On a recent trip to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape I was reminded, quite rudely and abruptly to be honest, of the load shedding that has plagued South Africa for the last few years. Living in KZN, we ...
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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced global semiconductor industry sales were $51,8 billion in the month of May 2022, an increase of 18,0% over the May 2021 total of $43,9 billion ...
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To most people, 42 is simply a number. To some, they may think about the fact that it is an even number, or maybe the product of six and seven, or that this is the length of a standard marathon in kilometres. ...
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At the time of writing, the total number of deployed hotspots stands at 824 159, with 64 708 of those having come online in just the last 30 days.
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To set the scene, I first need to confess something. I do my best thinking in complete isolation, preferably with a window to see the world outside so I know it’s still there. I pace relentlessly, talk ...
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South Africa       Dr Hencharl Strauss was appointed as manager of the CSIR Photonics Centre as of 1 March 2022. Dr Strauss joined the CSIR in 2009 in a postdoctoral position while completing his PhD through ...
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The transition away from analog TV signals is both sensible and necessary, but the TV-watching public are not the ones invested in the change.
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Technews Publishing, a business-to-business technical publisher, is looking for a half-day, full-time deputy editor for the publication Dataweek – South Africa’s leading electronics and communications ...
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Technews Publishing, a business-to-business technical publisher, is looking for a half-day, full-time deputy editor for the publication Dataweek – South Africa’s leading electronics and communications ...
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It seems like forever since companies in the local industry have got together and formed an association that’s all about changing things for the betterment of its members and the industry at large, rather than labouring on individually to maintain ‘business as usual’.
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Overseas    Business Analog Devices delivered its fourth consecutive quarter of record revenue, carried by momentum across all end markets and geographies. The first quarter of the company’s 2022 fiscal ...
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Electronics form an integral part of modern motor vehicles and the extent to which electronic systems are relied on, as well as their quantity and complexity, is growing relentlessly. In 2020, electronic ...
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