PCB design service
18 August, 2014Lintek has enhanced its printed circuit manufacturing capabilities by developing Via in Pad technology around vacuum metallisation.
10 finalists to reinvent the hat in element14 design challenge
15 August, 2014element14 and Adafruit have announced the finalists in its 'Hats Off' global design challenge.
element14 offers development kits for the Internet of Things
06 June, 2014element14, in association with its technology partners Freescale, Atmel and Texas Instruments, has unveiled a host of exclusive new technologies, products and design resources for the Internet of Things.
element14 expands discretes portfolio
15 May, 2014element14 has added to its portfolio of tape and reel discretes for electronics design and production over 1000 transistors, MOSFETs and diodes from suppliers such as Fairchild, NXP, ON Semiconductor and Vishay.
Hi-tech prototype facility opens in Dandenong
14 April, 2014Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips has officially opened a new $125,000 prototyping facility at SRXGlobal that is expected to create six new jobs.
Custom or off-the-shelf connectors?
02 April, 2014 by Hank Mancini*When designing a new medical device, one of the decisions manufacturers face is choosing a connector and mating receptacle. For some applications, a standard (or off-the-shelf) connector is a viable option. For other applications, a custom or hybrid connector may be more appropriate.
Fruit bat-inspired flying vehicles
21 February, 2014 by Jason BardiBats and other flying creatures have inspired Virginia Tech researchers to design small flying vehicles known as 'micro air vehicles' with flapping wings.
EU's 3D SoC project to use dual-FPGA development platform
03 February, 2014Sundance's SMT166 dual-FPGA platform has been chosen as the prototyping platform for the European Union's FP7 FlexTiles 3D SoC project, placing it at the heart of leading research into self-adaptive, high-performance computing.
element14 showcases TE Connectivity's subsystem design solutions
05 December, 2013element14 has a new section for TE Connectivity on its website, showcasing the company's component solutions for subsystem design including circuit protection devices, control boards, power systems, cable assemblies, controllers, timers and sensors that support end products or systems across many user segments.
Adafruit Industries and CadSoft collaborate
28 November, 2013CadSoft Computer and Adafruit Industries recently formalised a collaboration in which Adafruit will act as a global reseller of popular PCB prototyping solution Eagle.
Peer-to-peer communities are a key enabler of modern PCB design, but aren't being fully utilised
27 November, 2013Peer-to-peer communities are a key enabler of modern PCB design, but aren't being fully utilised, reveals CadSoft survey. The company marks its 25th anniversary by revealing the findings of its global survey of PCB designers.
PCB design for construction safety equipment
04 November, 2013 by Mansi GandhiAustralian technology design company Lockie Safety Systems usually designs PCB layouts in-house but when the company started a new project that required radically different architecture, it decided to engage external experts.
element14 launches new design challenge
27 September, 2013element14 has launched the Smarter Life Challenge, a global design competition which will encourage participants to develop forward-thinking products.
element14 extends design support for STM32 ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers
26 September, 2013CooCox, the integrated ARM Cortex-M design environment (IDE) from element14, has been extended to support the new STMicroelectronics Value-Line of microcontrollers (MCUs).
Marque Magnetics transformer design and prototyping services
29 July, 2013Marque Magnetics has added technical consulting to its product range, offering a design service for custom transformers, inductors and specialty coils.
