German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited the family head of connector manufacturer Harting on its stand at the Hannover Messe 2012. Jiabao and Merkel met members of the Espelkamp-based family company including Dietmar Harting, Philip Harting, Margrit Harting and Maresa Harting-Hertz. (pictured) The connector company has manufacturing and sales operations in China. Earlier this month Marcel de Bruijn, general ...

The world  lost a very fine man when Mike Hackworth, formerly CEO of Cirrus Logic, died recently.

“I’ve got a good idea to get growth,’ Ed confides to his diary, ‘but it requires an obliging politician. Bob’s my man here.’ Bob Tyrell, Ed’s best mate, is COO of the company.

US crack-down on counterfeiters will be important for European suppliers of semiconductors and other components. According to market analyst IHS, non-US-based suppliers accounted for more than $2bn during the five-year period from 2007 to 2011, with European Union (EU) and Middle Eastern companies accounting for much of the US government’s procurement spend. US defence contractors will place requirements on their suppliers, who then place similar ...

After only a few years basking in the limelight, wonder material graphene has a competitor in the shape of silicene. For the first time, silicon has been turned into a sheet just one atom thick. Silicene is thought to...

Unipower’s auro-he series of modular front-ends and rectifiers will produce up to 1500W from a 1U (1.6in) high enclosure.

Anglia CEO, Steve Rawlins believes there are still 3,500 electronics manufacturers in the UK, most of which are mid-sized companies.

Unwanted noise is introduced in all electronic circuits and providing sufficient noise margin for Vcc and GND specifications is paramount, writes Howard Venning

The University of Hertfordshire’s School of Engineering and Technology has received a sponsorship involving over £2.1m worth of embedded design software, hardware and training from Premier EDA Solutions. “It is essential for modern universities to provide graduates with relevant job skills and the best way of doing that is for the University to have access to professional tools,” said Phil Mayo, managing director of Premier, who ...

Murata Power Solutions has announced the MVAB120 series of 91% efficient open frame single output 120W power supplies