ODU's white paper looks at the requirements for rugged high-speed data connectors. [ + ]

As Brazil hosts the world's greatest sporting competition this month and also prepares for the 2016 Summer Olympics, what will be the impact of the World Cup on the connector market? [ + ]

The real advantages of solid-state lighting are realised when lamp designers shake off limitations imposed by traditional lamps and take advantage of the low power, low heat and low profiles of LED light sources, as LED arrays light the way.

Electromagnetic and interference (EMI) issues are key elements of almost every PCB design, and thinking about these issues in the board layout stage can help reduce many common problems.

The European Commission and 180 companies and research organisations, under the umbrella of euRobotics, have launched a civilian research and innovation program in robotics. [ + ]

Intel has announced a range of solutions and initiatives for the connected car of the future. [ + ]

Professor Andrew Holmes, a pioneer in organic electronics, has become the Australian Academy of Science's new president. [ + ]

Freescale Semiconductor has teamed up with Neusoft Corporation and Green Hills Software to create next-generation automotive vision applications. [ + ]

Apple and Google agreed last week to abandon mutual litigation over smartphone software and hardware patents. Yesterday the Korea Times reported that it appears likely Apple and Samsung will also reach a similar agreement soon. [ + ]

The Australian Government has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on certain Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules or panels, following an application lodged by Tindo Manufacturing. [ + ]

The recent fitting of an alcohol-detecting band to a convicted binge drinker in the UK is a reminder of how the use of wearable electronics for behaviour control is proceeding apace. In a first for the UK, the authorities fixed a SCRAM alcohol-detecting leg band to a high-risk offender. [ + ]

Many giant electronics manufacturers, computer services companies and conglomerates have tens of billions of dollars in the bank that is instantly available for investment to counter their saturating sales in mature markets. Samsung, General Electric and Google are examples and Apple even has $133 billion available. [ + ]

The top 25 worldwide fabless IC sales leaders for 2013 include 14 suppliers headquartered in the US, five in Taiwan, two in China, two in Europe, one in Japan and one in Singapore. [ + ]

Now that the furore over the closure of Holden, Ford and Toyota seems to have subsided a little and now that we have stopped crying into our beer, gnashing our teeth and swearing into the sunset, we might pause for a moment and consider. [ + ]

Advancement in medical technology helps minimise risk to patients and ensure fast recovery. However, it also poses a number of challenges, not least as regards the power supply.