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Hot record for 'frozen chip'
26 July 2006
A research team from IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology has demonstrated the first silicon-germanium transistor able to operate at frequencies above 500 GHz, by cryogenically 'freezing' the circuit ...

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Electronics News Digest
26 July 2006, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa    Sentech has already started digital terrestrial television (DTT) test transmissions and has announced that it is set to spend close to R1 bn over the next five years on upgrading its ...

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SA electronics companies profile: Central Circuits
26 July 2006
Central Circuits (www.circuits.ccza.com) was formed in 1994 and occupies a modern 3000 m² production facility in the Highveld Techno Park in Centurion. The company employs a workforce of some 55 highly ...

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South Africa in danger of becoming a 'technology outpost'?
12 July 2006, SA Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
The SAIEE has a multifaceted programme in place that includes bursaries and mentorship workshops

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Polymer-based 'muscle-actuator' technology lauded
12 July 2006
EPAM could serve as a mass alternative to existing linear actuator technologies

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Dataweek Reader Survey
12 July 2006, Technews Publishing
Dear Dataweek Reader,    The 12 July issue of Dataweek posted out recently contained a 'sealed' envelope containing a 'Reader Survey' concerning the Dataweek electronics magazine. Unfortunately the 'reply-paid' ...

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Innovative low-breakdown voltage antifuses enabled through new thin film
12 July 2006
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories (www.sandia.gov) have developed what they say is an inexpensive, reliable and easy-to-manufacture class of dielectric films that have the capability of enabling ...

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Wireless wallport solution said to overcome shortfall of wireless transmission in the home
12 July 2006
Digital home networking firm, Ustec (www.ustecnet.com), has announced that it has been granted a US patent for a wireless wallport that it believes will vastly improve the performance and reliability ...

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SA firsts: the cellular MemoCam at Securex
12 July 2006
Apart from Securex being SA's largest security trade show, a big attraction is that a multitude of South African security industry firsts are announced there. One of the unique 'firsts' seen at the show ...

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Pressure sensors market to double by 2011
12 July 2006
Sensors are typically identified in relation to the type of energy they have been designed to detect or monitor. Examples are numerous, and would include temperature sensors, magnetic sensors, motion ...

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Temperature sensor IC market heats up
12 July 2006
Market intelligence supplier, Databeans, has just released its first market report on the market for temperature sensor ICs, titled '2006 Temperature Sensors'. In this study, it discusses trends and ...

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Electronics News Digest
12 July 2006, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa    Following Wavecom's recent acquisition of Sony Ericsson's M2M Business Unit, the new Wavecom's distribution network in South Africa has strengthened. Both Trinity Telecomms and newly-appointed ...

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NFC Forum unveils initial specifications
28 June 2006
Near field communication (NFC) is a standards-based, short-range wireless connectivity technology that enables simple and safe two-way interactions among electronic devices

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Contactless payment will migrate from cards to phones
28 June 2006
ABI concludes that over 40 million cards, mini-cards, and fobs will ship globally in 2006

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Intense debate aims at future shape of digital broadcast services
28 June 2006
A major challenge is to find ways of permitting digital and analog broadcasting systems to co-habit on the radio frequency spectrum without causing interference

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8-bit microcontrollers nowhere near end-of-life
28 June 2006
The RS08 core allows mechanical and electronic product developers to come up with the totally unexpected

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'Quadruple play' services on the horizon
28 June 2006
Triple play services - bundled offerings of TV, phone and Internet - have proven effective for operators and service providers in reducing customer churn and delivering operational economies. According ...

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Comtest rewards loyal dealers
28 June 2006, Comtest
Comtest, distributor of Fluke industrial and electrical test tools in southern Africa, recently fêted its loyal dealers, many of whom travelled from far and wide to attend an awards ceremony where it ...

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Over 289 million UWB chipsets to ship in 2010
28 June 2006
According to new In-Stat figures, PCs will be the initial and largest volume market for UWB wireless chipsets, with PC vendors shipping over 125 million desktop and laptop PCs with UWB capability by 2010. The ...

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Companies jointly develop carbon nanotube technology
28 June 2006
ON Semiconductor and Nantero are jointly developing innovative semiconductor process technology, continuing ongoing work to effectively integrate carbon nanotubes in CMOS fabrication. The development ...

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