19/02/2019
As the industry gets ready for this year’s show, New Electronics delivers a sneak preview.
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07/01/2019
Early in 2018, a crime surfaced in the US that earned the name ATM ”jackpotting”. Perpetrators would target older cash machines and switch their hard drives. The malware they store simply hands over cash to thieves armed with the right codes. It is just one of a range of hardware-level attacks that are now coming to the fore.
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06/12/2018
Capacitive touchscreens are constructed using an orthogonal grid of transmitter and receiver (or ‘drive’ and ‘sense’) electrodes which are usually formed on either side of a transparent substrate and behind a transparent touch surface such as glass.
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20/11/2018
The system-on-chip (SoC) is arguably the biggest misnomer of today’s electronics industry. The core integrated circuit may well have onboard much of the logic circuitry needed to support the needs of the final system. But to get that SoC to function, the manufacturer of the final system needs to surround it with a host of support components, from power management to passives.
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12/11/2018
Blockchain is the technology behind cryptocurrency, but many have suggested it as a new way to approach security. Bethan Grylls looks at whether there’s any substance behind the hype.
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29/10/2018
Timing can be tricky in embedded systems. Shortly after it touched down on the surface of Mars in 1997, NASA’s Pathfinder lander started to malfunction, triggering a watchdog timer that engineers tried to fix with system resets.
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25/10/2018
When it comes to engineering outreach, AESSEAL puts its money where its mouth is and proved a worthy Grand Prix Winner.
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11/10/2018
As the amount of data soars and computational power accelerates, data centres are set to have a bigger carbon footprint than the aviation industry. What can be done to address this?
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26/09/2018
As the maker-market thrives, a new breed of engineer has appeared, and one which needs some nurturing.
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11/09/2018
When it comes to developing devices with IoT connectivity you need to be flexible.
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10/09/2018
IoT security is notoriously lax leading to headline grabbing attacks that seed fear among consumers and threaten adoption. Typically, only nine percent of vendor budgets go on security implementation and testing. Even if we allow for the fact this low figure may be due to security being outsourced, it’s clear that security is too often, a secondary consideration with production and time-to-market dictating spend.
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20/08/2018
The digital revolution in broadcasting continue apace, but while high definition (HD) and 4K (UHD) dominate the headlines, more profound changes can be found in the way production, storage and distribution are evolving. At the heart of those changes is Cloud computing.
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30/07/2018
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Despite Brexit uncertainty, levels of investment into the UK’s technology sector remain strong. But which technologies are attracting investment?
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10/07/2018
According to both the Government and farmers, the future of farming is one in which small robots will have a crucial role to play.
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09/07/2018
Most engineers fail to seriously consider how their electronics will be housed until after the board design is relatively advanced. As a result, according to Andrew Fitzer, managing director at Hitaltech, being invited into the design process at such a late stage can prove challenging.
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13/06/2018
US based Phononic’s thermoelectric technology is proving truly disruptive in the usually staid world of cooling technology.
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13/06/2018
By streamlining work-in-progress data management it’s possible to provide organisation, traceability and
greater accountability.
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25/05/2018
The latest version of the Virtuoso Platform looks to address the challenges associated with the next wave of analogue and system design requirements.
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24/05/2018
The encroachment of glass into mainstream production has been slow up till now, but could the push to deliver higher throughput more cheaply see the material have a bigger role to play?
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09/05/2018
How is the move to digitisation changing the face of electronics manufacturing? Frank Zycinski looks at the impact it’s having on factories.
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25/04/2018
With the growth in more subtle attacks, SoC and system designers now need to address the problems of secure execution up front.
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23/04/2018
Thermal management is a critical part of the design process, so why is it often not considered a priority?
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18/04/2018
Here, Rich Miron, Applications Engineer at Digi-Key Electronics explores the operation of switch mode power supplies and explores make Vs. buy decision process for power supplies. Miron also investigates the design of a single output supply utilising flyback topology and provides a sample design using readily available parts and components.
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29/03/2018
While Hereford University of Technology and Engineering will be the first new university to open in Britain in 30 years, crucially it’s looking to provide a dramatically different approach to studying engineering.
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26/03/2018
With the number and sophistication of cyber-attacks and cybercrimes on the increase how can vulnerable businesses best protect themselves?
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