGaAs avalanche photodiode By Ben White, Co-Founder and CEO, Phlux Technology


24 Wearable health monitoring with Bluetooth LE By Adithya Madanahalli, and Matthias Hauser,


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28 Recalls of medical electronics are rising


and the sector must respond By Pete Gillett, CEO, Marketpoint Recall


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20 Design constraints and architectural implications of humanoid robot joints By Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, Director of Global Marketing Communications, Effi cient Power Conversion (EPC)


22 Reliable frequency components and stable power sources underpin smart metering of the future By Patricia Schiff erdecker, Marketing Manager, Jauch


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30 Satellite monitoring systems for real-time RF intelligence


By the technical team of Teledyne SP Devices


32 Powering up THz systems with injection-locked amplifi ers By Greg Rankin, US-based technology writer


36 Reducing clock spur interference in phased array subsystems


By Siddhartha Das, System Applications Engineer, Analog Devices


44 Eff ective fume extraction in electronics manufacturing


By Arran Morgan, Product and Engineering Director, Donaldson BOFA


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April 2026


Volume 131 Issue 2055 £5.90


IN THIS ISSUE: • Medical electronics • Power management • RF and microwave • Internet of Things


Regular columns: • Focus: Neoclouds • Embedded design • Silicon systems design


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