Interviews & Comments

A tipping point is rare and exciting. Something that has functioned in a particular way for a long time is incrementally affected by factors that build steadily until suddenly they transform the way ...

REACH SVHC is part of a chemical safety and environmental protection regulation that is receiving considerable public attention. Product complexity and the continuous updating of the Substances of ...

During over ten years spent in supplying electronics inspection, test and production systems, specialists at Cupio have frequently been asked to solve the challenges created by lead-free solder in ...

Budding electricians will have no doubt completed a relevant course or apprenticeship in the field, learning techniques on how to install and repair stationary machinery, complete wiring jobs, repair circuit boards and other such electrical tasks. However, becoming an electrician requires more than the relevant knowledge. Specific equipment is needed to fulfil certain tasks required, as well as general tools used by all manual workers such as hammers and screwdrivers.

Since it was first established, USB has followed a very well defined host-peripheral structure. Through this structure the host PC can control any peripheral that it has been connected to, while also (during the period in which this connection is maintained) supplying it with the power necessary to operate. In more recent times, however the sophistication of peripherals has increased considerably.

Big Data, IoT and Autonomous Vehicles are set to spur new markets next year according to John Daane, President, CEO & Chairman of the Board at Altera. According to Daane 2014 promises to be “fascinating to anyone interested in electronics and its impact on global society.”

Andrew Gilbert, Business Development Director at Ingenia, talks to CIE about Laser Surface Authentication (LSA) and how it can help tackle counterfeiting in the electronics industry.

Paul Currie, Sales & Marketing Director at MPE Ltd, looks at the impact solar superstorms caused by the sun"s constantly changing surface plasma can have on engineering infrastructure and assesses some of the techniques that can be employed to protect it from damage.

Darryl McKenney, Vice President of Engineering Services at Mercury Systems, talks to CIE about the challenges associated with the effective handling of thermal management. As he explains the challenge is how to do more with less and how to deal with reduced power requirements, in more extreme environments, in less time, with less weight, and at less risk.

New legislation from the USA that requires companies to disclose their use of ‘conflict minerals’ is set to have a major impact on the world electronics industry with distributors of electronic components particularly hard hit. Howard Venning, Aspen Electronics MD, looks into the ruling.