Trade Shows & Associations
National Instruments Honors Engineering and Science Innovation With 2011 Graphical System Design Achievement Awards
August 8, 2011 8:15 am | News | CommentsNational Instruments honored 17 innovative applications developed by engineers, scientists and researchers from around the world at the fourth annual Graphical System Design Achievement Awards. At the award ceremony held during the annual NIWeek conference and exhibition...
13th Annual International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED)
August 5, 2011 6:13 am | News | CommentsThe International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) is accepting paper, panel and speaker proposals, as well as exhibitor and sponsorship applications, for its 13th annual event.
IMEC to Co-Host Conference on Si Epitaxy and Heterostructures
July 27, 2011 5:46 am | News | CommentsImec, Katholieke Universiteit (KU Leuven), CEA-Leti, and the University of Liege will hold the 7th International Conference on Silicon Epitaxy and Heterostructures (ICSI) in Leuven, Belgium, from Monday, August 29th to Thursday, September 1st, 2011.
NEW:UK 2012 helps create the largest manufacturing event in the UK
July 20, 2011 7:32 am | News | CommentsNext year, NEW:UK (National Electronics Week) will be co-locating with 7 other industry events to create the largest manufacturing event in the UK with over 1,000 exhibiting companies, covering in excess of 37,000 metres of exhibition space.
Health 2.0 Europe Conference to Explore Impact of Web 2.0 Technology on European Healthcare
July 14, 2011 11:01 am | News | CommentsHealth 2.0 Europe, a conference dedicated to how Web 2.0 tools, data and social media are transforming healthcare systems in Europe, announced that its second annual event will take place on October 27-28, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
Manufacturing Successes and Changing Role of Design are Highlights of 2011 DFMA Forum
July 13, 2011 9:57 am | News | CommentsWith U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse providing a video address on manufacturing’s key role in boosting the American economy, the 2011 International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) in Warwick, R.I., quickly established that early product design strategies are the new business model for competitive companies.
2012 International CES Registration Goes Live Today
July 12, 2011 8:47 am | News | CommentsThe Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that registration is open for the 2012 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, scheduled January 10-13, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MEMS Accelerometers Tout Accuracy and Temperature Stability
July 9, 2011 8:36 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsInCheck Technologies’ low-power, lightweight MEMS accelerometers are based on Analog Devices’ ADXL001 chip and feature MEMS accuracy and temperature stability with no field calibration required. Two sensors in one, these accelerometers with
Microchip Unveils New 60 MIPS Enhanced Core dsPIC33 DSCs and PIC24 MCUs
July 9, 2011 8:07 am | Videos | CommentsBill Hutchings of Microchip Technology talks about the company’s new 60 MIPS 16-bit dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) and PIC24 microcontrollers (MCUs).
Microchip Talks 16-bit PIC MCUs and dsPIC DSCs at ESC Chicago 2011
July 7, 2011 12:02 pm | Videos | CommentsBill Hutchings of Microchip Technology discusses the company's latest offering of 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) that bring advanced control to cost-sensitive general-purpose and motor-control designs.
LPRS Unveils IQRF Wireless Networking Components at UK Wireless Forum
July 6, 2011 5:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsLPRS is using their appearance at the UK Wireless Fortronic Forum to demonstrate the IQRF range of simple to implement, reliable wireless networks for smart metering, home and building automation, intelligent street lighting and environmental monitoring.
Microchip Technology Demonstrates Its Expanded MiWi Wireless DE at ESC Chicago
June 29, 2011 12:08 pm | Videos | CommentsTyler Smith of Microchip Technology talks with ECN about the company's expanded MiWi Wireless Development Environment for IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz and Unlicensed sub-GHz networks.
AWR Design Forum Agenda Announced and Registration Opens
June 27, 2011 8:31 am | News | CommentsAWR announced that the event agendas have been finalized and the registration is now open for its Asia Pacific 2011 AWR Design Forum (ADF).
Picochip and InterDigital Demonstrate Converged Gateway With Integrated 3G Femtocell and Wi-Fi at Femtocells World Summit 2011
June 27, 2011 7:28 am | News | CommentsPicochip and InterDigital are collaborating on delivering advanced broadband traffic management solutions across cellular femtocells with embedded Wi-Fi access.
Sensors Expo 2011 rewind
June 24, 2011 11:15 am | by Chris Warner, Executive Editor | Articles | CommentsSensors Expo returned to Rosemont Illinois in June and the mood inside the convention center was noticeably more optimistic than last year. Outside, the town was in the grip of a heat wave; but inside it was the technology itself that literally raised both the excitement level and the level of performance for new designs which made things seem, well, hotter. Here are just some of the highlights
Euro Atomic Force Microscopy Forum 2011
June 24, 2011 11:02 am | News | CommentsETH Zurich, Atomic Force F&E GmbH and Asylum Research announce the third Euro AFM Forum 2011 to be held in Zurich, Switzerland on September 7 to 9 in cooperation with Prof. Ralph Spolenak at the campus Science City (Hönggerberg) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich).
APEC 2012 Announces Student $1,000 Attendance Awards
June 22, 2011 9:45 am | News | CommentsThe joint sponsors of the Applied Power Electronics Conference have announced the continuation of the popular $1,000 Student Attendance Awards to cover part of the travel and conference expenses for up to 30 students to attend APEC 2012 in Orlando, Florida, February 5-9, 2012.
Laird Technologies to Attend Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS Summit Europe 2011
June 16, 2011 4:44 am | News | CommentsLaird Technologies announced it will be attending the Wireless Sensor Networks & Real Time Locating Systems Summit Europe 2011.
JPCA Show - United We Stand
June 15, 2011 11:01 am | by Matthew Holzmann, Christopher Associates | Blogs | CommentsThe near-term viability of the Japanese manufacturing infrastructure has been shrouded by a lack of information, bureaucracy and factors such as limited power output. JPCA was the first occasion for many observers to observe and report on industry conditions with a wide range of first person input.
Analog Devices' New 10-Degrees-of-Freedom IMU at Sensors Expo 2011
June 15, 2011 6:19 am | Videos | CommentsBob Scannell of Analog Devices shows off the ADIS16407 iSensor IMU (inertial measurement unit) which integrates a tri-axis gyroscope, tri-axis accelerometer, tri-axis magnetometer and a pressure sensor into a single package.
Seiko Epson's New S4E5A0A0 Inertial Measurement Unit at Sensors Expo 2011
June 14, 2011 6:32 am | Videos | CommentsAt Sensors Expo 2011, Raymond Chow of Seiko Epson Corporation demonstrated the company's low profile S4E5A0A0 inertial measurement unit (IMU), which consumes just 30 mA when operating at 3.3 V.
Rohm Semiconductors Low Voltage Resistive Touchscreen Controller Demo at Sensors Expo 2011
June 13, 2011 7:55 am | Videos | CommentsAt Sensors Expo 2011, Vijendra Kuroodi, principal systems architect at ROHM Semiconductor, demonstrates the company's new BU21023/BU21024 Series of high-speed, high noise immunity, low voltage resistive touchscreen controllers.
Digital Oscilloscope Employs a Real-time Digital Trigger
June 10, 2011 1:47 pm | Product Releases | CommentsRohde & Schwarz’ RTO Series features a real time digital trigger that uses a common signal path for both the trigger and acquired data. This eliminates time and amplitude offset between the trigger and signal, enabling signals to be displayed
Differential Pressure MEMS Mass Flow Sensor Targets HVAC Apps
June 10, 2011 12:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsOmron Electronic Components LLC announced a new Differential pressure type mass flow sensor. It uses the company’s mass flow MEMS Chip, and will have the same external structure as the D6F-P0010A1. The internal flow path has
10-Degrees of Freedom IMU Aims to Simplify Designs for Unmanned Vehicle, First Responder Apps
June 10, 2011 11:19 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices released the ADIS16407 iSensor IMU (inertial measurement unit) which integrates a tri-axis gyroscope, tri-axis accelerometer, tri-axis magnetometer and a pressure sensor into a single package. Each sensor in the unit combines
