Testing equipment to ensure it meets military standards has a long history and is usually more demanding than tests carried out on other equipment. While this story looks at American-specific methods, the requirements in Australia would be similar

A relatively recent development in the assessment of the environmental impact of electronic systems is life cycle analysis. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a methodology which attempts to achieve two things in detail

Globally the printing industry is in decline. Are the centuries of development in the science and production technology for printing declining in a whimper?

With the proliferation of choices between MOSFETs and IGBTs, it is becoming increasingly difficult for today's designer to select the best device for an application. Here are a few basic guidelines that will help this decision-making process

Digital designers have long reached for an oscilloscope as the tool of first choice for debug. As FPGAs have become the centrepiece of digital design, the need to quickly debug systems that include programmable logic is stronger than ever

Graphite could be the basis for a new class of nanometre-scale electronic devices that have the properties of carbon nanotubes - but could be produced using established microelectronics manufacturing techniques

Finding an enclosure that can survive in difficult environments that can cope with wet and/or corrosive environments, sunlight and generally harsh conditions can be difficult

Premier Batteries commenced business in 1986 in a small factory unit at Chipping Norton. Today they have grown, changed direction, moved to larger premises and evolved to be the largest local manufacturer of two-way radio batteries in Australia

Discrete power MOSFETs employ semiconductor processing techniques that are similar to those of today's VLSI circuits, although the device geometry, voltage and current levels are significantly different from the design used in VLSI devices

The design process for a high-speed connector is coloured by the experiences of the individual designer and his/her exposure to different aspects and requirements of the products he or she has developed in the past

Discrete power MOSFETs employ semiconductor processing techniques that are similar to those of today's VLSI circuits, although the device geometry, voltage and current levels are significantly different from the design used in VLSI devices

Disposing of unwanted electronic equipment has become an issue that gets bigger every day. But moves to recycle computers are in danger of stalling. Here, David Braue looks into why landfills are still gobbling up electronic waste at an alarming level

Intel originally designed the Pentium M processor for mobile systems, such as notebooks, to meet the special requirements in this area. Nevertheless, these same characteristics also predestine this processor for embedded applications

A technique for fabricating liquid cooling channels onto the backs of high-performance integrated circuits could allow denser packaging of chips while providing better temperature control and improved reliability

Electronic technologies are increasingly used in equipment that has an impact on safety. Unfortunately, all electrical and electronic technologies are inherently prone to suffering inaccuracy due to electromagnetic interference (EMI)