Monthly Archives: April 2012

German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao paid a visit to Harting’s booth at the Hannover Messe last week.

Neul has deployed the world’s first city-wide, fully-functional wireless network in white space in Cambridge, UK. To demonstrate this network Neul, in collaboration with Bglobal Metering, showcased the world’s first-ever smart electricity meter reading over a white space network. The … Continue reading →

Plessey Semiconductors has designed a heart rate monitor demonstration using its EPIC sensor technology, which is the same size as a wristwatch and does not require a chest strap or second sensor at the end of a cable that could … Continue reading →

TTI has been named Distributor of the Year 2011 by connector giant Molex. At the ceremony to present the trophy, Mark Davies, Molex’s Distribution Corporate Account Manager – Europe commented: “At the end of our financial year Molex reviews the … Continue reading →

Silica has announced its largest European training series so far, visiting twenty venues throughout Europe. Joining forces with Cypress, Freescale, Infineon, Intel, Microchip, NXP, Renesas, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and ARM, around 1000 design engineers are expected to attend between June … Continue reading →

Energy Micro has introduced two feature rich starter kits for designers building more complex battery-powered products such as portable health and fitness devices and smart accessories. Based on the already available EFM32 Leopard Gecko and Giant Gecko microcontrollers, the new … Continue reading →

Teseq now has UKAS accreditation for on-site calibration of all EFT, PQT, Surge, pulse generators, Harmonic & Flickers analysers and offers “no down time” antenna calibration in its new purpose built chamber, avoiding delays caused by weather on open-field test … Continue reading →

ON Semiconductor and NXP have introduced an evaluation board and complete reference design for power efficient Twisted Pair (TP) networks. The evaluation board, which will be available in May, is undergoing the final phases of formal KNX certification.

Harting has held a ground breaking ceremony for its new Quality and Technology Centre (HQT centre) in Epelskamp, Germany. The site has historical significance for the Harting family since company founder Wilhelm Harting built the company’s first production hall in … Continue reading →

Image processing specialist Framos has announced its new Visiosens VF camera series – a flexible and customisable image capture platform with more than 140 camera variants per image sensor. Its new key features include the Mini-B USB2.0 and the latest … Continue reading →