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Designing, producing and testing PCBs
Many services now offer low-cost custom board fabrication with quick turnaround. The real challenge is creating a good PCB board design. [ + ]
High-efficiency laser created for silicon chips
Scientists have developed a semiconductor laser made of germanium and tin, whose efficiency is comparable with conventional GaAs semiconductor lasers on Si. [ + ]
Seven Industry 4.0 trends for 2020
Jos Martin reveals the major trends he expects to see in 2020 to help professionals foresee the technologies that will define the next decade — and where the factory of the future is headed. [ + ]
Battery-powered chips could work faster and longer
Researchers have invented a novel class of reconfiguration techniques that adaptively extends both the minimum power consumption and the maximum performance of digital circuits. [ + ]
Testing high-throughput satellites: from prototyping to in-orbit verification
When developing satellite electronics, testing occurs throughout all stages of spacecraft development. [ + ]
Creating custom-coloured light with 2D semiconductors
Swiss and UK researchers have discovered structures based on two-dimensional materials that emit tailor-made light in any colour you could wish for. [ + ]
6G research should be human-centric, scientists say
Researchers found that 6G communications will need to be more secure, protect people's privacy, be ubiquitously accessible and affordable, and safeguard users' mental and physical wellbeing. [ + ]
Teaching tomorrow's vehicles to 'hear'
Modern cars already feature a range of sophisticated systems, but the self-driving cars of the future will also have auditory capabilities. [ + ]
How to select and use COTS components for space applications
For some spacecraft manufacturers, the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts is the only option to meet the performance and cost needs of a mission. [ + ]
Tandem solar cell efficiency closes in on 30%
Researchers have developed a solar cell, made of the semiconductors perovskite and silicon, that converts 29.15% of the incident light into electrical energy — believed to be a world record. [ + ]
The screen printing process: challenges and considerations 101
Focusing on some of the main challenges during the production of the printed circuit board, Hawker Richardson explores how to overcome some key obstacles. [ + ]
Avoid exposure with the right enclosure
What is the (true) cost in specifying your enclosure? [ + ]
Flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
The touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up into a tube. [ + ]
10 electronics trends to expect in 2020
2020 marks the beginning of a new decade and will thus be a seminal year for the products that will change our lives during the next 10 years. [ + ]
Chokes deployed in the automotive industry
A growing number of car manufacturers are deciding to utilise high-voltage equipment with a view to enhancing the comfort of driving or general vehicle users' experience. [ + ]
