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   BT makes digitised version of its archive available online 26/02/2013 The contrast between 10 year old communications technology and what's available today is stark. If you go back to 1846, that technology would seem positively neanderthal.  Read More

   Satellite navigation poses challenges for automotive electronics engineers 26/02/2013 Until recently, the relationship between vehicles and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) signals was fairly simple.  Read More

   Automotive manufacturers create opportunities for UK design engineers 26/02/2013 Mark Twain noted in 1897, following a case of mistaken identity: "The report of my death was an exaggeration." It's entirely possible the UK's automotive sector could make a similar claim.  Read More

   Recast of RoHS directive has implications for design engineers 26/02/2013 The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (or RoHS) Directive, which first came into effect in July 2006, restricts the use of six hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.  Read More

   Integrating a complex guidance system into a limited space 26/02/2013 Military applications present complex electronic design challenges as manufacturers look to take advantage of the latest technologies.  Read More

   Processor developers respond to new demands on telecom carriers and content providers26/02/2013 The rise of cloud computing and the requirement to process and store information in the data centre are placing new demands on the network.  Read More

   Analogue control remains popular 26/02/2013 Until relatively recently, the idea of trusting system power supply control to software was viewed as potentially foolhardy. When a single bug in a line of software could result in thermal meltdown or a catastrophic voltage being dumped on the system, it is no wonder that the use of digital power controllers was largely ignored.  Read More

   Electronics Design Show 2013 preview 12/02/2013 Design engineers in the UK have not had the best of service when it comes to national events.  Read More

   T-shirt with integrated electronics set to monitor cardiac health 12/02/2013 The spiralling cost of healthcare is prompting governments around the world to change the emphasis from treating patients in hospital once something has happened to attempting to prevent those conditions developing.  Read More

   M2M technology plays increasing role in assisted living systems 12/02/2013 In the near future, the number of elderly people will increase dramatically, as will demand for healthcare workers and retirement home accommodation.  Read More

   Building an IP-XACT design and verification environment with DesignWare IP 12/02/2013 With more IP components and growing time to market pressures, designers are looking for a way to build and update SoC designs easily.  Read More

   Capacitor split technique halves mcu energy consumption in low power mode 12/02/2013 Despite their sophistication, microcontrollers are increasingly found in products where they are used to accomplish relatively simple tasks.  Read More

   Embedded World 2013 preview 12/02/2013 At the end of February, the embedded community will collect once more in Nuremberg for the Embedded World exhibition and conference.  Read More

   Optimising direct conversion for high performance systems 12/02/2013 Zero IF receivers have had limited success in high performance systems, such as wireless basestations, due primarily to their limited dynamic range.  Read More

   Providing references: supporting the engineer from prototype to production 12/02/2013 When it comes to product design, engineers need to work quickly and efficiently, despite having limited time and resources.  Read More

   Pressure management technology helps reduce water main leaks 22/01/2013 Water is a precious commodity. As the number of people living in the UK grows and weather patterns change, access to water becomes ever more important.  Read More

   Analogue and mixed signal IP designers face challenges at 20nm 22/01/2013 Predictions that Moore's Law cannot continue beyond the next process node have been proven false for a decade now at least for the digital world.  Read More

   NE's embedded software survey shows engineers are getting smarter 22/01/2013 As the power of microcontrollers grows and the number of features being designed into products increases, the software development challenge grows even more quickly.  Read More

   USB 3.0 and PCIe 3.0 set to play an embedded role in mobile devices. 22/01/2013 A new class of digital cameras has been unveiled by Nikon and Samsung. Featuring wireless technology and running the open source Android operating system, the camera screens could be mistaken for smartphones.  Read More

   Intelligent lcds ease the product development process 22/01/2013 Time to market is an important consideration when developing display based products. Read More

   IP advice: Are you ready for the Patent Box? 21/01/2013 New Electronics has partnered with leading intellectual property law firm D Young & Co LLP to offer guidance to companies on how to protect their IP. In this issue, Anthony Albutt, a partner with D Young & Co LLP, explores the Patent Box and provides a reminder of what's on offer from the Chancellor and how you should approach it.  Read More

   LEDs have green fingers 08/01/2013 Research has long shown that plants respond better to particular wavelengths of light, specifically in the 400 to 500nm (blue) and 600 to 700nm (red) spectra. Now, the advent of high output, low power, more affordable LED modules configured at specific wavelengths is beginning to revolutionise the horticulture sector.  Read More

   Industrial Ethernet continues to find wider adoption in automation systems 08/01/2013 Ethernet is making inroads into the industrial sector as system builders and manufacturers look to improve communications between machines and with the back office systems which run their operations.  Read More

   SoCs with more powerful cores need a more powerful interconnect 08/01/2013 When mobile phones were used only to make voice calls and to send texts, the communications world was a much simpler place. But things have changed. Mobile phones have got smart and many people now use them as their main communication device, not only making voice calls, but also downloading and uploading videos to and from social media sites and ...  Read More

   Innovations bring higher energy density to miniature electronics devices 08/01/2013 The electronics industry's genius for miniaturisation at the transistor level is famous. But ingenuity has also been applied to other elements and today's battery designs now provide high energy capacity in surprisingly small packages.  Read More

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