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May 30, 2011

Elektra 2011 Product Innovation Award

Cast your vote for the Elektra 2011 Product Innovation Award, sponsored by Avnet.


The annual Elektra Awards will take place on Wednesday 14 December 2011 at the new and prestigious Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London Hotel.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 30, 2011 3:00 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 4, 2011

Another classic Dilbert

DilbertDon't forget to keep an eye on Dilbert - there's a new cartoon each day - the freshest, latest version. Simply bookmark electronicsweekly.com/dilbert/

I particularly like today's.... "It started as a series of honest mistakes..."

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 4, 2011 8:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

A new blog is born - Low-power Design

low power blog image 150.jpgWe are very pleased to announce the launch of a new blog in the Electronics Weekly portfolio: Low-power Design.

As the title suggests, it will be covering a whole range of power efficiency issues, touching on topics as battery choices, system-level power-control architectures, optical interconnects, HKMG process, phase-change memory, and power per bit ratios...

It is written by industry writer Chris Edwards and supported by Mentor Graphics. Make sure you bookmark: electronicsweekly.com/low-power-design. Check out the initial posts on the blog:

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 4, 2011 11:19 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 6, 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 Mannerisms Fable, Japan's supply chain, Microchip, and smartphone ICs figuring large...

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

10. Ubuntu power bump underlines the software problem

9. Photos: The worst gadgets of 2010

8. Bedroom lock fails to fail safe

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 6, 2011 8:45 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 10, 2011

NI tailors LabView for the needs of schools

NI LVLM image.pngNational Instruments has introduced a version of the LabView graphical design software tailored for the needs of schools.  

Developed specifically for secondary school students to use with the Lego Education robotics platform, LabView for Lego Mindstorms is configured as a a teaching tool based on the programming of Mindstorms NXT robots.
"We now can deliver a framework of age-appropriate, hands-on learning technology and curricula that continuously progress with student skill level and learning objectives, from elementary all the way through university," said Stephan Turnipseed, president of Lego Education North America.


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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 10, 2011 8:53 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Only Connect: Carbon nanotubes - a new interconnection technology

Nanocomp Technology.jpgThe future is here and it's all about carbon nanotubes! We in the cable assembly business may all be out of a job as this amazing material does the same work as traditional copper based cables but at a much smaller scale.

But don't worry you're job is safe for the moment as it is still early days for this emerging technology. Here is the blurb from Nanocomp Technology manufacture of the carbon nanotubes:

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 10, 2011 2:42 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 13, 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 Microchip migration, a sticky NXP billion, and TSMC and 3D wafers figuring large...

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

10. Freescale IPO within a fortnight

9. Picture Gallery - NIC - 'Bringing star power to earth'

8. Arduino Reprise: clocks, bikes, words and cameras

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 13, 2011 1:44 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 16, 2011

Only Connect: Product Technology - Cat 7 network cabling

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.

Lately there has been a lot of interest in Cat 7 and I'm going to give you an overview of what's available and where I believe copper is in terms of capacity of data transmission.

Sometimes new technology comes along and says 'buy me I'm new faster and better than ever before' and just like good consumers we find ourselves picking up the phone and asking for the very latest thing. In this case it's Cat 7, which has been around a while but it's only just starting to become big.

Part of the demand for Cat 7 is the possibility of 40G bandwidth. Most systems run at 600Mhz and you're thinking yep, that'll future proof me and you'd be right too.

Continue reading "Only Connect: Product Technology - Cat 7 network cabling" »

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 16, 2011 11:35 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 17, 2011

Elektra Awards 2011 powered by sponsorships

mpu header 200.jpgWe are pleased to announce a number of new sponsorships for the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards 2011.

There are 21 categories this year and the Power System Product of the Year is now sponsored by Austin Fraser, Company of the Year by Amplicon, Semiconductor Product of the Year by Mouser, Renewable Energy Design by MSC Gleichmann, and the Solid State Lighting Award by Anglia Components. Thank you to all the sponsoring companies for their support of the industry event!

The full list of sponsors - in alphabetic order - is as follows:
  • Amplicon - Company of the Year 
  • Anglia Components - Solid State Lighting Award
  • Austin Fraser - Power System Product of the Year
  • Avnet - Product Innovation Award - Readers' Choice
  • Mouser - Semiconductor Product of the Year
  • MSC Gleichmann - Renewable Energy Design Award
  • Neesham - Test Product of the Year
  • Rohde & Schwarz - Semiconductor Product of the Year - Digital
  • RS - University Department of the Year
Also, a quick reminder to consider entering your company for a prestigious Elektra Award. We have made the process as simple as possible, please enter your application here.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 17, 2011 11:05 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 20, 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 LED-based 100W bulb replacements, Microchip MPLAB, grandfather clocks and Google laptops figuring large...

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

10. Picture Gallery - NIC - 'Bringing star power to earth'

9. 4G will solve mobile capacity problem in 2013

8. Elpida makes Q1 loss, cuts capex 32%

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 20, 2011 8:22 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 23, 2011

Only Connect: A guide to fiber optics

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.

As you may know I'm a big fan of Fiber Optics the main reason being that the bandwidth is massive and its uses are almost endless. Oh, and it won't rust!

This week I have decided to give you a real treat with a guide to fiber optics from our friends at the FOA (Fiber Optic Association).

Optical Fiber

Fiber Optics is the communications medium that works by sending optical signals down hair-thin strands of extremely pure glass or plastic fiber. The light is "guided" down the centre of the fiber called the "core". The core is surrounded by a optical material called the "cladding" that traps the light in the core using an optical technique called "total internal reflection." The fiber itself is coated by a "buffer" as it is made to protect the fiber from moisture and physical damage. The buffer is what one strips off the fiber for termination or splicing.

Continue reading "Only Connect: A guide to fiber optics" »

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 23, 2011 10:30 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

May 24, 2011

Photos: Pinta, the robotic sailing boat

Pinta 100 x 100.jpgWe have a new Photo Gallery on the site - check out Pinta, the robotic sailing boat

Last year Mark Neal, a computer scientist at the University of Aberystwyth, UK, oversaw the launch of Pinta, a robotic sailing boat that set off from the west coast of Ireland in an attempt to be the first automaton to cross the Atlantic Ocean. His team lost communication with the boat just over two days later. The voyage was still an achievement: 'Forty-nine hours is the longest period of unattended autonomous sailing that has happened,' says Neal.

Take a look at some pictures of the project.

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on May 24, 2011 8:37 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

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