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06 Focus Is RISC-V marching into a legal minefi eld?


By Arfan Ghani, Professor of Computer Engineering at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, and Director, Neuromorphic Engineering Lab, United Arab Emirates


40 Products 42 Buyer’s guide 42 Supplier’s guide / Web locator


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08 The potential and challenges of adopting the Q/V-band for communications By Tudor Williams, Chief Technology Offi cer, Filtronic


12 Doubling data at sub-THz: One link, two polarisations, twice the data By Greg Rankin, freelance technology writer


14 Integrating radio modules with regulatory requirements


By Matthew Russell, Chief Engineer (RF), TÜV SÜD


24 Investigating and reducing noise from high-speed digital interfaces By Shingo Uda, Manager Field Application Engineering, EMI Suppression Filters and Inductors, Murata


28 Maximising industrial system performance by customising cable assemblies By Paul Dearman, Head of Business Development, GTK


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18 Enhancing vision sensor capabilities with a 3D image stitching algorithm By Rajesh Mahapatra, Senior Manager, Anil Sripadarao, Principal Engineer, and Swastik Mahapatra, Senior Engineer, all with Analog Devices (ADI)


22 Machine vision – a crucial part in semiconductor manufacturing By Klaus Schrenker, Business Development Manager, MVTec


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31 Flexible, modular enclosure concepts meet the challenges of modern electronics By Marco van der Linden, General Sales and Marketing Manager, Bopla UK and Ireland


38 Enabling the future of smart rail By Karen James, Product Manager, PEI-Genesis


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July/August 2025 Volume 130 Issue 2048 £5.90


IN THIS ISSUE: • Wireless technology • Machine vision • Digital interfaces • Interconnects • Enclosures • Rail


The Q/V-band – scratching the surface of what’s possible with this spectrum


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