November 18, 2008 - Industry News
One bad apple
Counterfeit parts and subassemblies have a major impact on the electronics industry, Tom Valliere considers the affects on the supply ...
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November 4, 2008 - Technology News
New ferrite chip beads for personal electronics
Smaller foot-print provides excellent chip bead solution for portable / handheld electronic applications. Laird Technologies, Inc. has ...
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October 24, 2008 - Industry News
Ahead of the game
F1 technology could help increase efficiency and reduce the weight of electronics in mainstream car production, Garry Myatt discusses the ...
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October 14, 2008 - Industry News
Focus on costs
Roy Coldwell examines the rising cost issues faced by the electronic manufacturing sector and explores what can be done to reduce waste and ...
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June 3, 2008 - Technology News
Keeping it local
Phil Gee explains to Neil Tyler why global success is driven in no small part by keeping focused on local conditions. In September last year ...
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May 13, 2008 - Technology News
Filling in the cracks
Mechanical cracking is the main cause of short circuit electrical failures in multilayer ceramic capacitors. Matthew Ellis outlines a ...
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February 22, 2008 - Technology News
Electronics get up close and personal
Medical instrumentation is a huge potential growth area. Sylvain Le Roux looks at the latest developments in the fast moving field of medical ...
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January 21, 2008 - Technology News
Dealing with Flex-Cracking
Field failure analysis has shown that flex cracks account for as much as 40% of all MLCC failures. Paul Staubli looks at a possible solutions ...
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December 13, 2007 - Industry News
The changing face of connectors
Interconnection is surprisingly complicated. Ivor Hunt looks at how manufacturers are working to address design pressures ...
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September 27, 2007 - Technology News
Capacitor technology leads to vibration proof filter connectors
New technology is replacing a filter connector’s planar array block capacitor with a state-of-the-art flexible circuit and individual ...
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July 18, 2007 - Technology News
Whether to make the 32-bit jump
ARM7 32-bit MCUs are well known and widely used in embedded applications. So what future is there for the 16-bit MCU? asks Gidi ...
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June 20, 2007 - Corporate News
New head for European EMS business
Nu Horizons has named Geoff Rose as Director of its EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) in Europe. Rose was previously Business ...
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May 24, 2007 - Industry News
From Russia – with love?
After spending some time in the Russian Federation, Adam Fletcher assesses the state of the country’s emerging electronic components market ...
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January 10, 2007 - Technology News
Is your fan up to the job?
Buyers need to recognise when conditions reach a level that manufacturers consider ‘harsh’ and understand what to specify when ...
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January 10, 2007 - Industry News
No 'big bang'
A gradual move to RoHS compliance averted disaster earlier this year. Steve Rogerson investigates those headaches which are still ...
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August 18, 2006 - Technology News
A quiet introduction for the RoHS Directive?
Despite the vocal concerns of many involved in the European electronics industry, the implementation of the RoHS Directive on the 1st July ...
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August 18, 2006 - Technology News
ATCA standard puts connector makers at loggerheads
Flexibility in the latest standard for high-speed telecoms and computing applications has created confusion among connector ...
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June 23, 2006 - Industry News
PB-Free solder properties database
Elfnet - the European Lead-Free Soldering Network - has collaborated with COST 531 to deliver a much-needed database of physical and mechanical ...
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June 23, 2006 - Industry News
Accustomed to Asian outsourcing
There are several reasons why UK companies would consider purchasing labour or parts from a source outside the company However, outsourcing ...
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March 14, 2006 - Technology News
RoHS uncertainties - is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
It's not often you get the chance to see all the key RoHS experts together in one room. Dulcie Elliot reports from a recent co-hosted AFDEC...
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March 6, 2006 - Technology News
Revealing survey on lead free
A recent survey by ELFNET, the EU-funded European Lead-Free Soldering Network, has revealed that only 15% of industry representatives surveyed...
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March 6, 2006 - Technology News
Are we coping with change?
It's not news that the UK electronics industry is changing. Introduction of new directives and legislation is but the tip of the iceberg...
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