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Electronics professionals identify their top design trends for 2020: extending battery life, 5G & sustainability

EPDT November 2019 issue (inc. RF & Microwave + Medical features) now available online

Understanding EMC/EMI considerations for electrical & electronic equipment

Top 15 stories on EPDT in September 2019...

2019 winners of Create the Future Design Contest congratulated by principal sponsor, Mouser

Using ferroelectric memory to enhance reliability of automotive systems

- EMC/EMI & magnetic sensing in modern automotive applications (01/10/2019)
  
  Efficiency is the ‘watchword’ in automotive circles these days, driven by environmentally aware consumers, legislation & rising fuel costs. The industry is looking to technology to deliver the required advances, whether this is in the development of the latest hybrid or electric vehicles (HEVs/EVs), or finding ways to make internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles more efficient.
- The future of electronics production on display at productronica 2019 (01/10/2019)
  
  This year, it’s the turn of productronica to pack the halls of Messe München in Munich, Germany, from November 12-15. Alternating annually with its larger sister expo, electronica, productronica claims to be the world’s leading trade fair for the electronics production industry.
- One-millionth gallium-nitride (GaN)-based InnoSwitch3 IC delivered by Power Integrations (30/09/2019)
  
  Partnership with Anker Innovations helps Power Integrations drive GaN (gallium-nitride) revolution in mass-market AC-DC power adapters.
- TE Connectivity meet demanding energy supply requirements at Middle East airport (13/09/2019)
  
  This case study outlines how TE Connectivity (TE) medium voltage joints & separable connectors can withstand extreme humidity, salinity & high temperatures to meet electrical requirements at Muscat International Airport.
- National day for engineering announced to combat narrow perceptions of profession among young people (13/09/2019)
  
  Engineering could be one of the most poorly understood careers in the UK, according to new research. The Royal Academy of Engineering has highlighted that misconceptions about engineers and lack of understanding of the profession means young people are missing opportunities to make a difference to our world.
- The car of the future on Europe’s roads: 3Ccar project enhances reliability & robustness in highly automated vehicles (10/09/2019)
  
  By 2030, it's estimated that 50% of newly registered vehicles will be electrically powered, connected or automated. This dramatic upsurge requires a new system approach in vehicle architecture to support electromobility & highly automated driving. European project, '3Ccar' was set up to tackle this challenge.
- Editor's comment: Engineers on a mission... (03/09/2019)
  
  Initial plans for this year’s Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (which will run from 4-8 November 2019, #TEWeek19) have been announced, with ‘Engineers on a mission’ set to be its theme, focusing on the impact engineers make on the nation’s health & wellbeing.
- Top 15 stories on EPDT in August 2019... (03/09/2019)
  
  As September 2019 begins, we've reviewed the most popular stories – as determined by our readers – across EPDT’s website & newsletter during the last month...
- Advanced battery management in healthcare energy storage systems for higher reliability, safety & longer lifetime (01/09/2019)
  
  Battery monitoring systems are fundamental enablers in many industries, playing an essential role in a range of applications, from going the extra mile in EVs to storing renewable energy for the smart grid. Battery technologies are also used in medical devices for increased safety of operation & to provide portability in hospitals.

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