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in the last week, with Bob Pease, ST-Ericsson, plastic solar cells, and Rambus LEDs leading the way...
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10. Taking a bite of Google's Ice Cream Sandwich
9. Made By Masters #6 - Bob Pease Analogue IC Desig8. Implementing APPLE
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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.
Have you ever wondered who the top selling cable manufacturer in the world is? Well, wonder no more as I have a definitive
list of top selling cable manufacturers, and let me tell you I was as surprised as you will be.
Reading through the list makes you realise how much hype manufactures put out and how little it reflects the volume of cable they sell. However, it's worth noting that some of the manufacturers you will never have heard of. This is because these manufactures are making the cables for well brands.
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Don't miss an interesting article on the techniques necessary to support next-gen wireless technologies, such as LTE. Written by Nigel Wright and Mike McKernan of Spirent Communications, it is called
Meeting the challenge of over-the-air MIMO testingThey begin:
Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna techniques are a key factor in achieving the high data rates promised by next-generation wireless technologies such as LTE and LTE-Advanced. These new techniques impose significant challenges on the design and development of wireless devices, greatly complicating the associated RF testing.
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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.
Further to my
previous Blog on the Apple Technology the following is a Q & A from Apple about their Thunderbolt interconnection technology which should go some way to help people understand the technology a little better.
1. What is the maximum bandwidth supported by Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt cable (2 m)?Thunderbolt utilizes two separate 10Gbps links - one for displays and one for PCI-E device traffic - for throughput of up to 10 Gbps between Thunderbolt capable devices and your Mac. Some devices not made by Apple may support different bandwidth rates; consult any documentation that came with your Thunderbolt-enabled device for information specific to your device. Choose the Disk Activity tab in
Activity Monitor to read current disk activity statistics, which may be helpful to determine disk activity with storage devices using Thunderbolt. Some storage devices may have a maximum transfer rate lower than the bandwidth potential of Thunderbolt.
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We are pleased to announce that International Rectifier, the power management technology specialist, is the latest sponsor to sign up to the Elektra Awards 2011.
It will be the
New Company of The Year Award that they will sponsor.
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in the last week, with ARM-powered electronic brains, iPhone apps and ST-Ericsson leading the way...
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10. Is The Supply Chain Getting Windy?
9. Google Android reference design uses mini joystick
8. Picture Gallery - Intel Silicon Photonics
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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.
Shocking news came in last week that HDMI.org the group responsible for keeping the HDMI Specifications in check, have declared that the Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable to be unlicensed and that ALL UNITS must be withdrawn.
This report was carried by SlashGear - see
HDMI to Mini DisplayPort Cables Declared Illegal (via
TechRadar) - but I have been unable to confirm it. I did contact HDMI.org but have not received any replies yet, so I can't independently validate this as all being true.
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in the last week, with a Gadget Master Gadget-of-the-Week post, ST-Ericsson (still), and see-through magnets leading the way...
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10. Comment: Apple patents solution for tangled headphones
9. The simplest motor...a wire, a magnet and a battery
8. Every country in the world will want the first 450mm fab
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For all you Apple tech junkies out there we have some news for you. As reported at the tech blogs
Tapscape and
The APPera, the Taiwan website
Apple.pro - notoriously known for circulating leaked images of Apple devices ahead of formal release dates - has done it again.
This time, images reportedly leaked from Apple's internal inventory reveal a white dock connector with a 90-degree tail end for an iPad-like device - speculated to be the iPad3, owing to the fervid amount of attention being paid to that device's anticipated release.
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We are pleased to announce new, joint sponsors of an award at the
2011 Elektras.
Caltest and
LeCroy will jointly sponsor the
Passive & Electromechanical Product of the Year award.
Passive & Electromechanical Product of the Year"Whether it's resistors, capacitors, inductors or resonators you supply. Or switches, connectors or actuators, we invite companies to enter their key passive or electromechanical component introduction of the last 12 months. Criteria will include overall design, use of materials and packaging."
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in the last week, with an egg robot, a Mannerisms Fable, and Intel's finfet-based 22nm process leading the way...
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10. UK has wrong approach to 4G mobile - IET
9. Analysts cut forecasts
8. EUV output is six wafers an hour
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Don't forget to keep an eye on our new blog Eyes on Android. It's all about keeping up with developments related to Android, the relatively new mobile platform developed by Google.
I'm pleased to say a new photo gallery is live on the site - Picture Gallery - Congatec embedded computer boards