The winter sports season is upon us, along with the usual spate of bruised buns and broken bones.. But while most skiers who run into trouble will do so on their way down the slopes, for the really unlucky there’s the occasional freak accident going the other way. The latest incident, as reported in the Concord Monitor, was a lift ...
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Shake-to-Charge Flashlight is a Fake
Discover Circuits founder Dave Johnson found this broken solar powered path light near a railroad track. Like many engineers who find things and think the part might come in handy, he put it in his pocket. Upon closer inspection, he realized that instead of filling the 3-square-inches of available space with solar cells, the unit skimped, using four skinny cells ...
Mrs Memec
It’s usually the guys who get to tell the tale in the semiconductor industry, so the recollections of Carole Skipworth, Dick’s wife, who started Memec with him, and was a director for many years, are particularly interesting.
China RoHS Catalogue – New Date
A meeting was held in Beijing on December 19th driven by the China Quality Management Association for Electronics Industry (CQAE)
Plessey Gears Up For EEC
‘With Britain’s proposed entry into the EC just over a month away, Plessey has strengthened its European regional organisation in readiness for an expansion of trade’, reported Electronics Weekly in its November 29 1972 edition.
Solar Light Cheaps Out on Fill Factor
Discover Circuits founder Dave Johnson found this broken solar powered path light near a railroad track. Like many engineers who find things and think the parts might one day come in handy, he stuffed it in his pocket. (Why does broken stuff seem to have a natural affinity for railroad tracks??) Upon closer inspection, he realized that instead of filling ...
Intersil ISL3259E RS-485/RS-422 transceiver
The ISL3259E 100Mbps data transfer rate doubles the currently available data rates while providing IEC61000 ESD protection in a 3mm x 3mm package
Market for organic electronics will grow towards $4.9bn – NanoMarkets
In five years, the market for organic electronics materials will be worth $4.9 billion, according to a report from NanoMarkets, "Organic Harvest: Opportunities in Organic Electronic Materials"
American Engineers Grab the Biggest Paycheck
They say money can’t buy happiness, but even a little more of the green stuff would make most engineers a bit more cheerful — that is if the results of this 2007 global engineering salary survey are any indication. (Note – you’ll need to register to view the full report.)
iSuppli strips down Apple iPhone and iPod touch differences
An iSuppli Teardown Analysis has stripped down the exact differences between the revolutionary Apple iPhone and the very similar looking iPod touch, unveiled in September