The future of energy-harvesting IoT applications 10 October 2018, News Energy harvesting offers significant advantages to the development and improvement of the Internet of Things (IoT). It is a critical component for creating an enhanced class of autonomous and mobile applications ...
How to make sure your designs are properly grounded 10 October 2018, EDA Technologies, Design Automation In the fields of electrical and electronic engineering the word ground is used to describe parts of systems or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The reason for using this word is to denote some part of a ...
A guide to manual cleaning of PCB assemblies 10 October 2018, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services Manual cleaning of soldering residues can be inconsistent across the industry. After rework or second-stage assembly, manual cleaning is difficult to guarantee that all residues have been removed and ...
Electronic component shortages – a South African perspective 12 September 2018, EBV Electrolink, Radio Data Communications, News Dataweek spoke to a South African electronics manufacturer and a component distributor to find out how the local market is coping with the current worldwide component shortages.
The role of security in the new era of IoT 12 September 2018, EBV Electrolink, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Infineon Technologies and EBV will look at some of the implications of security breaches and consider how designers should approach the task of planning and implementing a secured IoT infrastructure.
LPWA technologies in South Africa – which is best? 12 September 2018, Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT There are many competing LPWA technologies in this space but in South Africa they are mainly LoRa, Sigfox and now Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT).
Design choices for Bluetooth Low Energy 12 September 2018, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Implementing Bluetooth from scratch is a complex undertaking but, for most IoT applications, it is not a necessary step.
Conical Technologies and Mini Circuits invest in education 15 August 2018, News Daniel Haywood, CEO of Conical Technologies, distributor of Mini-Circuits, said they have made this commitment because they believe it is essential to invest in education in South Africa.
How to make a pocket-sized white noise generator 15 August 2018, Altron Arrow, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI Noise in electrical circuits is typically the enemy, but there are cases where a well-characterised source of noise with no other signal is entirely the desired output.
Hiconnex Industrial to make HARTING connectors for trains 15 August 2018, Hiconnex, Interconnection
Hiconnex Industrial specialises in supplying cable and connector solutions for the general industrial, oil and gas, renewable energy, mining and rail industries, and this latest development services ...
Wits researchers look to photonics to bridge digital divide 15 August 2018, News, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Africa has 20% of the world’s population but only 4% of its Internet data access. This digital divide, with low Internet connectivity reach, particularly in rural areas, is both economic and geographic ...
Minister dismayed at local content in STBs 18 July 2018, News Communications minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, expressed her concern about the lack of adherence to the 30% local content manufacturing rule on the part of some digital TV set-top box suppliers.
The impact of localisation on revenue and supply chain 18 July 2018, Altron Arrow, News The unforeseen impact of government’s localisation initiative is the need for creative supply chain and inventory management processes that align the time factor of project cash out- and in-flows.
Designing high-speed PCBs using four layers 18 July 2018, EDA Technologies, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services There is an ever-growing demand for high-performance electronics products to use printed circuit boards with an absolute minimum layer count.
Supercomputing students bring home third prize 18 July 2018, News The South African supercomputing team that participated in the International Student Cluster Competition in Frankfurt, Germany, took third place behind China’s Tsinghua University and Nanyang Technological ...
Wits researchers make carbon nanotube discovery 13 June 2018, Electronics Technology Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have found ways to control the spin transport in networks of the smallest electrical conductor known to man.
AAD and Resolution Circle upskill students 13 June 2018, Altron Arrow, News Arrow Altech Distribution (AAD) and Resolution Circle launched a joint youth skills development programme that shall see 120 student engineers receive in-service training in cellphone screen and battery repairs.
Power efficiency boosted by Sic and GaN technologies 13 June 2018, Altron Arrow, Power Electronics / Power Management Texas Instruments’ Sameer Pendharkar looks at how silicon is being superseded when it comes to power supply efficiency.
Why do old Li-ion batteries take so long to charge? 13 June 2018, Uniross Batteries, Power Electronics / Power Management Battery users often ask: “Why does an old Li-ion lake so long to charge?” Indeed, when Li-ion gets older, the battery takes its time to charge even if there is little to fill. We call this the ‘old-man ...
