Should you buy a software-defined radio or build your own? 30 May 2022, RFiber Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT As the market for software-defined radios grows, many engineering organisations are wrestling with the age-old question: build or buy?
Helium mining – Popular hype or real business opportunity? 30 May 2022, Otto Wireless Solutions “My gateway went dead when a clone device came online in Croatia, which is still on the Helium network and earning HNT at an alarming rate.”
Is it getting hot in here? 26 April 2022, Spectrum Concepts When considering thermal performance, Samtec factors in power density, device thermal resistance, total power entering the system, system airflow and system impedance.
Personality profile: Hitesh Pema 26 April 2022, Hiconnex, News “I entered the military and aerospace field in 1996 when I was offered a position as a sales engineer at the specialist interconnect supplier, Hiconnex.”
A2B is revving up over-the-air software management 26 April 2022, Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT The ability to update modules, support customers and monetise additional features makes mastering software over the air an attractive proposition.
Optical liquid analysis prototyping platform for ubiquitous sensing 30 March 2022, Altron Arrow, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI Prototyping complex optical liquid analysis measurements is a challenge that requires careful consideration of how chemistry, optics and electronics interact to produce a precise result.
Effects of water and water vapour on conformal coating protection 30 March 2022, Techmet , Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services Coating materials differ in terms of water absorption and water vapour permeability, which may affect mechanical properties, adhesion, glass transition temperature, light and weathering resistance, corrosion protection and electrical insulation.
Sophisticated threats raise stakes in electronic warfare conflicts 30 March 2022, Concilium Technologies While the technologies will continue to evolve and new threats emerge, one constant remains: the military force that achieves and maintains spectrum dominance will control the EW domain.
Charting China’s meteoric chip sales trajectory 28 February 2022, News The SIA attributes this growth mainly to increasing US-China tensions and a whole-of-nation effort to advance China’s chip sector, including government subsidies, procurement preferences and other preferential policies.
From the editor's desk: Hurrying up, waiting or clinging on for dear life? EMP 2022 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Technews Publishing, News It seems like forever since companies in the local industry have got together and formed an association that’s all about changing things for the betterment of its members and the industry at large, rather than labouring on individually to maintain ‘business as usual’.
Electronic component shortages for 2022 and beyond 28 February 2022, Conical Technologies, News The best solution for the next two to three years is for programme managers to plan much further ahead and for stock buyers to ensure orders are placed well in advance.
Security is key for effective EV wireless battery management 28 February 2022, Altron Arrow, Power Electronics / Power Management The possibility of taking control of a car remotely was demonstrated by researchers on a moving vehicle during the 2016 Black Hat conference, using remote access via the vehicle’s gateway.
Signal chain implementation for condition monitoring systems 24 November 2021, Altron Arrow, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI Like all system designs, there are many choices to be made when it comes to designing a condition monitoring system, each of which comes with various trade-offs and can drastically alter the DAQ signal chain design.
Personality profile: Doug Gunnewegh 24 November 2021, News “They say if it doesn’t kill you, it only makes you stronger, so by now all the survivors are superheroes.”
World-first demo of wireless-powered 5G base station 24 November 2021, News Ericsson and PowerLight Technologies are exploring the possibility of delivering safe wireless power-beaming capabilities to enable cleaner and more sustainable operations for mobile networks.
One LoRa node to find them all 24 November 2021, Otto Wireless Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Whether your barrier to making use of LoRa has been availability or the price of nodes and gateways, or the lack of network infrastructure, the solutions to these problems are now available.
Products of the Year 2021 24 November 2021, News A selection of some of the best products to hit the South African electronic engineering market this year.
