http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/Default.aspxNew Electronics website provides content on electronic design and development, electronic software and electronic design services. A Electronic supplier directory of suppliers, editiorial features in Electronic Technology section, engineering jobs.60http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/19003/New-distribution-group-aims-to-be-Europes-number-one.aspxIn a move focused at increasing its share of the electromechanical products distribution sector, Avnet has created Avnet Abacus. The new group brings together Avnet Time and the relevant franchises held by Abacus, which was acquired by Avnet earlier this year.02/07/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/19015/Printable-battery-is-less-than-1mm-thick.aspxA printable battery developed by the Fraunhofer Institute is being promoted as a way of powering devices such as bank cards or greeting cards.02/07/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/19000/Spintronics-project-gets-430000-grant.aspxResearchers from the University of Surrey and two other institutions have been awarded a £430,000 grant to develop silicon structures for spintronic semiconductors. According to the team, the three year project – funded jointly by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the National Science Foundation of China – could lead to cheaper and more sophisticated computer processing technologies.01/07/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18975/45nm-application-processor-announced.aspxThe latest addition to Samsung's ARM11 series is the S5P6440 - an application processor designed using the semiconductor giant's 45nm low power cmos process technology.30/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18980/LED-flash-driver-maximises-limited-currents.aspxA dual white led flash driver, designed to maximise the limited current available in battery operated digital cameras, is said to increase flash brightness to over 200 lumens.30/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18962/Component-count-reduced.aspxWolfson Microelectronics has removed approximately 18 external components from its latest range of ground referenced devices.29/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18958/RFID-modules-50-thinner.aspxComponents manufacturer Murata has announced that it has reduced the thickness of its rfid modules by half. 29/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18937/Dell-held-in-contempt.aspxComputer manufacturer Dell has been held in contempt by a Louisiana judge, who said that the company was 'making a mockery' out of the system. 26/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18945/UK-company-on-lunar-course.aspxA Cambridge based thermal imaging company is heading to the moon as part of NASA's mission to search for the presence of water.26/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18925/High-efficiency-acdc-converter-targeted-at-medical-applications.aspxXP Power has launched the CCM250, a 250W ac/dc power supply which is said to achieve up to 95% efficiency. According to the company, this is 5% better than the efficiency of similar products. 25/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18922/NEC-president-steps-down.aspxNEC Electronics' president and ceo, Toshio Nakajima, is standing down from the position with immediate effect.25/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18918/New-president-and-ceo-for-Ericsson.aspxEricsson's board of directors has announced Hans Vestberg as the company's new president and ceo. 25/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18916/Interesting-changes-found-in-iPhone-3G-S-tear-down.aspxiSuppli's Teardown Analysis Service has found what it calls 'interesting changes' in the parts used in Apple's iPhone 3G S. According to Andrew Rassweiler, principal analyst of the Teardown Service: "The entry level 16Gbyte version … carries a BOM cost of $172.46 and a manufacturing expense of $6.50, for a total of $178.96." 24/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18914/Phase-change-memory-collaboration.aspxSamsung Electronics and Numonyx have combined forces to develop market specifications for a next generation memory technology designed to help enable manufacturers meet the increasing performance and power demands for platforms loaded with content and data.24/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18912/XMOS-launches-65nm-event-driven-processor-cuts-price-to-5.aspxXMOS has launched the second generation of its event driven processor range. The XS1-L series, which is aimed at the mass electronics market, will be available in volume for less than $5, seen by ceo James Foster, pictured, as essential if the device is to gain market share in consumer electronics. The XS1-L family provides embedded software developers with an scalable, multicore solution that allows complete systems to be built that combine interface, dsp and control functions entirely in software.24/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18900/Chief-executive-hits-out-at-Nokia.aspxThe chief executive of Perpetuum is on a 'one man campaign' against Nokia, following reports that incorrectly stated it has a prototype device capable of powering itself from ambient electromagnetic energy.23/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18884/ACW-appoints-ex-Toshiba-manager-as-manufacturing-director-.aspxContract electronics manufacturer ACW Technology has strengthened named Grant Bennett as manufacturing director. Bennett, who comes to ACW from Toshiba, has been tasked with taking an overview of ACW's processes and looking at its development over the next ten years and beyond. 22/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18873/LG-takes-ARM11-license-for-next-generation-tvs.aspxBy using ARM11 MPCore multicore processors, LG says it will be able to provide flexible and cost effective processing in next generation digital tvs. It adds the move will allow it to target a range of platforms with the same architecture by implementing single or multiple symmetric multiprocessing cores. 22/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18868/Memory-giants-renew-licence.aspxMemory chip manufacturer Samsung Electronics has announced it has renewed an agreement with Japanese electronics giant Toshiba. 22/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18865/Brighter-future-for-semiconductor-lasers.aspxHigh brightness semiconductor lasers are in development which could transform healthcare, telecoms and display applications.19/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18860/Miserable-conditions-cloud-semiconductor-market-performance.aspxVirtually no semiconductor company has seen immunity from what market watcher iSuppli calls the 'miserable conditions in the global semiconductor industry'.19/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18834/NEC-Toshiba-join-IBM-Alliance-at-28nm.aspxNEC Electronics and Toshiba, already involved in the IBM technology alliance, have extended their partnership to develop a 28nm bulk cmos process using high K metal gate technology.18/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18837/Skills-shortage-crisis-looms.aspxOne of the highlights of this year's National Electronics Week was a panel meeting to debate the constraints on modern electronics design.18/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18843/TSMC-extends-SiONpolysilicon-to-28nm-node.aspxTSMC has extended the use of silicon oxynitride (SiON)/polysilicon to the 28nm process node using a dual/triple gate oxide process.18/06/2009http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/article/18814/100000-converters-in-Large-Hadron-Collider-data-gathering-system.aspxMore than 100,000 Analog Devices' AD9042 12bit a/d converter have been deployed in CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest particle collider. The LHC, scheduled to restart operations later this year after an earlier false start, is designed to help scientists understand the fundamental nature of matter by studying the debris created by the collision of sub atomic particles.17/06/2009