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June 7, 2010

Q5 Interview - Neville Reyner, Anglia

Check out the latest Q5 industry interview, which is now online.

Neville Reyner CBE, chairman of Anglia Components and president of the Business Chambers of Commerce talks to Electronics Weekly about the continuing importance of the electronics manufacturing sector to the local economy.

The five questions are:

1. Have you seen evidence of increasing demand rather than inventory replenishment in the supply chain?

2. Which are the most active end markets at present?

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 7, 2010 10:00 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 8, 2010

Elektra Awards 2010 now open for entries

mpu.gifTime to consider the prestigious Elektra awards, and how to get one of them in your company's trophy cabinet...

We now are inviting companies to enter the 2010 Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards.

Established as an annual high point of the electronics industry, the Elektra Awards give the industry the opportunity to recognise the achievements of individuals and companies from across Europe. The Awards ceremony is on December 9th in London.

The entry process is designed to be as speedy as possible. Just take a few minutes to enter via the Electronics Weekly Awards website.

Closing date for entries is 2nd July.

The award categories

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 8, 2010 8:29 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 9, 2010

Events - Dates for your Diary

Diary Dates.jpgTraining and development are an important part of any modern professional career, and this is why we would recommend bookmarking the Diary Dates page in our Events section: www.electronicsweekly.com/events/diary/

It contains the details of workshops and seminars - many of which are free to attend - all aimed at the electronics professional.

We have just added, for example, a comms system architecture workshop provided free by Agilent, and some previous listed events include:

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 9, 2010 1:52 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 10, 2010

Electronics components - The 360° view

Take a look at this - a very nice way to show off a piece a kit. More suitable for boards and connectors and test equipment rather than Digital ICs, say, but it's horses for courses...

Thanks to Bill Stillman of 360take.com for highlighting this approach. Pictured in 360° glory is a Heber Nucleus N500. Take it for a spin, with your mouse, to view it from different angles.

View the 3D pic in detail >>

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 10, 2010 11:54 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 14, 2010

Picture Gallery - Intel and Nokia's MeeGo platform

MeeGo x 100.jpgTake a look at the new photo gallery that has been added to our site, concerning MeeGo.

The offspring of Intel and Nokia, MeeGo is a 'unified' Linux system that will run on multiple hardware platforms, such as mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, and mediaphones.

View the MeeGo picture gallery

View all Electronics Weekly PhotoGalleries

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 14, 2010 12:17 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 16, 2010

A case study on satellite navigation systems

Agilent app full.jpg A new case study is on the website, describing the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) as well as the development by Logica of one of the most critical elements of EGNOS, the Integrity Processing Facility (IPF).

It also explains the  selection and deployment of Wind River's VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) for the safety-critical EGNOS IPF to fulfil Logica's design challenges.

It begins:

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 16, 2010 11:32 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 17, 2010

More More iPhone apps for electronics

Agilent app detail.jpgDon't forget we are constantly updating our Photo Stories Index - Intel and Nokia's MeeGo system, and Samsung's first e-book reader are the two latest additions, and we have also added some new iPhone apps for engineers, too:

More iPhone apps for electronics now also includes apps from Agilent and Farnell.

The Agilent Microwave (µWave) calculator, pictured right, helps calculate errors in microwave measurements, and consists of a Directivity Error Calculator, a Mismatch Error Limit Calculator, and a Ratio-to-dB Calculator.

Features of the Farnell application include interactive linecards with regular upgrades, unit converter, industry updates, and one touch button to call Farnell Sales or Technical Support.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 17, 2010 10:38 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 22, 2010

CEO Viewpoint added to the site - Intersil's Dave Bell

Dave Bell - IntersilWe have added a CEO Viewpoint to the site. Don't miss Dave Bell, CEO of Intersil, writing about the semiconductor industry recovery, and how it could be led by video and security applications.

See Video, security apps lead semiconductor recovery - Intersil CEO

He begins:

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 22, 2010 11:29 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 23, 2010

Elektra Awards 2010 - EMS Company of the Year

mpu.gifCelebrate your business success by entering the Elektra Awards this year. Tell the industry about your achievements!

There are seventeen categories and we will highlight each in turn. The first is...

Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) Company of the Year  

Despite the challenges in the market, electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers, remain at the heart of the European electronics industry. So we are inviting EMS providers to tell us about their achievements during the last 12 months.

Enter now >>

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 23, 2010 10:59 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 29, 2010

Elektra Awards 2010 - Fabless Semiconductor Supplier of Year

mpu.gifCelebrate your business success by entering the Elektra Awards this year. Tell the industry about your achievements!

There are seventeen categories and we will highlight each in turn. The second is...

Fabless Semiconductor Supplier of the Year  

Fabless semiconductor suppliers are vital for the European electronics design industry. Whether it is commercial success for new product introductions or specific product intellectual property (IP) developments we are inviting fabless suppliers to present their achievements during the last 12 months.

Enter now >>

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 29, 2010 11:50 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

June 30, 2010

Made By Monkeys iPhone 4 antenna poll

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The strap line for our Made By Monkeys blog is 'great ideas, bad execution'. The question is, does the iPhone 4's steel band antenna system now fall into this category.

Check out a new poll we are running on the blog on this issue, in the wake of reports that holding the device in a certain way affects the antenna.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on June 30, 2010 12:02 PM | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

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