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Three lessons learned from successful SMEs over the past 27 years
Editor's Choice, News

Companies that prioritise employee growth and create a positive work environment tend to have higher employee retention rates and better overall performance.
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How integrated on/off controllers contribute to energy-efficient system designs
Altron Arrow, Editor's Choice, Power Electronics / Power Management

The importance of electronic system efficiency has grown more significant, emphasising the need for solutions that promote energy efficienc,y not just during field operation, but also during production.
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Solar Youth Academy training programme
News

At the beginning of May 2024, 23 young people embarked on a solar training programme at the Solar Youth Academy in Cape Town. This pilot group has now graduated the first stage, with internships being provided for each graduate, providing proof that SA finally has a working and sustainable youth training programme with the potential to change lives.
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DIN rail-mounted DC UPS
Current Automation, Power Electronics / Power Management

To cope with power sags, total or partial grid outages, acts of sabotage, failures, and reduced security, Adelsystem presents its DIN rail-mount DC UPS solutions.
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M12 connectors with push-pull fast locking
Phoenix Contact, Interconnection

Phoenix Contact’s push-pull fast-locking system, and the Push-Lock conductor connection, make assembly and installation effortless and reliable.
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Clearing the Static: How to protect PCBs from electrostatic discharge and moisture
Actum Electronics, Circuit & System Protection

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are essential components in most electronic devices. They are sensitive to environmental factors like electrostatic discharge (ESD) and moisture, which can cause significant ...
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High-performance PCIe Gen 5 SSD controller
RS South Africa , DSP, Micros & Memory

Microchip’s latest NVMe controller chip has a sequential read performance of 14 GB/s for use in AI-accelerated servers under demanding workloads.
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Next-gen rectangular wafer technology
Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Traditionally, wafers are circular, resulting in wastage at the wafer’s round edges; moving to rectangular wafers increases the usage ratio to around 95%.
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Fighting AOI false calls
MyKay Tronics, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

If the Automated Optical Inspection process is not perfectly controlled and adequately tailored to your SMT process, a significant number of false defects may appear in production.
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Quectel and iCORP: driving wireless technology
iCorp Technologies, Editor's Choice, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

As the IoT continues to expand, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are increasingly relied on to deliver secure, robust, short-range connectivity for IoT applications and devices ranging from customer premise equipment to Bluetooth beacons and trackers.
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Power the future, one charge at a time
Power Electronics / Power Management

Volta LiFePO4 batteries have an integrated intelligent battery management system that effectively avoids overcharging and over discharging, and prevents overcurrent and short circuit fault conditions.
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Cable assembly delivers PAM4 in dense designs
Spectrum Concepts, Interconnection

Samtec’s NovaRay cable assemblies combine performance and extreme density by using 40% less space than traditional arrays.
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High-performance connector
Interconnection

The CMM SMPM Series is the result of a collaboration between Nicomatic, a leader in connectors for harsh environments, and Radiall, an expert in RF coaxial connectors.
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Ultra-low power with 32 MHz of performance
Future Electronics, DSP, Micros & Memory

The Renesas RA0E1 delivers up to 32 MHz of CPU performance using an Arm Cortex-M23 core with a wide supply voltage range from 1,6 to 5,5 V.
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Entry-level MCU with classical peripherals
EBV Electrolink, DSP, Micros & Memory

NXP’s MCX C04x microcontrollers feature an Arm Cortex-M0+ core up to 48 MHz and offer 32 KB Flash, 2 KB SRAM, and 8 KB boot ROM.
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Precision sensor interface SoC
Altron Arrow, DSP, Micros & Memory

The MAX40109 is a low-power, precision sensor interface SoC that includes a high-precision, programmable analogue frontend, and digital signal processing.
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Small-scale custom development in the information age
Editor's Choice

Being able to approach potential large-scale investors with a physical prototype that shows the basic operation of an idea provides a much stronger base on which to sell the idea for further development.
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2 A Schottky rectifiers in tiny package
Future Electronics, Passive Components

The SDT2UxxCP3 rectifiers from Diodes Incorporated, the smallest in the class, feature low forward voltage and excellent thermal dissipation, to enable the design of more efficient circuits in wearable and portable devices.
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