Industry News
Better GaN circuits for radar and military systems
DARPA has awarded a contract to RFMD to investigate how to enhance the thermal efficiency of gallium nitride (GaN) circuits used in high-power radar and other military systems. [ + ]
Harmonised standards under the Low Voltage Directive for Europe
A new list of harmonised standards under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC was announced in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ C 245) last August. [ + ]
Reducing robot energy consumption
Robots could reduce their power consumption by as much as 10-fold by ‘stutter jumping’ - taking a short hop before a big jump. [ + ]
Living power cables discovered
While you can’t yet pop them into your next electronics design project, the discovery of living cables is quite intriguing. [ + ]
Renesas and Braemac sign distributor agreement
Under this agreement, Braemac plans to offer the full range of Renesas products. [ + ]
IGT Industries acquired by Stadium Group
The acquisition supports a strategy to build an electronic business with a portfolio of adjacent products and technologies. [ + ]
Why wire insulators fail
For the first time, scientists have observed how droplets within solids deform and burst under high electric voltages. [ + ]
Cobham Technical Services on-demand presentation for FEA design
The presentation outlines how low-frequency electromagnetic simulation software enables designers to improve the performance of motors and generators to meet specific economic, efficiency and operating environment targets. [ + ]
Semikron and Visedo sponsor Electric Raceabout e-car project
The e-car Electric Raceabout now is the fastest electric vehicle in the world on ice. [ + ]
ON Semiconductor joins imec’s GaN-on-Si research program
ON Semiconductor will collaborate on the development of next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon (Si) power devices. [ + ]
Mouser launches two new sites
Two new sites on mouser.com show applications and technologies and the newest products. [ + ]
Registration open for 2012 NI Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology Roadshow
National Instruments has announced open registration for the 2012 NI Embedded Control and Monitoring Technology Roadshow - a series of free technical events featuring the latest trends, technologies and information for engineers and scientists developing embedded control and monitoring applications. [ + ]
eResearch South Australia selects SGI to supply HPC system
SGI selected to provide infrastructure for its new high-performance computing (HPC) system with the Tizard machine. [ + ]
Advantech wants Facebook fans
In a venture to gain Facebook friends, Advantech offered a laptop carry bag. [ + ]
RS Components now a distribution partner for Arduino’s educational kit
The Arduino Uno educational kit aids entry-level electronics design and prototyping. [ + ]
