Tribute to Mark Alder
23 November 2011
News
Chris Serafini
Mark Wayne Alder, founder and director of Shanelo Technologies and 25-year veteran of the South African electronics industry, passed away on the 9 October after having been diagnosed with advanced colon cancer just two months earlier. A fighter to the bitter end, he bravely accepted his fate but fought to keep living every step of the way.
Not even the rapid daily advancement of his illness or the medication and eventual confinement to a wheelchair prevented him from taking an energy sapping one week journey to Mozambique with his dearest friends Mark and Cindy Nelson just to visit a place he loved one more time. This determination was characteristic of Mark throughout his life. The same trait is also evident in his mother and two sisters who courageously fought back the emotions and tended to him from his diagnosis to the end.
Mark made many friends in the electronics industry, both locally and around the world, and he will be sadly missed by all.
As a footnote: no words can describe how wonderful and caring the staff of Hospice Houghton were and how much they made Mark’s final hours more comfortable and dignified.
Further reading:
SACEEC celebrates standout industrial innovation on the KITE 2025 show floor
News
Exhibitor innovation took the spotlight at the KITE 2025 as the South African Capital Equipment Export Council announced the winners of its prestigious New Product & Innovation Awards.
Read more...
SA team for International Olympiad in Informatics
News
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa has named the team that will represent South Africa at this year’s International Olympiad in Informatics.
Read more...
Anritsu and Bluetest to support OTA measurement
News
Anritsu Company and Sweden-based Bluetest AB have jointly developed an Over-The-Air measurement solution to evaluate the performance of 5G IoT devices compliant with the RedCap specification.
Read more...
The current sentiment of the global electronics manufacturing supply chain
News
In its latest report, the Global Electronics Association provides an analysis of the current sentiment and conditions in the global electronics manufacturing supply chain as of June 2025.
Read more...
Global semiconductor sales increase in May
News
The Semiconductor Industry Association recently announced global semiconductor sales were $59,0 billion during the month of May 2025, an increase of 19,8%.
Read more...
New president for Avnet EMEA
News
Avnet has announced that Avnet Silica’s president, Gilles Beltran, will step into the role of president of Avnet EMEA.
Read more...
DARPA sets new record for wireless power beaming
News
In tests performed in New Mexico, the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay program team recorded over 800 W of power delivered for about 30 seconds with a laser beam crossing 8,6 kilometres.
Read more...
Nordic Semiconductor acquires Memfault
RF Design
News
With this acquisition, Nordic has launched its first complete chip-to-cloud platform for lifecycle management of connected products.
Read more...
Trina storage demonstrates high efficiency and long-term reliability
News
Independent testing confirms 95,2% DC efficiency and 98% capacity retention after one year of operation.
Read more...
From the editor's desk: AI – a double-edged sword
Technews Publishing
News
As with any powerful tool, AI presents challenges, some of which, if not carefully managed, threaten to undo the potential that it can offer.
Read more...
printer friendly version