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National Strategy for Power Electronics demonstrates opportunity for UK to lead sector
The National Strategy for Power Electronics was launched at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills' London headquarters. The consultation was carried out under the leadership of BIS and NMI. Expert insight was collated to determine how the UK power electronics sector can best meet the threats to future growth and identify ways the UK government can support this expansion. Representatives from over 50 companies and 16 universities gave ...
NMI & IMAPS-UK have announced the line up for their iPower Technical Conference, which takes place at the WMG, University of Warwick on 30 November & 1 December 2011.
The two-day event and networking dinner, supported by Dyson, will focus on how future products can integrate interconnectivity, intelligence and thermal management to better meet the needs of renewable power generation, electric vehicles, smart transportation systems and other applications. Presentations will be given on scenario and application directions; power electronics technology developments; materials and processes; and manufacturing and...
UKESF announces first annual Scholar of the Year award
The UK Electronic Skills Foundation (UKESF) last night presented its first annual Scholar of the Year award to Adam Malpass. Adam is a final year student reading electronic engineering (MEng) at the University of Southampton and his UKESF Scholarship is sponsored by Dialog Semiconductor.
Prism Sound and TTid To Host Audio Test & Measurement Seminar
Following on from last year’s hugely successful audio test and measurement training seminar at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, and due to popular demand for a re-run, Prism Sound is holding a second training event in the North of England with the aim of introducing engineers to the practical and theoretical aspects of accurately measuring audio for a wide variety of applications.
White space is the missing link for rural broadband to boost UK GDP
White space technology could help drive the UK economy forward by providing high performance rural broadband for up to 2million ‘un-served’ premises across the country, according to TTP, one of the companies at the heart of the Cambridge TV White Spaces Consortium trials. “Entire rural communities could be rapidly connected using low-cost hardware operating in unlicensed TV white space,” says Richard Walker, Head of Wireless from TTP at t...
ZTEC Instruments Hires Prominent Research Scientist as Chief Technical Officer
ZTEC Instruments a leading manufacturer in oscilloscopes and waveform generators, announced today that Dr. Matthew T. Hunter has joined the team as Chief Technical Officer. Opening the Orlando division of ZTEC, Dr. Hunter will be responsible for taking ZTEC to the next level; introducing a world-class signal processing research institution that delivers instrumentation algorithms, architectures and product concepts for commercialization. Dr. Hunt...
Plama-Therm Wins VLSIresearch 2011 10 BEST and THE BEST Awards
VLSIresearch has announced that Plasma-Therm, LLC, a global supplier of plasma process equipment, has been awarded by equipment users as one of the 10 BEST 2011 Suppliers of Chip Making Equipment and one of THE BEST 2011 Small Suppliers of Wafer Processing Equipment.
Plasma-Therm workshop attended by over 140 engineers and scientists
A recent Plasma-Therm advanced plasma processing workshop held in Tel Aviv, Israel, was attended by over 140 engineers and scientists from throughout the country’s growing semiconductor technology sector. Twenty companies (ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500) and six world class universities participated in the full day of presentations focused on applying plasma etching and deposition to the fabrication of electronic, photonic, medical, and ...
Audio Precision Chairman, Bruce Hofer to give AES Keynote Speech
Bruce Hofer, Chairman and co-founder of Audio Precision, the recognised standard in audio test, has been invited to give the Keynote speech at a forthcoming Audio Engineering Society conference. Hofer's talk at the UK-based gathering, which takes place on June 27-28, is entitled 'The Ins and Outs of Audio'.
Circadian Solar establishes new test facility at the University of Lisbon
Circadian Solar, one of the Europe’s leading developers of concentrated photovoltaic technology (CPV), has established a new test facility for its CPV solar energy system at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon. This takes advantage both of the high direct normal solar insolation (DNI) in this part of Portugal and of the expertise of the established solar energy research group at the University of Lisbon, led by Professor Antóni...