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At Electronica 2016 we caught up with Graham Dale, director of research and development at Pickering Electronics. Reed Relays for high voltage applications and the miniaturisation of Reed Relays are among the topics discussed.

At Electronica 2016 we caught up with Peter Wood, DesignSpark Digital Marketing Manager. He talks about how RS supports millions of engineers around the globe room the design to the maintenance of their products and systems.

At Electronica 2016, we caught up with Doug Steele, Harwin's v-p of sales and marketing. He talks about Harwin's secure, space saving Gecko Screw-Lok connector for harsh environments.

ARM-based single board computer firm Udoo has made a global sales push and signed distributor Mouser Electronics. Udoo has a range of computer modules which are compatible with the Arduino design environment. The distributor will stock six versions of the Udoo SBCs, including the newly launched Udoo NEO, which is an open-source computing module based on a Freescale i.MX 6 SoloX applications ...

It is now possible to replace tens of chips with one programmable analogue device, writes Steve Logan of Maxim. Like nearly everything else in the semiconductor industry today, hardware system designers are trying to do more with less. When you add a new single-point-function integrated circuit, you need time for evaluation, to read a new datasheet, and even get support from ...

The BBC launches its Micro Bit (micro:bit) programmable device, which will be given free to all Year 7 children in the UK. Dara O’Brien was host for the launch event at the BBC, and coincidentally joins me for a demo of the user interface – the Microsoft Touch Development Environment. Read more » ARM, Nordic Semiconductor, Samsung, Microsoft, Freescale, Farnell ...

httpv://youtu.be/8AJGhq9kgj4 Welcome the Neo board, from Udoo, makers of the educational Udoo single-board mini PC that was intended for students to learn the basics of coding and electronics. We first featured the original Udoo on Gadget Master back in April 2013 – UDOO board runs Android or Linux – and the team is moving things on with the Neo, a ...

Systems with multiple power rails are becoming more efficient, but increasingly complex and difficult to design. In such systems, operating costs and complexity have shifted the power system design paradigm. To adapt, groups of power supplies need to be controlled and monitored to manage efficiency, to coordinate sequencing, and to measure power and energy consumption.

httpv://youtu.be/RohDs_tfWN0 The Finals of PA Consulting’s Schools Raspberry Pi design competition were held at the Science Museum in London this week. Intended for students from 8-20 years old in four age categories, the aim of this year’s competition was to develop products to support wellbeing and healthcare, with an emphasis on having interfaces to the real world.

httpv://youtu.be/s4b2-XyCpsY A demo of the new Eve graphics processor from Glasgow chip firm FTDI.