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April 1, 2011

Top 10 most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com

electronics weekly logo 120 x 60 png.pngHere are the top ten most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com in the last week, with the University of Southampton, a Mannerisms post, Sony factories and NAND supply figuring large...

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10. Semi Industry To Consolidate Into A Few Large Companies

9. Renesas output halved by quake

8. Picture Gallery - Tidal Power

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 1, 2011 8:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 5, 2011

Texas Instruments buys National Semiconductor!

LG optimus pad 100 x 100.jpgVery big news this morning - is this the biggest new story we will report this year? Texas Instruments has announced that it will acquire National Semiconductor in an all-cash transaction of around $6.5 billion.

The deal brings together two of the analogue and power semiconductor market's two largest suppliers, writes Richard Wilson, in our news article covering the breaking story.

"This acquisition is about strength and growth," said Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and chief executive officer (pictured).

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 5, 2011 10:14 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 7, 2011

Photos: iPad 2 - What are the latest tablet alternatives?

LG optimus pad 100 x 100.jpgThe Apple iPad2 may be blazing the tablet trail but it is not alone. In our newest photo gallery, view this roundup of alternative tablets from the very latest releases, from the likes of Samsung LG, HTC, Motorola, Asus, Dell, HP and Sharp...

Tablets covered include:
  • Toshiba tablet
  • HTC Flyer
  • Sharp Galapagos tablet
  • LG Optimus Pad
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
  • HP Touchpad
  • Motorola Xoom
  • Lenovo LePad
  • Asus Eee Slate
  • Dell Streak 5 and the Dell Streak 7
  • BlackBerry PlayBook
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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 7, 2011 10:23 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 8, 2011

Top 10 most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com

electronics weekly logo 120 x 60 png.pngHere are the top ten most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com in the last week, with a Qualcomm ARM chip, a feature on switching to LED lights, and a certain Texas Instruments acquisition figuring large...

See what your peers have been reading. In reverse order:

10. Fable: Bell's Daft Thing

9. Electronics Weekly Picture Gallery - Tidal Power

8. Globalfoundries works with Imec on sub-22nm process

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 8, 2011 8:05 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Apple, Intel stopping Conflict Minerals

coltan - conflict mineral.jpgAn interesting story on Bloomberg, one to note for the Digital Life category  - Apple, Intel-Backed Rules on Conflict Minerals Stall Exports

Apparently, rules designed to stop the sale of minerals used in electronics from funding war in Central Africa took effect from the start of April, reports the news organisation.

In America, it is part of the the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and the Consumer Protection Act.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 8, 2011 2:04 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 11, 2011

Only Connect: Ten things to consider when choosing a coax connector

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.

In my previous Blog "Coaxial Connector Guide" I gave you a comprehensive guide to common connector types.  I have been asked since to give a bit more information about the type of information you need to help choose the connector that is right for your application.

Here is my top 10 things to consider when choosing the coax connector.

1. Frequency of Operation
Frequency refers to the number of times a periodic action occurs in one second. The SI unit for measuring frequency is hertz. RF connectors are grouped into families, or series. Each series is designed to operate in a frequency range. SMA connectors are an ideal connector for many applications due to its wide frequency range of 0-18 GHz.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 11, 2011 10:47 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 13, 2011

COMs Insider: The Legacy Revolution

Welcome to the fourth post in the new series COMs Insider by Bob Pickles, Congatec UK territory manager.

It's close to my birthday, after another year that seemed to start off very slow, but at the end just flew past! It made me wonder how many engineers are looking at designs that seem to be lasting forever only to be hit with that "End of Life" (EOL) notice, meaning the end of an era for many of us.

These EOL advisories affect all of us, especially the end customers, as it means that equipment they have invested in will no longer be supported, mostly because components are no longer available, but sometimes because of sale and marketing reviews or perhaps even corporate acquisitions.

Then, I had another astonishing revelation. Earlier this year, AMD unveiled a new processor platform which combines the central processing unit (CPU) and the graphics processing unit (GPU) onto a single piece of silicon. The introduction of the new AMD Fusion technology has been causing quite a stir and serious consideration within the embedded community.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 13, 2011 1:36 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 19, 2011

Photos: NIC - 'Bringing star power to earth'

hohlraum 100.jpgI'm pleased to say a new photo gallery is live on the site - Picture Gallery - NIC - 'Bringing star power to earth'

It's a pictorial look at the National Ignition Campaign, a series of experiments and simulations for fusion ignition tests, using lasers that have broken the megajoule barrier (picture credits: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory).

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 19, 2011 8:59 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 18, 2011

Only Connect: Charging electric cars (Going Green #6)

car charging 1.jpgWelcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.

As electrically powered cars are made available and we read reports about many more being close to production, debates are still raging about a common standard for the plugs they use for charging.

Isn't there already a standard?

Back in 2001, SAE International proposed a standard for a conductive coupler which was approved by the California Air Resources Board for electric vehicle charging stations. The connector has five pins for the two AC wires, with ground and signal pins that are compatible with IEC 61851-2001/SAE J1772-2001 for proximity detection and control pilot function.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 18, 2011 4:12 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Elektra 2011 Awards - Open for entries!

Elektra Awards 2011In their 9th year the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards will once again be the high point of the year for the European electronics industry, writes Richard Wilson.

Now established as the best promotional platform to celebrate the achievements of individuals and companies across Europe, this year's awards will present best-practice in key areas including, innovation, sales growth and employee motivation. 

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 18, 2011 4:41 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

April 25, 2011

Only Connect: My favourite cable manufacturers

Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.

Here is my personal Top Ten list of cable manufacturers. The list comprises top selling brands and those best for innovation:

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on April 25, 2011 8:18 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

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