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Features

- Combatting challenges & changing the market: in conversation with Vicor (01/12/2022)
  
  EPDT Editor, Mark Gradwell interviews power component specialist, Vicor’s Henryk Dabrowski, Vice President, Sales, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa).
- Achieving an ‘astonishing’ flat high efficiency profile across the full load range (01/12/2022)
  
  In September 2022, a new company, Pulsiv – a spin out from Plymouth University – launched a new approach for achieving ultra-high efficiency power supplies. Now, the technology has been adopted by an early user – a global PSU (power supply unit) manufacturer that provides power solutions to many leading consumer brand names...
- Domotics: Improving the man/machine interface in consumer electronics (01/12/2022)
  
  Every type of consumer electronic product – from HD & OLED TVs, fridges & washing machines, camera & video equipment, through to small electrical beauty aids, electronic games consoles & small electrical appliances – has become more sophisticated over the past decade. But the majority of domestic applications are still controlled by switches, either on the appliance itself or on a handheld remote control.
- Wi-SUN enables interoperable, secure wireless mesh networks (01/12/2022)
  
  Wireless technology is a key enabler for many major current tech trends, including the internet of things (IoT) – and smart cities, homes & meters. With 4.2 billion people worldwide living in cities, there is huge demand for connectivity across many different applications. And there are, of course, many competing wireless standards, which all have distinct advantages & drawbacks for different use cases.
- Developing safer, more secure software for Industry 4.0 (01/12/2022)
  
  Industry 4.0 introduces the exciting concept of connecting people, machines & other physical assets into one seamless digital ecosystem. However, this means that, more than ever, there is massive dependency on software – particularly embedded software – and connectivity. And, while software & connectivity accelerate Industry 4.0’s potential, they also introduce more safety & security risks.
- Headphone & earbud audio testing (01/12/2022)
  
  EPDT readers may be aware of the basic method used for loudspeaker testing: at its simplest, a measurement microphone is placed a standard distance from a loudspeaker in an acoustically appropriate space, while the speaker is driven by a test signal. The microphone acquires the acoustic output of the speaker & passes it to an analyser.
- A brighter future for flat screens: exploring the development of high efficiency blue OLEDs to meet industry demand (01/12/2022)
  
  Iconic inventor & engineer, Nikola Tesla once said: “Electrical science has revealed to us the true nature of light, has provided us with innumerable appliances & instruments of precision, and has thereby vastly added to the exactness of our knowledge.” The industry has grown its knowledge significantly since, but what happens when devices are required to give even better levels of performance?
- Accessing inclusivity: why digital accessibility matters for consumer electronics manufacturers (01/12/2022)
  
  June 2022 saw the arrival of the deadline set by the EU’s European Accessibility Act (EAA), whereby all EU (European Union) member states are expected to introduce their own digital accessibility policies & sign them into law. This represents a significant step towards greater inclusivity, recognising how seriously this issue needs to be taken by smart device manufacturers worldwide...
- Ready for Warehouse 4.0? (01/12/2022)
  
  Since the pandemic – and Brexit, the shortage of warehouse workers in the UK has been well documented. But recently, industrial workplace standards body, the RTITB claimed that digitalisation could be the key to tackling the gap, having found a solution that gets forklift operators into warehouse and logistics operations faster, reducing lost days by 89%.
- Coexistence testing: helping multi-technology devices work together with thorough testing (01/12/2022)
  
  Today, as Martin Varga, Wireless & Custom Engineering Team leader at wireless communications T&M specialist, Anritsu tells us here, there are more wirelessly connected devices than ever before. Found everywhere, they range from consumer electronic devices such as laptops, smartphones & wireless headsets, to household appliances such as fridges & washing machines...
- Navitas drives Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer at 210 W – new ultra-fast charging record (29/11/2022)
  
  High-speed GaNFast™ ICs enable high-power 210 W charger to achieve 1-100% in just 9 minutes.
- SFN announces Bizen foundry network that halves IC purchasing price & slashes lead time (29/11/2022)
  
  WaferTrain® fully equipped to build Zpolar® transistors with Zpolar® Tunnel Logic (ZTL).
- Southern returns in February 2023 (24/11/2022)
  
  Spanning both the mechanical engineering & electronics sectors in approximately equal measure, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics is the UK’s largest annual engineering & technology exhibition and a must-see event. As usual, it will co-locate with AutoAero, a specialist theme devoted to the aerospace & automotive industries.
- Engineers climb the ratings to become Britain’s second most trusted profession (23/11/2022)
  
  Almost 9 in 10 people (87%) trust engineers to tell them the truth, putting them just ahead of doctors (85%) – topped only by nurses (89%). Engineers are one of only three professions whose trust score has improved since 2021.
- electronica confirms its status as the world’s leading trade fair for electronics (18/11/2022)
  
  The global electronics industry met again in person from November 15-18 2022 as electronica returned to Munich, Germany. 2,144 exhibitors, 64% of whom came from countries outside of Germany, showcased innovations that covered the entire spectrum of electronics to around 70,000 visitors from around 100 countries at this world-leading trade fair.
- NECTO Studio 2.3.0 IDE from MIKROE adds Red Pitaya enabling signal analysis to be performed without expensive lab equipment (16/11/2022)
  
  Planet Debug – industry’s first hardware-as-a-service platform – now adds remote signal analysis to remote development & debugging.
- Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) secures $19M to scale up for $50BN power semiconductor device market (15/11/2022)
  
  Funding led by Parkwalk Advisors & BGF enables CGD to deliver mass production of its GaN (gallium nitride) transistor family & contribute to the global sustainability movement.
- CGD & Neways sign GaN-based clean energy deal at electronica 2022 (14/11/2022)
  
  Ceremony to be held at 10am, November 17th on Neways’ booth, Hall A1, Stand 306, Messe München, Munich, Germany.
- “Electronics industry paves the way for climate protection” finds electronica Trend Index (11/11/2022)
  
  In the run-up to electronica, an online survey of participants was carried out to investigate some sustainability aspects of the electronics industry – which will meet in mid-November in Munich, Germany at the world’s leading trade fair & conference for electronics. This year, the show's focus is, among other things, on a future vision of an all-electric society based on CO2-neutral energies.
- Spotlight on T Levels awareness during 10th annual Tomorrow's Engineers Week (09/11/2022)
  
  T Levels have the potential to deliver the much-needed skilled engineering workforce in the UK; however, a new report published today by EngineeringUK highlights that awareness among young people & employers is surprisingly low.

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