Industry News
100,000 users for free PCB design tool
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, the global distributor for engineers, has recorded 100,000 users of the educational network licence for the company's free-for-download DesignSpark PCB design tool. [ + ]
Infographic: power adapter regulations
Power electronics manufacturer CUI has developed an infographic to help keep OEMs up to date with the rapidly changing regulatory environment for power supplies. [ + ]
Design environment enhanced for power supply applications
STMicroelectronics is extending the focus of its eDesignSuite online design environment with the addition of complementing components from Würth Elektronik, a major transformer manufacturer, to help customers complete their new projects quickly and cost-effectively. [ + ]
Hidden PIM source discovered in mobile data connections
Research by Hughes Electronics and London Southbank University has found that humidity makes a significant contribution to passive intermodulation (PIM) in cellular networks. [ + ]
Renesas joins LoRa Alliance
Renesas Electronics has joined the LoRa Alliance, a non-profit association that supports the standardisation and adoption of LoRaWAN. [ + ]
Advanced manufacturing facility opens in Launceston
The University of Tasmania has opened its new Advanced Sensor Manufacturing Facility (ASMF), to be operated in partnership with Launceston firm Definium Technologies. [ + ]
Free access to audio design tool
Small electronic products like wearables and IoT devices can now provide high-end audio features with the help of a graphical design tool for STM32 microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics. [ + ]
Entries now open for embedded design contest
Registrations are now open for the 2017 GR Peach Design Contest, hosted by Renesas, in Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN. [ + ]
New technique to measure 2D wonder materials
Researchers have developed a method to measure the electronic structures of stacks of two-dimensional materials, whose features such as flatness, atomic thinness, high conductivity and extreme strength make them highly desirable for use in electronic devices. [ + ]
ROHM and SEMIKRON collaborate on Japanese power electronics
ROHM and SEMIKRON are collaborating on the sales of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and modules, in order to contribute to the evolution of the Japanese power electronics market. [ + ]
Silicon nanowires improve transistor-based biosensors
Korean researchers have improved the fabrication of transistor-based biosensors by adding silicon nanowires to their surface. [ + ]
Synnex partners with Advantech on end-to-end IoT solutions
Advantech, an IoT hardware and software company, has partnered with ICT distributor Synnex Australia to provide customers with complete solutions while embracing the business opportunities of the IoT. [ + ]
Improving semitransparent solar cells
Swiss researchers have developed semitransparent organic solar cells that apparently achieve better efficiency and transparency than existing ones. [ + ]
1950s energy converter reinvented with graphene
US researchers have updated the process of thermionic energy conversion for the 21st century, using wonder material graphene as a key part of the technology. [ + ]
3D-printed aerospace components on show
Monash University has used a $3.5 million 3D printer to produce an aluminium door hinge for a Chinese jet airliner. [ + ]