Letter from the MD
21/05/08
Welcome to our new quarterly feature, Letter from the Managing Director, Cliff Withers.
Each quarter, Cliff will be updating you on what's new at Quick Circuits and a general update from the world of Electronics. We hope you enjoy his comments.
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Greenpeace approves the ‘greening’ of consumer electronics – but
07/03/08
In a survey published at the CeBIT Fair in Hanover, Greenpeace praised Sony, Nokia and Apple for their efforts to lessen the environmental impact of their products.
However, according to Greenpeace’s international toxics campaigner Yannick Vicaire, manufacturers still have a long way to go to eliminate hazardous substances and make products more energy efficient.
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Solder on the way out?
07/03/08
According to research, chips may in future be attached to circuit boards with solderless copper pillars. The researchers have developed a way of turning copper traces on PCBs into ultra-high frequency coaxial transmission lines.
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Changes at ACeM
07/03/08
The trade association for the UK technology industry, Intellect, is re-launching its manufacturing services. From March 2008 ACeM (Association for Contract Electronics Manufacturers0 is to become EMSA (Electronics Manufacturing Services Association) with a new charter and will aim, among other things, to influence government policy as well as providing business services to the sector.
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The Man Behind the Title - Abdul Morad
11/01/08
Syrian born Abdul Morad has joined the team at Quick Circuits in Reading, and his radical ideas about the industry are already creating a buzz within the company.
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Are you Wired?
17/01/08
LAS VEGAS - The dream of eliminating the rat’s nest of wires connecting your computer to your printer and other peripherals could be turning into a nightmare.
Even as the first wireless USB systems are reaching the market, drawing a lot of attention at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week, Sony Corp. has thrown a wrench into the works by unexpectedly announcing what looks very much like a competing, incompatible standard.
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Silicon Nanowires
17/01/08
1/14/2008 Berkeley, CA -- Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley. The far-ranging potential applications of this technology include DOE’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered “Freedom CAR,” and personal power-jackets that could use heat from the human body to recharge cell-phones and other electronic devices.
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Advances Pave Way For Powerful Carbon-Based Electronics
11/01/08
12/19/2007 Princeton, NJ -- Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, Princeton engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces, clearing the way for new generations of faster, more powerful cell phones, computers and other electronics.
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