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Fake electronics at shows. What do the exhibition organisers say?

Electroblog recently covered a couple of stories highlighting the menace of counterfeit electronic products and how one of the ways dishonest companies sell them is via industry exhibitions. Confronting Counterfeit Electronics at Trade Shows To talk about the...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 04-07-2017

Fake electronics at shows. What do the exhibition organisers say?

Electroblog recently covered a couple of stories highlighting the menace of counterfeit electronic products and how one of the ways dishonest companies sell them is via industry exhibitions. Confronting Counterfeit Electronics at Trade Shows To talk about the...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 04-07-2017

Wireless Sensor in a Screw Head Harvests its Own Energy

A wireless sensor system in a screw head, developed by the Technische Universität Chemnitz and IK Elektronik, is powered by kinetic energy harvesting from vibration in commercial vehicles, writes Andreas Mangler, Head of Strategic Marketing at Rutronik. Thi...

By Andreas Mangler | 29-06-2017

Counterfeit components and the touch screen toddlers PART II

Two breaking news items pinged their way onto my desktop this week that reminded me of a couple of stories Electropages published a few months ago. The first latest news item looked at how the Düsseldorf District Court in Germany handed down judgments in favou...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 26-06-2017

Counterfeit components and the touch screen toddlers PART II

Two breaking news items pinged their way onto my desktop this week that reminded me of a couple of stories Electropages published a few months ago. The first latest news item looked at how the Düsseldorf District Court in Germany handed down judgments in favou...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 26-06-2017

Dielectric properties: why they’re important and how to measure them

Keysight Technologies’ Giovanni D’Amore explains six methods of measuring this vital material characteristic Have you heard of dielectric properties? If you have, you’re probably thinking back to charge storage experiments you did in physics lessons at scho...

By Giovanni D’Amore | 22-06-2017

Best of the test at Automotive Testing Expo Europe

The German city of Stuttgart played host to the Automotive Testing Expo where over 300 companies attended to show off their new technologies in the areas of car testing, evaluation and quality control. Here are some of the highlights. Keep your distance The GP...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 15-06-2017

Best of the test at Automotive Testing Expo Europe

The German city of Stuttgart played host to the Automotive Testing Expo where over 300 companies attended to show off their new technologies in the areas of car testing, evaluation and quality control. Here are some of the highlights. Keep your distance The GP...

In The News | By Paul Whytock | 15-06-2017

Are these E-mode GaN-on-Silicon power devices a World first?

E-mode 200 and 650Volt power devices that achieve a Ron dispersion of under 20% have been successfully developed using 200mm GaN-on-Silicon wafers. The technology was created by nanoelectronics and digital technology specialists Imec who say it is ready for pr...

Articles | By Paul Whytock | 13-06-2017

Are these E-mode GaN-on-Silicon power devices a World first?

E-mode 200 and 650Volt power devices that achieve a Ron dispersion of under 20% have been successfully developed using 200mm GaN-on-Silicon wafers. The technology was created by nanoelectronics and digital technology specialists Imec who say it is ready for pr...

Insights | By Paul Whytock | 13-06-2017

OLEDs apps are making the OEM headlines

Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays are front-page news again following the industry rumour that Apple is considering the thin, lightweight screen technology for the forthcoming iPhone 8. It has also distinguished its MacBook Pro with an innovative OL...

Articles | By Mark Patrick | 05-06-2017

OLEDs apps are making the OEM headlines

Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays are front-page news again following the industry rumour that Apple is considering the thin, lightweight screen technology for the forthcoming iPhone 8. It has also distinguished its MacBook Pro with an innovative OL...

Insights | By Mark Patrick | 05-06-2017