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Last chance to register for important test webinar by Goepel

Last chance to register for important test webinar by Goepel

[ad_1] Electronics Weekly is joining forces with Goepel Electronics to discuss an important issue in the area of test, the X-ray inspection of solder joints in modern electronics productions. See Why only sample if a 100% x-ray inspection is possible? The test specialists write: The webinar deals with two different strategies for X-ray inspection of solder joints inRead more about Last chance to register for important test webinar by Goepel[…]

PCIM: Old ferrites get new life for GaN switching

PCIM: Old ferrites get new life for GaN switching

[ad_1] “We are providing a lot of samples of 3F46 and 3F36 around the world,” the company’s product manager Artur Pawlak told Electronics Weekly at PCIM in Nuremberg. A decade ago the firm created a class of fast ferrites, including the two above and even faster 4F1, but demand was low because few people neededRead more about PCIM: Old ferrites get new life for GaN switching[…]

Android in the car: This is Google's phone-free vision for connected driving

Android in the car: This is Google's phone-free vision for connected driving

[ad_1] When you sit inside the bright orange Audi Q8 concept car, you’re greeted with a minimalist interior with no knobs or physical buttons. Screens, instead, dominate the aesthetic, with the main dash acting as your control center for everything from music to maps to, in future Audi vehicles, the air conditioning and windows. Audi’sRead more about Android in the car: This is Google's phone-free vision for connected driving[…]

Flash broadband deal: get unlimited fibre for just £25 per month

Flash broadband deal: get unlimited fibre for just £25 per month

[ad_1] Sorry, but has Black Friday come six months early? TalkTalk has just dropped such a brilliant deal on its unlimited fibre broadband, that we thought we’d time warped to November. TalkTalk has knocked £7 a month off its unlimited Faster Fibre Broadband plan. That means you now get up to 38Mb speeds for justRead more about Flash broadband deal: get unlimited fibre for just £25 per month[…]

element14 turns on the Pi Desktop

element14 turns on the Pi Desktop

[ad_1] The set of accessories includes an add-on board containing the mSATA interface, intelligent power controller and RTC; the stylish-looking enclosure; a heat sink; a USB Adapter (Micro-Type A); the RTC battery; and “all the necessary spacers and screws”. You would still need your own display for the linux-pwered system, of course, connecting via theRead more about element14 turns on the Pi Desktop[…]

Applied numbers growing strongly

Applied numbers growing strongly

[ad_1] Gross margin grew 4.1 points to 45.1% and operating margin increased by 9.2 points to 26.5%. The company generated $898 million in cash from operations and returned $390 million to shareholders through stock repurchases and cash dividends. “Applied Materials delivered the highest quarterly revenue and earnings in our history, and we’ve now set newRead more about Applied numbers growing strongly[…]

This is what happens when you ask Siri to open up Google Assistant

This is what happens when you ask Siri to open up Google Assistant

[ad_1] We tested Google Assistant on iPhone at Google IO 2017, and walked away as impressed as we were with it on Google Pixel – except for one major flaw. You can’t open up Google Assistant hands-free from the lockscreen or the home screen. You need to open the app first. Apple doesn’t allow rivalRead more about This is what happens when you ask Siri to open up Google Assistant[…]