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Hot Topics

AI at the feet of Tech-SMEs as Corporates Ascend the Tower of Babel: Edge AI vs. Cloud AI

As the Corporates ascend the Tower of Babel with Cloud AI, is there an opportunity …

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Software and Firmware

Software and Firmware Development Challenges

Software and Firmware Development Key Points In 2026, embedded systems are no longer defined by …

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Case Studies

Case Study: development of UVC sanitation (IoT)

Challenge: A little-known fact is that the air in toilets is cleansed using ultra-violet light. …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Radar Fibre Optic Drive rescued from Obsolescence

Airfield (Walkman) Radar rescued from Obsolescence Challenge: The Walkman radar has been used as the …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Polymer Optics – luxury car lighting (LED)

Optimal LED Car Lighting for Luxury Vehicles In car LED lighting for luxury cars Challenge: …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Kilroot Power Station Reverse Engineering

Kilroot Power Station – emergency electronics re-engineering Obsolescence recovery of critical PSU used at Kilroot …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Radiation Detection for AWE

Beta Radiation Detection for AWE AWE radiation monitoring  Challenge: As is evident, radiation poisoning is insidious. …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Case Study: River monitoring system (Environment Agency)

Case Study: River Monitoring Device for the Environment Agency (UK) Environment and waste is one …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Smart heater (Rio Arc)

Case Study: Wireless Smart Space Heater IoT Compatibility Smart Electric Heater offering control through Apple …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Building Management Window Control (BMS)

Case Study: Window control electronics Cost effective, inobtrusive, automated window control electronics for your BMS. …

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Case Studies

Case Study: ECG medical device development

Case Study: ECG Development for Stress Monitoring Preventing serious work stress related conditions with wearable …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Control Circuit for Domestic Sprinkler Device: Plumis (Automist)

Case Study: Sprinkler (fire prevention without damage) Water damage from sprinklers is often as severe …

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Market Trends

Using Lighting Control (DMX) to Promote Circadian Rhythm

Linking Lighting to Circadian Rhythm using Edge AI via DMX DMX and DALI are serial …

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Electronics Hardware

PCB Layout

PCB Layout: explanation and service The EM’s clients sometimes have an effective design: they just …

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Electronics Hardware

Embedded Electronics

Embedded Electronics Development The orthodox PCBA and basic microcontroller embedded implementation is a shrinking market. …

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Electronics Hardware

Analogue and digital signal processing electronics (DSP)

How does DSP relate to new products (NPI)? What is analogue and digital signal processing …

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Market Trends

SMEs Ignored for Cutting Edge Investment: Edge AI; ASIC

SME Investment Opportunites lost to Golden Triangle: Elitism? Investment is thrown at corporates affiliated to …

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Electronics Hardware

Technical Mechanisms of ESD: an Explanation

Technical Description of ESD ESD is widely misunderstood. Myths exist. The following treatment is an …

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Operations and Production

Avoiding Research Delays Through PCBA Failures (ESD)

Research Delay via Unpredictable PCBA Failure (ESD-electrostatic discharge) It can be exasperating to discover that …

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Market Trends

Fast Tracking Patent Value for Medical Devices

Fast Tracking Patent Value of Medical Devices This article is not to be construed as …

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Software and Firmware

Writing Hardened Firmware and Software for EMC

How to write EMC resistant firmware and software It is often enough in order to …

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Market Trends

IP Plan for a New Electronics Product Development

Practical Guidance on IP Plans and New Electronics Product Development This document is not to …

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Core Skills

Electronics Machine Core Skills

Honest EM USPs to assist clients.  An unfortunate and quite understandable problem clients have when …

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Electronics Hardware

RF High Frequency PCB Design – Is it crude?

RF PCB Design to usher in AI Maximal performance from electronics (PCBs) to provide bandwidth …

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Electronics Hardware

Telecommunications – Lock In Amplifier Design

The lock in amplifier recovers and amplifies signals totally buried in noise Essentially the lock …

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Market Trends

ASIC and AI: Putting Traditional Electronics Development Out to Grass?

Is Electronics Development about to be turned on its head? A Daily Telegraph article (31/12/2025) …

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Operations and Production

Choosing a Contract Electronics Manufacturer

Trying to find a good CEM (contract electronics manufacturer) is difficult. Performance varies and it …

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Operations and Production

ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) Issues for Box-build and Assembly

Why is ESD provision the key to the Box-build Market? There is an uncomfortable truth …

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Product Design

Product Design of Enclosures for ESD (electrostatic discharge)

Can Product Designers destroy electronics (PCBs) with incorrect enclosure plastic? The short answer is YES! In …

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Business

Understanding Accounts and Book keeping for Engineers

Why should engineers bother with business accounts? Engineers often start and run SMEs. For such …

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Business

Years to Market transformed to Months: Concurrent Engineering

Time to Market Diminished using Concurrent Engineering Easily the most important KPI for product development …

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Case Studies

Case Study: RF and RFID Design and Development

Case Study: Development of RF and RFID Systems (PCB/Aerials) Development of an RF system is …

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Business

Our Method for Understanding and Responding to Client’s Behaviours

Is there a way to read clients? Yes, is the simple answer. We all know …

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Business

Guidelines for a KTP Starting Work With an SME (KTP Induction Guidance)

Why do KTP (knowledge transfer partnerships) developments get stuck in development? The answer is in …

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Business

Design Blackmail – Complicated Design IP Withheld by Stealth

Are you getting all your IP on completion of your project/design? The data and information …

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Business

Using Cost of Delay Rather Than Pseudo KPIs to Drive Development

The Problem Product development is emotionally exhausting, financially terrifying, and so fraught with conflict and …

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Electronics Hardware

EMC – Electromagnetic Compatibility

What’s EMC about? Applus 3C is the Test House that we recommend. We’ve tested directly with Applus multiple …

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Case Studies

Case Study: Lighting Control System

Auto-sensing Control Electronics for DMX, 0-10V, and push button lighting for expensive asset illumination SLLD …

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Hot Topics

Translate Electronics Hardware to Firmware

Memory and ICs costly and/or unavailable: What’s to be done? Global tensions have and are …

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Medical Devices

Measuring and Calculating LED Optical Outputs

Medical Devices, LED optical performance (general optics), and the Market Non-invasive medical measurement and also …

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Electronics Hardware

Electronics Design

Affiliation (Where to go?) If you need electronics design, i.e., design of PCBs and electronics …

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Software and Firmware

Software and Firmware

Software and Firmware development that embraces today’s needs (AI and silicon chip demand) We live …

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