Further reading:

• From the editor's desk: Making an aaS of ourselves
  28 August 2019, Technews Publishing, News
  First of all, I must extend the sincere apologies of Technews Publishing to Hi-Q Electronics. We have worked closely with Hi-Q for many years and yet still managed to get its address and contact details ...
  
• Electronics news digest
  28 August 2019, News
  South Africa •Canadian technology company Sciencetech is now distributed in South Africa by Intercal. For over 33 years, Sciencetech’s products have been exported to countries around the world, within ...
  
• Clearing the static: Electrostatic packaging - Topic 6
  28 August 2019, Altico Static Control Solutions, News
  The purpose of electrostatic discharge (ESD) packaging is to protect ESD-sensitive objects from ESD damage; especially when items are being transported outside of the designated ESD protected area. ESD ...
  
• What can sport teach us about MRO procurement?
  28 August 2019, RS Components (SA), News
  Just like triathlon transitions, if you don?t respect the details and aren?t supportive about making manufacturing flexible, as a supplier you aren?t contributing to your customers? success.
  
• AREI hosts industry for business breakfast
  28 August 2019, News
  Attendees of a business breakfast hosted by AREI (Association of Representatives for the Electronics Industry) on 24 July were treated to an inspirational talk by computer scientist and entrepreneur Stafford Masie.
  
• Win a Microchip evaluation kit
  28 August 2019, News
  Dataweek readers are being offered the chance to win a SAM L21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit for evaluating and prototyping with Microchip Technology’s ultra-low-power SAM L21 ARM Cortex-M0+ based microcontrollers ...
  
• Wits University to feature at AI Expo Africa
  28 August 2019, News
  Wits University will be sending a high-level delegation to this year’s AI Expo Africa, where it will launch a major research initiative that is intended to bring about a step change in scientific research ...
  
• GNSS boards for dead-reckoning
  28 August 2019, Electrocomp, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
  The Locosys RTK-4671-SHDR/MHDR is a high-precision GNSS RTK (global navigation satellite system real-time kinematics) solution targeting the smart driving and lane-level navigation markets. The newly ...
  
• Rugged PFC capacitors
  28 August 2019, Electrocomp, Passive Components
  TDK’s DeltaCap X Black Premium is a new series of Epcos MKD capacitors for power factor correction (PFC). With rated voltages of between 440 V a.c. and 850 V a.c., the capacitors with an internal delta ...
  
• u-blox sells 500 millionth GNSS receiver
  28 August 2019, RF Design, News
  u-blox recently sold its 500 millionth global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. As the only technology capable of delivering absolute position anywhere on the planet, GNSS-based positioning ...
  
• New African AI initiative at Wits University
  28 August 2019, News
  The Molecular Sciences Institute (MSI) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with the Cirrus Initiative, today announced plans for a new artificial ...
  
• Power inductors for LED headlights
  28 August 2019, Electrocomp, Passive Components
  TDK has expanded its lineup of metal core power inductors with the new SPM-VT series that is designed especially for the high thermal and current demands of automotive LED headlights. These wire-wound ...