Events News
Smart lighting products to be exhibited at lighting fair
At the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2014, which takes place from 27-30 October 2014, ADATA Lighting will introduce it’s wirelessly controlled LED light bulb with 16m colour capability. In an intelligent lighting demonstration, the company will also showcase it’s DALI lighting products and outdoor lighting products.
Chipset powers Gigabit performance over cable into home
Broadcom has introduced a new chipset that will enable operators and service providers to deliver Gigabit performance over currently installed twisted pair copper cabling. The BCM65200 DSP and BCM65900 analogue front end family of chipsets are a high density G.fast solution, providing a critical step in paving the path to Gigabit-speed services over copper to the home.
Broadband World Forum debuts Wi-Fi conectivity upgrade
Qualcomm subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros is putting high performance Wi-Fi connectivity in consumers’ hands and homes with the only end-to-end ecosystem of 802.11ac 2.0 solutions with multi-user multi-input/multi-output (MU-MIMO). Home networking manufacturers such as AVM are introducing products based on Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac chipsets with Qualcomm MU | EFX MU-MIMO technology, which Qualcomm Atheros introduced to improve Wi-Fi performance fo...
China event beckons HD surveillance chip sets
Semtech will take its next generation of high performance, low cost transmitter and quad receiver chip sets for HD surveillance applications to the Security China 2014 Conference in Shanghai (Oct 28-31). The new chipsets, the GV7700 and GV7704, are based on Semtech’s High-Definition Visually Lossless CODEC (HD-VLC) technology, providing unprecedented levels of cable reach performance and enabling long-distance transmission of high-quality H...
SolderStar to exhibit latest products at SMART Group seminar
At the SMART Group seminar, which takes place on 6th November 2014 in Scotland, SolderStar will be exhibiting it’s latest products. The seminar, titled 'Wave or selective soldering - that is the question’, will discuss the factors which influence the decision to use selective or wave soldering. Alongside offering advice and information on it’s latest products, SolderStar will discuss how they are helping in electronics productio...
FPGAs enhance functionality for automotive systems designs
At SAE Convergence 2014, 21st to 22nd October in Detroit, USA, Altera is demonstrating FPGA solutions which allow designers to rapidly add features and functionality to their automotive systems. Product highlights at the show will include solutions for ADAS and infotainment applications based on Cyclone FPGAs.
Boundary scan I/O modules enhance test coverage
GOEPEL electronics has launched the CION-LX Module/FXT96, a new Boundary Scan module with high functionality and dynamics for test of analogue, digital and mixed signals at the ITC International Test Conference 2014 in Seattle. The module allows the extension of Boundary Scan test to non scannable circuit components such as connectors, clusters or analogue interfaces.
Metcal demos fume extractors & convection rework systems
Scheduled for Thursday 6th November in California, USA, Metcal will exhibit at the SMTA LA/Orange County Expo & Tech Forum. Company representatives will be on hand to demonstrate Metcal’s full line of solder fume extractors and convection rework systems.
Conference to explore ultra-thin & nano-coatings
The 'High-Reliability Cleaning and Conformal Coating Conference', scheduled for 18th to 20th November in Illinois, USA, focuses on best practices and innovative technologies for meeting manufacturing challenges and producing reliable hardware. Celestica's Jason Keeping will chair session two: 'Ultra-Thin (UT) and Nano-Coatings ~ Polymer films designed to product circuit assemblies in harsh environments'.
67GHz test setup presented at 5G Global Summit
Rohde & Schwarz has presented a compact test setup for generating and analysing signals up to 67 GHz at the 5G Global Summit in Busan, South Korea. The test setup consists of the up to 20 GHz R&S SMW200A high-end vector signal generator, a harmonic mixer from subsidiary Radiometer Physics GmbH (RPG) and the R&S FSW67 high-end signal and spectrum analyser.