High speed, high performance, high power - it used to mean high fossil fuel consumption.

The embedded developer b-plus was looking to migrate its XScale-based visualisation client, which is designed to be the mobile HMI for Zigbee measured data, to an Atom-based platform, to benefit from enhanced graphics and processing performance, easier long-term scalability in performance and openness in software development. One major question needed to be answered: what is the most efficient hardware platform for this application?

Multiple-input multiple-output offers the potential to increase data rates for a single user by using two or four streams of data transmitted with multiple antennas.

Cables are hidden inside hinges, shells and behind displays to save space, weight and money in manufacturing electronic equipment.

Clarke & Severn has released an overview of patchbay normalling made easy.

We’re all familiar with the old ‘break-fix’ model of service - it’s been the way of life for many years. It works well; it generates revenue and keeps you in business alongside hardware sales. The problem is that it’s a short-term solution for a long-term user.

Quality managers and line supervisors are routinely tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the hand soldering process is under control. The method most commonly used is to measure the idle tip temperature of the soldering station and to use this reading as a benchmark of system compliance.

RF LDMOS (RF laterally diffused MOS), now referred to as LDMOS, is the dominant device technology used in high-power wireless infrastructure power amplifier applications for frequencies ranging from less than 900 MHz to 3.8 GHz.

What are the latest trends in human machine interface (HMI)? And what should you look for, or be aware of, when you browse the market in search of new HMI solutions? The purpose of this article is to outline and describe some of the most recent key trends in software-driven industrial HMI solutions.

Working transistors made from flakes of molybdenite have been made in Switzerland.

A little wax and soap can help build electrodes for cheaper lithium-ion batteries, according to a study published in Nano Letters.

A new semiconductor manufacturing method, pioneered at the University of Illinois in the US, is claimed to make the future of solar energy brighter.

Many semiconductor manufacturers now offer microcontrollers which are based on ARM technology. These microcontrollers offer an extensive peripheral mix combined with an outstanding price/performance relationship.

A nanostructured lithium-ion battery developed at Rice University may charge faster and last longer than Li-ion batteries in current use. Nanowires with a PMMA polymer coating solve a long-standing problem of forming ultrathin electrolyte layers around nanostructured electrodes.

Handheld digital multimeters (DMM) are among the most widely used instruments for equipment testing when it comes to servicing, repairing and installing applications. This article will help you get a better picture of each DMM's operations. It will also guide you in selecting the handheld DMM operations best suited to your working environment and in choosing a handheld DMM that is designed and tested to protect you against electrical hazards you might encounter.