A modem solution that can support any PLC protocol standard for all global frequency bands including CENELEC A, FCC and ARIB, has been launched by Renesas Electronics. This is Renesas' third generation of flexible single-chip powerline solutions and the compan...

By Paul Whytock | 04-11-2015

We all appear on camera hundreds of times daily thanks to the amount of street-level CCTV monitoring in our towns and cities, and soon we could see street cameras that will predict and analyse our behaviour. Japanese technology conglomerate, Hitachi, has devel...

By Paul Whytock | 28-10-2015

Data, data, data. We all want it; we can’t get enough of it. It’s an intrinsic part of the increasingly frenetic life we all lead. Phones or tablets in hand, we’re constantly checking our screens, whether it’s to track the latest sales figures, view our Twitte...

By Nick Robins | 27-10-2015

Electropages' European editor Paul Whytock and technical features editor Sally Ward-Foxton report from Munich on the top technology stories breaking at the Pinnacle International Press Summit. Simon Flatt, managing director of Pinnacle Marketing, organisers o...

By Paul Whytock | 21-10-2015

The simple answer to that is maybe, but there are a few buts clouding the perovskite horizon. However, there is no doubt about the excitement perovskite photovoltaics (PV) is causing within the solar power industry. It shows very promising performance with som...

By Paul Whytock | 15-10-2015

Communications technology is constantly evolving to accommodate the ever-growing need for higher data rates and increased bandwidth. A crucial element in this progress is the development of new pluggable transceiver form factors, such as the SFP+—an enhanced v...

By Marco Enge | 12-10-2015

Tester for tomorrow's V2X applications Future intelligent transport systems will be implemented using standards such as IEEE 802.11p WLAN. This standard enables vehicles and infrastructures to share information in order to warn drivers of hazards such as accid...

By Paul Whytock | 06-10-2015

The constant engineering drive towards ever flatter and thinner silicon wafers has received a significant boost following the development of new laser de-bonding techniques involving Borofloat, a borosilicate glass. Borofloat glass is widely used as a substrat...

By Paul Whytock | 30-09-2015

The DSEI Defence and Security Equipment International exhibition in London is a huge collection of all the latest air, sea and land military equipment, much of it empowered by electronics. Electropages went along to search out some of the hot technology but fo...

By Paul Whytock | 24-09-2015

Technology marketers are very keen these days to convince us that wearable devices like fitness monitors are part of everyday life. Well, I don’t know about you, but they are not part of my everyday life, and I am sure that is the case for many people. The tho...

By Paul Whytock | 22-09-2015

The Palais des congrès de Paris played host to this year's European Microwave Week (EuMW) show and conference and Electropages went along to search out the top technologies. Here's what we found. Industry first for Keysight Test and Measurement specialist Keys...

By Paul Whytock | 15-09-2015

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an increasing concern in modern electronic designs as the demand for higher operating frequencies and lower voltages continues to grow. In this article, Mathias Goebel, an experienced product manager at Avnet Abacus, sheds...

By Mathias Goebel | 09-09-2015

Philip Lechner's career in electronics distribution has spanned 33 years, including 13 years as a field sales engineer covering power, semiconductors and IP&E, and 20 years in product management for power supplies and DC/DC converters for Avnet Abacus. In...

By Philip Lechner | 03-09-2015

Following many years of proposals and discussions within the European Union, the EU-wide’  eCall’ automatic-emergency-call alert system is now coming to a car near you. eCall is a system that provides an automated message to emergency services from a vehicle i...

By Sven Etzold | 27-08-2015