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Pi in the sky? Having sold 1million devices worldwide, the ... 14/05/2013

Since its launch in February 2012, Raspberry Pi – the credit card sized computer – has been something of a phenomenon. Demand for it has crashed ...
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Lithium sulphur cells set to change the battery landscape 14/05/2013

Since the invention of the battery by Volta in the early days of the 19th Century, users have been looking for more performance. Volta's device was ...

Power verification is just as important as functional ... 14/05/2013

SoCs are getting smaller and faster, but smaller node geometries leak more current and higher speed circuitry consumes more power. Yet everyone wants ...

Should you think about using Android in your embedded ... 14/05/2013

Android is a sophisticated, graphically based operating system (OS) for embedded products. It delivers a set of features that make it easy for ...

First things first: Don't leave placement of the antenna ... 14/05/2013

Demand for machine to machine communications – M2M – is growing rapidly and that is pushing more companies to include wireless functionality in their ...

New system offers solution to No Fault Found 14/05/2013

The problem rejoices under the catch-all of NFF – No Fault Found – and covers intermittent faults that cannot be traced when the serious business of ...

Special report: Is PXI a suitable platform for the design ... 14/05/2013

PXI has taken the world of automated test by storm. In its 16 years of existence, it has grown to dominate manufacturing test for a host of reasons ...

Special report: The role of the PXI Systems Alliance 14/05/2013

Beyond his role as president of the PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA), Loofie Gutterman, pictured, is also president of Geotest Marvin Test Systems, one ...

Special report: Will the future of PXI be defined by ... 14/05/2013

Software always has been a pivotal aspect of modular instrumentation platforms. From the drivers that talk to the hardware, to the application ...

Special report: PXI ensures power supplies are shipped in ... 14/05/2013

Power supply devices, whether applied to general use or industrial computers, play an extremely important role in ensuring operational stability of ...

Special report: New interface assembly expands applications ... 14/05/2013

The concept of using modular instrumentation at the heart of functional ATE systems was quickly established following the introduction of the VXI ...

Special report: PXI Show 2013 preview 14/05/2013

Nearly 70% of respondents to the New Electronics PXI reader survey cited lack of knowledge as the main reason why they didn't use PXI. In ...

Special report: PXI matures nicely into adulthood 14/05/2013

There have been many changes in PXI during those sixteen years. It has grown from a handful of very basic modules with limited performance objectives ...

The kilogram is the last SI unit to be represented by a ... 23/04/2013

A Century ago, two of the basic units of measurement – length and mass – were calibrated against physical artefacts.

Plug and play front end deals with high and wide ranging ... 23/04/2013

Many industrial sensors have high or wide-ranging analogue output voltages and so the industrial control and automation applications they serve often ...

The days of 8bit microcontrollers are numbered as the ... 23/04/2013

When ARM launched the Cortex-M0 core in February 2009, it had a particular market sector in mind.

Power consumption is a primary consideration in smart ... 23/04/2013

Designing loop powered field instruments with a 4 to 20mA analogue output and a HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) interface within the ...

3D printing allows designers to think outside the box 23/04/2013

The first thing to clarify is that 3d printing is really the buzzword that has captured the imagination – a better description that includes a ...

Atomic force microscopy set to answer fundamental questions ... 09/04/2013

The microscope is one of science's oldest tools for examining nature, going back at least to the late 16th Century, with Galileo being its most ...

All British satellite project nears completion 09/04/2013

Proving technology in space is not a cheap business. 'Heritage' technology – that which has been flown successfully in space before – is essential ...

Built in crypto functions help to combat the prevalence of ... 09/04/2013

The counterfeiting of electronic components continues to rise alarmingly. IHS iSuppli reported that, in the first eight months of 2012, more than 100 ...

Small scale programmable logic devices offer numerous ... 09/04/2013

In the world of programmable logic, the phrase 'ultra low density' stands out starkly. The reason? Over the years, the trend has to been to create ...

Testing eCall systems: how to benefit from synergies with ... 09/04/2013

The automotive eCall (emergency call) system is an emergency cellular communication service that will become mandatory in vehicles introduced in ...

Requirements management software helps to keep safety ... 09/04/2013

Whenever you embark on a design project, you need to know what it is you're creating and who you are creating it for. You also need to know the ...

Circuit protection as a forethought for design engineers 05/04/2013

Smaller, faster, prettier – these are the main criteria for today's electronics. A profitable lead for manufacturers, but also quite challenging for ...