Breakthrough towards carbon nanotubes succeeding silicon 10 August 2016, News, Electronics Technology Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a method for growing carbon nanotubes that could lead to the day when molecular electronics replace the ubiquitous silicon chip ...
Innovation centre opened by GE in Jo’burg 13 July 2016, News GE, one of the world’s biggest digital industrial companies, has invested R500 million in a 2700 m² innovation centre in Johannesburg – the first of its kind in Africa.
10-year forecast of relationship between MCUs and SBCs 13 July 2016, Computer/Embedded Technology The unique new IDTechEx Research report, ’Microcontrollers and Single-board Computers 2016-2026’, is the first to reveal the big picture developing from the close relationship between these devices. It ...
Adverts served with Pi 15 June 2016, News The prototype advertising device is a member of the new breed of real-world applications built using so-called ‘maker’ platforms – Raspberry Pi 2, in this case.
Hiconnex lands stellar project 15 June 2016, Hiconnex, News At the facility the company established in 2013, dubbed ‘The Fibre Lab’, manufacturing commenced in January this year, and is performed by three specially trained technicians assigned to the task.
Semiconductor market shrank by 2% in 2015 18 May 2016, News Global semiconductor revenues fell by 2% in 2015, as sequential quarterly growth was weak throughout every quarter of the year, especially in the first when the market declined 8,9% over the previous ...
Will OLED lighting eventually disrupt or fade away? 18 May 2016, Opto-Electronics OLED (organic light emitting diode) lighting technology has faced a difficult challenge since its very beginning, in the shape of inorganic LEDs. The challenge was that LED lighting got there first and ...
The state of electronic component distribution in SA 20 April 2016, News With component distribution forming such a vital link in the supply chain, two of the biggest South African distributors share their insights on the health of the local market.
The do’s and don’ts of embedded Linux 20 April 2016, Keystone Electronic Solutions, Computer/Embedded Technology Embedded Linux can be used to craft impressive solutions, but it cannot just be taken, installed and used. It has its own set of rules and there are certain factors that have to be considered before, and during, any installation.
Locally made PV modules power REIPPP 23 March 2016, News After winning this Q1 2015 bid, ARTsolar implemented an expansion programme to meet production requirements of this project.
PCB design intelligence avoids last-minute mistakes 23 March 2016, EDA Technologies, Design Automation PCB designers today are dealing with an array of new challenges, including greater electronic and mechanical design complexity, tighter constraints and rules, and the need to stay on top of a fast-changing ...
Energy trading goes peer-to-peer 24 February 2016, Power Electronics / Power Management The search for solutions to the world’s energy shortage is sparking something of a revolution in the way large-scale energy is generated, distributed and stored.
The importance of testing in electronics manufacturing 24 February 2016, Test & Measurement Most customers hope for as much test point coverage as possible, and a contract manufacturer must be prepared for a wide range of requirements.
Digital TV set-top box rollout commences 27 January 2016, News Households in the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) area of the Northern Cape received Christmas presents in the form of free set-top boxes for digital terrestrial TV.
Design and evaluation of 5G candidate waveforms 27 January 2016, Concilium Technologies, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Even while fourth generation (4G) cellular systems – LTE and LTE-Advanced – are in the midst of deployment, the move to fifth generation (5G) systems has already begun with a vision of “everything everywhere ...
10 tips for designing touchscreen applications 14 October 2015, Centurion Micro Electronics, Computer/Embedded Technology Touchscreens are everywhere: on mobile phones, personal tablets, information displays in shopping malls, fast food and restaurant counters, kiosks and factory and shop floor terminals. They make using ...
EU falls short of e-waste targets 23 September 2015, News A two-year study found that only 35% (3,3 million tons) of all European e-waste discarded in 2012 ended up in the officially reported amounts of collection and recycling systems.
STB manufacturing allocation still as clear as mud 23 September 2015, News The South African government’s lack of transparency into the digital TV migration process is once again stirring controversy, this time over the manufacture and supply of set-top boxes.
Choosing the right instrument form factor 23 September 2015, Concilium Technologies, Test & Measurement The term ‘test system’ represents millions of different possible configurations of test instruments, software and device under test (DUT) specific test execution programs.
Each test system is created ...
The expanding scope of projected capacitive touch sensing 23 September 2015, Tempe Technologies, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI Since the emergence of touchscreens, user interface technology has experienced continued and rapid evolution in order to meet ever rising consumer expectations.
Projected capacitive touch sensing – ...
