24 November 2021: Feature Articles

• One LoRa node to find them all
• Products of the Year 2021
• Personality profile: Doug Gunnewegh
• From the editor's desk: Weather forecast – partly sunny, moderately windy, opportunities on horizon
• Signal chain implementation for condition monitoring systems
• World-first demo of wireless-powered 5G base station

27 October 2021: Feature Articles

• Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
• Omnigo’s TestBench offers a reliable test base to meet a multitude of test requirements
• Thermal management in high-performance RF and microwave PCBs
• LPWAN markets and applications
• SDR transceiver delivers big advances in frequency hopping
• Installation considerations for open-frame and U-channel power supplies

29 September 2021: Feature Articles

• Personality profile: Hannes Taute
• A technical overview of three top LPWAN architectures
• Wits researchers turn Jozi into live lightning research lab
• Improving precision ADC signal chain design time with CTSDs
• Prototype chip decodes any type of data sent across a network
• Construction of world’s largest radio telescope arrays green-lighted

25 August 2021: Feature Articles

• iCorp Technologies – ‘We don’t sell components, we provide solutions’
• The LPWAN state of play in SA
• Personality profile: Daniel Haywood
• Optical design for ToF depth sensing cameras
• Modern trends are shaping new power connectors
• The evolution of heavy-duty connectors

28 July 2021: Feature Articles

• Component shortages persist, but hope is in sight
• Thermal profiling is integral to a process in control
• Personality profile: Derick Smalberger
• How to ensure end-to-end security for embedded systems
• Why realistic voltage sources should be considered when designing a reliable power supply

23 June 2021: Feature Articles

• From the editor's desk: All fall down
• Personality profile: Tau Ndhleleni
• Electronics light the road ahead for the agriculture sector
• The dangers of gut-feel engineering
• Designing better comms systems, from factories to operating rooms
• Choosing the right approach for power supply selection and design

26 May 2021: Feature Articles

• A tribute to Mark Schroeder
• IBM shrinks chip geometries to 2 nm
• Intel Agilex FPGAs deliver flexibility and agility for the data-centric world
• Preparing for a 5G world
• Reliable grounding methods for high-voltage power supplies

28 April 2021: Feature Articles

• From the editor’s desk: We’re still just circling the problem of e-waste
• Challenges for electronic circuits in space applications
• Electronic warfare: Vying for control of the electromagnetic spectrum
• Personality profile: Renato Martins
• Preparing IoT designers for next-generation cyberattacks

31 March 2021: Feature Articles

• Component shortages and how to mitigate them
• Strength to the tech industry despite the pandemic
• Is your dry storage J-standard compliant?
• The power of 2D and 3D X-ray inspection
• Beating the best with artificial intelligence
• Multi-parameter vital signs monitoring is easier than ever before

26 February 2021: Feature Articles

• 5G and IoT in 2021
• Personality profile: Bossie Coetzer
• The current state of GaN use for RF technology
• Modern LIDAR systems promise sensing for every industry
• How do fusion splicers work?

EMP 2021 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook: Feature Articles

• The same old new normal
• A comprehensive guide to X-ray inspection
• SMT reflow oven-to-oven repeatability
• A match made in car alarm heaven
• Conformal coatings vs. encapsulation resins – making an informed choice
• An introduction to counterfeit components and testing