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21 November 2001, Electrocomp
About 15 years ago Siemens Components, at the time based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, decided to appoint distributors to take over its 'counter sales'. They felt that smaller distributors could reach ...

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Latest Aibo robotic pet is customisable
21 November 2001
Sony's latest model of Aibo, its robotic 'pet dog' toy, is composed of modules that can be popped on and off to change the unit's appearance. The ERS-220 has a core system that includes a 64 bit MIPS ...

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Electronics News Digest
21 November 2001, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa Local IT and telecoms research house, BMI-TechKnowledge, believes the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) exhibition held recently in Midrand is integral to the telecommunications ...

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Products of the Year - 2001
21 November 2001
Dataweek's annual roundup - novel, innovative, or simply ... perennial best-selling products! The following spread showcases a number of significant products - selected by either their vendors, manufacturers, ...

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Why are more people not online?
7 November 2001
"To expand the reach of the Web in developing countries, public venues -libraries, schools, offices and Internet cafés - will have to play a more crucial role."

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AAD signs sub-distribution agreement with Components & System Design
7 November 2001, Altron Arrow
"CSD specialises in added value distribution of electronic components by complementing the distribution business with FAE support and design services."

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Gallium arsenide meets silicon at last - 'technology breakthrough'
7 November 2001
On 4 September, Motorola announced the successful growth of thin-film gallium arsenide circuits on silicon substrates, finally bridging the gap between the two families of materials

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All-Italian PCB machines manufacturing company formed
7 November 2001
This industrial merger of world leaders in their field stems from the mutual desire of the shareholders to approach their customers (PCB manufacturers) as a single force to further strengthen their position on an international level

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Radio amateurs seek industry support to take their activity into schools
7 November 2001
"If South Africa is to become technology sufficient, we need to start at school level to give young people opportunities to experience technology."

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A useful role for the ADX1202 dual-axis accelerometer in speedometer-independent car navigation systems
7 November 2001
The ADXL202 dual-axis accelerometer can be used to develop accurate speed estimates for the navigation system

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Prompt Technologies appointed as Gage agent
7 November 2001
Prompt Technologies has been appointed as the exclusive local distributor for Gage's range of PC-based oscilloscopes, high-speed digital input/output systems and PC-based oscilloscope software. These ...

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Electronics News Digest
7 November 2001, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa Technology group IST has posted a 480% improvement in earnings at the halfway mark as the turnaround process it initiated last year continued to pay dividends. The company said interim ...

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IC Insights remains optimistic about the future of the electronics and IC industries
24 October 2001
IC Insights believes that the worldwide economy may show strong growth in 2002, especially in the second half of the year

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Grintek Telecom now sole Acterna distributor
24 October 2001
"Acterna believes that it is of strategic importance to maintain a strong presence in South Africa as the market continues to grow, and it is critical to our success throughout Africa."

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MEMS gaining momentum in optical networking
24 October 2001
New applications for MEMS in optical networking have come to the fore

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Research report on youth and wireless technologies
24 October 2001
Entertainment will drive the development of wireless cross-platform content

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Memory card market set to grow with introduction of new formats
24 October 2001
The markets for memory cards have spread well beyond the original application of digital photography, to PDAs, mobile phones and portable digital music players

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Space-robot design competition powered by Hitachi's H8 micro
24 October 2001
Hitachi's H8 microcontroller is incorporated in the LEGO RCX microcomputer, providing the brains for the LEGO Mindstorms Robotics Invention System

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