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• 2009 EDN Innovation Awards Finalist

  Aug 17, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Analog Electronics, Electronics Awards, Electronics Manufacture, Project Priorities Perspective

  EDN Innovation Awards Finalist This is a bit of a different post. I’m pretty stoked that we are finalists in the 2009 EDN Innovation Awards in 2 separate categories. The award categories are: Best Application Of Analogue Design Best Application… Continue reading

• The Future of Low Cost Electronics Manufacture

  Aug 11, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacture, Project Priorities Perspective

  High End Electronics In the early days Electronics was hand wired on a chassis. Some high end valve amplifiers still do this.   But of course this isn’t very compact. For those who didn’t know, I am a guitarist and… Continue reading

• Analogue Electronics – Improving Signal Integrity

  Aug 3, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Analog Electronics, Electronics Manufacture

  Analogue Electronics Sometimes you come across a post elsewhere that is absolutely on the ball. When it comes to Low Cost Electronics Manufacture, Analogue Electronics Design and Analogue signal integrity, the three are closely linked. Many a product has had… Continue reading

• Reducing Electronics and Embedded Software Product Development Costs

  Jul 27, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Product Development

  First some basic statistics that made me think about this issue a bit more: Software typically consumes 80% of the development budget. Digital Avionics Handbook and Embedded.com 80% of software projects are unsuccessful IBM   So working from the Pareto… Continue reading

• Niche Electronics Manufacture – Ideally Done in Australia

  Jul 22, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, Product Development

  So what is Niche Electronics Manufacture about? Well, Niche implies it is aimed at a small and specific market segment rather than a large and universal segment. Some examples might help here: specialist medical devices or patient sample handling equipment… Continue reading