Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to show #6 of News Bytes, Elektor's news show looking at what's happening in the electronics and semiconductor industry.
This episode is sponsored by Eurocircuits, a leading European manufacturer of PCB prototypes and small series production. They specialize in fast and cost-effective production and assembly, and excellent on-time delivery. With simple online ordering and virtual manufacturing capability, designs can be reviewed before ordering to deliver on time and within budget. The Eurocircuits Group, founded in 1991 and based in Belgium, employs more than 500 people and manufactures in two modern plants in Hungary and Germany that conform to Europe’s high sustainability standards. To learn more, click here: eurocircuits.com
The episode also includes an in-depth interview with Matrix Technology Solutions: matrixtsl.com
In this episode, Stuart Cording, The Electronics Reporter, looks at:
[00:00] Intro to the show!
[00:47] Drop by Hardware Pioneers Max 2023 to get your IoT project off the ground - hardwarepioneers.com
[01:44] Xcharge introduce a high-power electric vehicle charger with its own battery, enabling it to be charged off-peak - xcharge.com/global/en/device/NetZeroSeries
[02:39] The second part of Distrelec's Guide to Robotics and Automation covers case studies and low-cost robot arms - knowhow.distrelec.com/robotics-and-automation-guide-distrelec
[04:21] Paltech are the winners of Avnet Silica’s BayStartUp Robotics and Adaptive Computing Challenge with a weed removing robot - https://www.paltech-robotics.eu/
[05:30] Get more I/Os for your microcontroller with new I2C GPIO expanders from Nexperia - nexperia.com/products/analog-logic-ics/interface/i2c-general-purpose-i-o-gpio
[06:40] Monitoring PTCs in applications gets easier with Toshiba's Thermoflagger temperature monitors - toshiba.semicon-storage.com/eu/semiconductor/product/linear-ics/detail.TCTH021BE.html
[07:35] Samsung announces the world's smallest 10 µF MLCC capacitor for automotive - product.samsungsem.com/mlcc/CL32Y106KCJ6PJ.do
[08:36] Together with Bern University of Applied Sciences, InnoScience has created a three-level ANPC reference design using 650 V InnoGaN HEMT
[09:43] Help your students get to grips with electronics hardware with the new "Beginning Breadboarding" book from Jen Fox - link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-9218-1
[10:46] While scrolling through LinkedIn or chatting with peers, it won’t be long before someone highlights the lack of talent entering the electronics and semiconductor industry. But it isn’t due to a lack of resources. Stuart Cording, the Electronics Reporter, speaks to John Dobson and Ben Rowland of Matrix Technology Solutions to learn how they’ve been supporting educators, students, makers, and industrial customers for decades. - matrixtsl.com
Please like, subscribe, and share if you've enjoyed this show. And if you have some industry news to share, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stuart-cording/).
You may also like Elektor Engineering Insights, a channel on Elektor TV - Industry, that comes out twice per month on Wednesdays - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-zSJNOEG7G6cs918oHOK4mAnU9iJYSbv
Elektor Magazine: elektormagazine.com
Elektor Store: elektor.com
Elektor Industry News: elektormagazine.com/business-special
Please like, subscribe, and share if you've enjoyed this show. And if you have some industry news to share, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stuart-cording/).
Welcome to show #6 of News Bytes, Elektor's news show looking at what's happening in the electronics and semiconductor industry.
This episode is sponsored by Eurocircuits, a leading European manufacturer of PCB prototypes and small series production. They specialize in fast and cost-effective production and assembly, and excellent on-time delivery. With simple online ordering and virtual manufacturing capability, designs can be reviewed before ordering to deliver on time and within budget. The Eurocircuits Group, founded in 1991 and based in Belgium, employs more than 500 people and manufactures in two modern plants in Hungary and Germany that conform to Europe’s high sustainability standards. To learn more, click here: eurocircuits.com
The episode also includes an in-depth interview with Matrix Technology Solutions: matrixtsl.com
In this episode, Stuart Cording, The Electronics Reporter, looks at:
[00:00] Intro to the show!
[00:47] Drop by Hardware Pioneers Max 2023 to get your IoT project off the ground - hardwarepioneers.com
[01:44] Xcharge introduce a high-power electric vehicle charger with its own battery, enabling it to be charged off-peak - xcharge.com/global/en/device/NetZeroSeries
[02:39] The second part of Distrelec's Guide to Robotics and Automation covers case studies and low-cost robot arms - knowhow.distrelec.com/robotics-and-automation-guide-distrelec
[04:21] Paltech are the winners of Avnet Silica’s BayStartUp Robotics and Adaptive Computing Challenge with a weed removing robot - https://www.paltech-robotics.eu/
[05:30] Get more I/Os for your microcontroller with new I2C GPIO expanders from Nexperia - nexperia.com/products/analog-logic-ics/interface/i2c-general-purpose-i-o-gpio
[06:40] Monitoring PTCs in applications gets easier with Toshiba's Thermoflagger temperature monitors - toshiba.semicon-storage.com/eu/semiconductor/product/linear-ics/detail.TCTH021BE.html
[07:35] Samsung announces the world's smallest 10 µF MLCC capacitor for automotive - product.samsungsem.com/mlcc/CL32Y106KCJ6PJ.do
[08:36] Together with Bern University of Applied Sciences, InnoScience has created a three-level ANPC reference design using 650 V InnoGaN HEMT
[09:43] Help your students get to grips with electronics hardware with the new "Beginning Breadboarding" book from Jen Fox - link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-9218-1
[10:46] While scrolling through LinkedIn or chatting with peers, it won’t be long before someone highlights the lack of talent entering the electronics and semiconductor industry. But it isn’t due to a lack of resources. Stuart Cording, the Electronics Reporter, speaks to John Dobson and Ben Rowland of Matrix Technology Solutions to learn how they’ve been supporting educators, students, makers, and industrial customers for decades. - matrixtsl.com
Please like, subscribe, and share if you've enjoyed this show. And if you have some industry news to share, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stuart-cording/).
You may also like Elektor Engineering Insights, a channel on Elektor TV - Industry, that comes out twice per month on Wednesdays - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-zSJNOEG7G6cs918oHOK4mAnU9iJYSbv
Elektor Magazine: elektormagazine.com
Elektor Store: elektor.com
Elektor Industry News: elektormagazine.com/business-special
Please like, subscribe, and share if you've enjoyed this show. And if you have some industry news to share, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stuart-cording/).
