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How will mobile phone trends affect the handset's DSP?
19 October 2005
What changes are coming to the mobile phone, and how will they affect the handset's digital signal processing? ABI Research has identified four major trends:    * Transition of cellular protocols to 3G ...

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Comtest appoints value-added reseller
19 October 2005
Comtest has appointed Brittan Healthcare as a value-added reseller for the Fluke range of industrial and electrical test products. For many years, Brittan Healthcare has been the sole southern African ...

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'Plug-in' hybrid vehicles to remain rare despite amazing mileage
19 October 2005
Though it would probably void the warranty, owners of hybrid vehicles have been known to modify them to run longer solely on electric power and to charge their batteries from electric mains (thus the ...

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Battery research scientist honoured
19 October 2005
Michael Thackeray of Argonne National Laboratory, is the recipient of the 2005 Research Award of the Battery Division of the Electrochemical Society. Born and educated in South Africa, Thackeray is a ...

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Diamond firm claims Schottky diode breakthrough
19 October 2005
A diamond-based Schottky-barrier diode (SBD) capable of operating at 1700 V and >10 A/cm² has been fabricated by Element Six (E6). Element Six, formerly named DeBeers Industrial Diamonds, made the diode ...

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Insights, outlooks and trends in EMS at Productronica 2005
19 October 2005
Productronica, which is being held from 15-18 November 2005 at the New Munich Trade Fair Center in Germany - is the world's leading trade show for electronics production. This year, an expanded 'EMS Village' ...

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IBM orders high volume C4NP bumping line
19 October 2005
IBM has ordered the first C4NP (controlled collapse chip connection - new process) high-volume bumping line from SUSS MicroTec, of Switzerland. The IBM order is for a fully automatic bumping line that ...

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Techmet presents lead-free training
19 October 2005, Techmet
Techmet, in association with Piek I.E.C. recently conducted an IPC-based lead-free training course in South Africa. Piek International Education Centre, an official IPC Certification Centre, is an independent ...

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Electronics News Digest
19 October 2005, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa    In its financial results for the six months ended 31 August 2005, Altech reported that all income, balance sheet and cash flow metrics showed strong positive increases. Revenue increased ...

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SA electronics companies profile: MLT Drives
19 October 2005
MLT Drives (MLT) is a small Cape-based company with a staff of some 25 employees. It was established during 1986 with its focus on the design, manufacturing and marketing of advanced power electronic ...

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RS takes proactive route with RoHS directive
5 October 2005, RS South Africa
RoHS is an EU directive that restricts the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment

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R&D in telecommunication under the spotlight at Satnac 2005
5 October 2005
"Many projects support other projects, and ultimately create the true research climate"

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GPS receivers helped plot Katrina's course
5 October 2005, RF Design
u-blox GPS technology's superiority was demonstrated when almost 40 dropsondes were used to measure hurricane Katrina's strength and predict its path

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Diamond lenses can increase optical data storage
5 October 2005
Diamond lenses will enable a storage capacity of up to 1 TB (1000 GB) per disk

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Webb strengthens wireless data antenna offering
5 October 2005
Webb has earned a reputation for its innovative approach to antenna design

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MB Silicon Systems appointed Power Integrations distributor
5 October 2005, MB Silicon Systems
Power Integrations' breakthrough integrated-circuit technology enables compact, energy-efficient power supplies in a wide range of electronic products, in both AC-DC and DC-DC applications

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Appointments
5 October 2005
T-Systems South Africa has appointed Mardia van der Walt-Korsten as acting CEO.       Arnold De Vos has joined the Technical Department of Pertec in Cape Town.    Vishnu Pillay has been appointed to the ...

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High speed CMOS camera chip used in holographic drive
5 October 2005
InPhase Technologies is using Cypress Semiconductor's high-speed custom CMOS camera chip for the world's first holographic storage drive. InPhase's Tapestry drive, now in prototype phase, was demonstrated ...

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Electronics News Digest
5 October 2005, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa    With the celebration of its 60 years of existence in 2005, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is refocusing its core activities to adhere to its founding purpose ...

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Companies collaborate on advancement of 'cognitive radio'
21 September 2005
The joint research is the first effort to establish a test methodology for cognitive algorithms, which will enable a radio to be aware of its environment

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