Viewpoints | Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:10:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/wp-content/themes/ew/images/logo.gif Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/ 125 75 Viewpoint: Could novel cooling technologies unlock the hidden potential of domestic batteries? https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/viewpoint-could-novel-cooling-technologies-unlock-the-hidden-potential-of-domestic-batteries-2025-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/viewpoint-could-novel-cooling-technologies-unlock-the-hidden-potential-of-domestic-batteries-2025-03/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:06:16 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=857753 What role could emerging cooling technologies play in making li-ion batteries more efficient? ask two specialists at Withers & Rogers. As lithium-ion batteries become smaller and therefore more power-dense, to ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/viewpoint-could-novel-cooling-technologies-unlock-the-hidden-potential-of-domestic-batteries-2025-03/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Andy Sellars interview – Batman, James Bond and Beyond https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-andy-sellars-interview-batman-james-bond-and-beyond-2025-02/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-andy-sellars-interview-batman-james-bond-and-beyond-2025-02/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:42:20 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=855981 Batman? And James Bond? I was flummoxed when Andy Sellars told me he was indirectly involved in both, writes Ash Madni, who shares a personal interview with the well-known industry ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-andy-sellars-interview-batman-james-bond-and-beyond-2025-02/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Reliability and predictability will revolutionise Li-ion battery technology https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-reliability-and-predictability-will-revolutionise-li-ion-battery-technology-2025-01/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-reliability-and-predictability-will-revolutionise-li-ion-battery-technology-2025-01/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:06:49 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=855457 Modern technology has been revolutionised by the use of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, but they still have some significant drawbacks that, as yet, are unresolved, write two specialists at Withers & ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-reliability-and-predictability-will-revolutionise-li-ion-battery-technology-2025-01/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Rupert Baines – Serial entrepreneur, permanently curious https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-rupert-baines-serial-entrepreneur-permanently-curious-2024-12/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-rupert-baines-serial-entrepreneur-permanently-curious-2024-12/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 06:06:40 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=853476 As a curious veteran, writes Ash Madni, I like to keep my eye on which UK companies’ startup then make it successfully to an exit. UltraSoc was one such company ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-rupert-baines-serial-entrepreneur-permanently-curious-2024-12/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Starring role of motion capture in advancing space robotics https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-starring-role-of-motion-capture-in-advancing-space-robotics-2024-11/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-starring-role-of-motion-capture-in-advancing-space-robotics-2024-11/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:06:28 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=851715 Felix Tsui, of Vicon, considers the vital role that motion capture  – or mocap – can play for the future of space exploration and its role in robotics. From maintaining spacecraft ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-starring-role-of-motion-capture-in-advancing-space-robotics-2024-11/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: What can boost 5G performance – and public confidence? https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/rf-microwave-optoelectronics/viewpoint-what-can-boost-5g-performance-and-public-confidence-2024-08/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/rf-microwave-optoelectronics/viewpoint-what-can-boost-5g-performance-and-public-confidence-2024-08/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:07:07 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=845805 Dr. Ali Sadri considers how some of the limitations for 5G performance can be overcome, for example via RIS and in-building wireless coverage. With the rollout of 5G continuing to ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/rf-microwave-optoelectronics/viewpoint-what-can-boost-5g-performance-and-public-confidence-2024-08/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Jack Pekarik – From fishing to SiGe https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-jack-pekarik-from-fishing-to-sige-2024-07/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-jack-pekarik-from-fishing-to-sige-2024-07/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:58:01 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=845297 Ash Madni shares his thoughts on industry figure Jack Pekarik, a Master Inventor at GlobalFoundries, who he describes as “a true scholar, a gentleman and a SiGe genius”. As designers, ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-jack-pekarik-from-fishing-to-sige-2024-07/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Image Sensing – Taking a new look at Camera SDKs, IoT and Smart Cities https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-image-sensing-taking-a-new-look-at-camera-sdks-iot-and-smart-cities-2024-07/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-image-sensing-taking-a-new-look-at-camera-sdks-iot-and-smart-cities-2024-07/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:06:41 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=843929 Is there still a dividing line between consumer and business when it comes to technology, questions Matthew Swinney, Head of Image Sensing Solutions at Sony Europe? With the coming of ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-image-sensing-taking-a-new-look-at-camera-sdks-iot-and-smart-cities-2024-07/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Could global politics reignite the spark for UK electronics? https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-could-global-politics-reignite-the-spark-for-uk-electronics-2024-06/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-could-global-politics-reignite-the-spark-for-uk-electronics-2024-06/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 05:06:30 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=843115 Colin Tucker, chairman of Novocomms, thinks a rise in global political uncertainty and a new administration in Downing Street, could provide opportunities for the UK electronics industry. Back in the ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/viewpoint-could-global-politics-reignite-the-spark-for-uk-electronics-2024-06/feed/ 0 Viewpoint: Change for Integrated Circuit Designers – keeping pace for a healthier career https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/viewpoint-change-for-integrated-circuit-designers-keeping-pace-for-a-healthier-career-2024-06/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/viewpoints/viewpoint-change-for-integrated-circuit-designers-keeping-pace-for-a-healthier-career-2024-06/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:58:08 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=842955 Today, microelectronics is moving at an incredible rate,  particularly in the fields of EDA and design methodology, writes Ash Madni. It’s a wonderful time to invest energy in both if ...

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