Archive



2016 ▾

9 November 2016: Feature Articles

  • Circuit board for CERN made in SA
  • New chairman outlines AREI vision
  • The real value of IoT is in making our lives better
  • 8- and 16-bit MCUs drive many systems in modern vehicles
  • Techmet holds productive seminars at customer sites


5 October 2016: Feature Articles

  • In memoriam: Andries van Schalkwyk
  • From the editor's desk: Broadband plans broadly panned
  • It’s the ampere, but not as we know it
  • IEEE president talks disruptive innovations during CSIR visit


7 September 2016: Feature Articles

  • From the editor's desk: No more Moore?
  • SA’s first photonics prototyping facility hosted at CSIR
  • Search is on for SA schools to take F1 challenge to the world
  • Understanding ESD protection device specifications


10 August 2016: Feature Articles

  • UJ electric vehicle finishes strong in London
  • LTE is progressing beyond the consumer market and into M2M
  • New president illuminates IESSA’s future
  • UK regulator certifies CSIR spectrum management technology


13 July 2016: Feature Articles

  • Africa’s fastest computer built at CSIR
  • Electronics expo completes first lap of Kyalami
  • Growth both big and small at Microtronix
  • Innovation centre opened by GE in Jo’burg
  • Linux and Eclipse go head to head over IoT


15 June 2016: Feature Articles

  • Hiconnex lands stellar project
  • Study proves SA’s untapped wind power potential
  • Tellumat sells 51,1% BEE stake
  • Adverts served with Pi
  • Research towards limitless Li-ion battery lifetime


18 May 2016: Feature Articles

  • From the editor's desk: Quantum computing for dummies
  • The 14 categories that will exceed total IC market growth
  • Mateq’s expansion driven by more diverse offerings
  • Transducer links sound, light and radio waves
  • Win a Microchip MCP19111 evaluation board


20 April 2016: Feature Articles

  • The state of electronic component distribution in SA
  • NuVision scoops Digi-Key agency
  • The do’s and don’ts of embedded Linux
  • Sasol to once again sponsor SA solar car challenge
  • Laser breakthrough made by SA and Italian team


23 March 2016: Feature Articles

  • A giant leap for high-speed design
  • Manufacturers must look to digital initiatives
  • DTI commits R15 million to study fuel cell market
  • CSIR collaborating on dynamic spectrum access research
  • Locally made PV modules power REIPPP


24 February 2016: Feature Articles

  • Energy trading goes peer-to-peer
  • The importance of testing in electronics manufacturing
  • Memristor pioneer releases new devices plus data for modelling
  • MIT and TI team up for hack-proof RFID chips


27 January 2016: Feature Articles

  • Digital TV set-top box rollout commences
  • Wi-Fi range set to double
  • Having mastered shipping, Amazon has begun chipping
  • Bluetooth spec is getting new features and upgrades in 2016


EMP Handbook 2016: Feature Articles

  • Ready, set-top box, go!
  • Security sector does SA proud
  • Companies have until 2018 to update their ISO 9001 practices
  • Picking the right automatic pick-and-place machine
  • Breast cancer scanner made in SA ­offers ray of hope
  • Consumables, tools & accessories selection guide
  • EMP 2016 Handbook Directory
  • Equipment selection guide