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The Future of LEDs

The applications for LEDs are expanding and evolving. The traditional dominance of handheld devices is being challenged by solid state lighting, displays and even medical and plant growth applications. Technological developments are improving lifespan, brightness and energy efficiency and, as a consequence, LEDs are being taken seriously as mass usage items in a wide variety of applications.

So what do these developments mean for your business? With recent technological progress, new opportunities in the LED industry are emerging. Intertech-Pira’s landmark conference, The Future of LEDs, promises to bring you right up-to-date with all the important advances in this fast-moving technology and discuss applications for LEDs in a broad variety of markets, including the advance into solid-state lighting (SSL) and display systems. With presentations from researchers, material suppliers, leading LED producers and users, this conference will give you insight into both the technical and strategic trends and provide you with a unique opportunity to debate the future direction and areas of application for LEDs with the people shaping the global LED market.

The conference takes place June 26-27 at Copthorne Tara Hotel, in London, UK. But if, for whatever reason, you can’t make it, Canadian Electronics magazine will bring you loads of information on LEDs, optoelectronics and electronic displays in our June issue. Either way, you’ll stay on top of developments in this growing industry.

Tim Gouldson,
Editor, Canadian Electronics
tgouldson@clbmedia.ca  

In the next issue of 
Canadian Electronics

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• Enclosures, Fans and Heatsinks

• Embedded Systems

• Electronic Hardware

• Software Report

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UPCOMING EVENTS

EDA Tech Forum
Ottawa, April 24
Tel. (800) 547-8016
E-mail: info@edatechforum.com
Site: www.edatechforum.com

Global Electronics Manufacturing Pricing Workshop
Boston, May 4
Contact: Jennifer Read
Tel. (623) 293-6985
E-mail: Jread@techforecasters.com
Site: https://secure.techforecasters.com/join_forum.html

Fluke ‘Metrology for Cal Lab Personnel’ Training Course
Five-day instructor-led classroom sessions starting in mid-2006.
Tel. (800) 36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)
E-mail: caltraining@flukecanada.com
Site: www.flukecanada.ca/metrology

Cadence Technology on Tour 2006
Toronto, July 11
Ottawa, July 13
Tel. (613) 828-5626
E-mail: events@cadence.com
Site: www.cadence.com/company/events/index.aspx

Interactive RoHS: Newark InOne, a distributor of electronic components and test equipment has launched an RoHS catalogue as an interactive online vehicle. Located on the home page at www.newarkinone.com, the catalogue features 40,000 products that are compliant with the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.

Backplane Design: Elma Bustronic Corp., a designer and manufacturer of backplanes, has launched a Web site dedicated to custom backplane design. BackplaneDesign.com includes information on backplane design, signal integrity analysis and application case studies.

Semiconductor Equipment: CAE Online has been redesigned to showcase a range of services offered to buyers and sellers of surplus semiconductor equipment and to improve on navigation through the site. Another consideration was a new visual look that conveys the core of CAE Online’s marketplace, which is matching thousands of buyers and sellers globally. www.caeonline.com

Battery Packs: Nexergy, a designer, integrator, and manufacturer of battery packs and chargers, announces the launch of a new Web site at nexergy.com. The site features an interactive design centre that provides visitors with the information they need to optimize their portable power source configuration.

AutomationDirect’s new C-more touch panels are available in 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15-inch models. C-more is available in either grayscale or full color (256 to 64,536 colors) depending upon model. Hardware features include an analog touch screen, and serial, Ethernet and USB ports. Programming software offers advanced graphic features and communication capabilities such as a built-in FTP server, e-mail client and Web server. Visit

Visit www.automationdirect.com/c-more.

Slow Blow Surface-Mount Fuses are RoHS Compliant Raychem Circuit Protection RoHS-compliant slow blow surface-mount fuses offer high reliability, strong arc suppression characteristics and some of the highest current ratings available in the 1206 form factor. For DC power applications of up to 63VDC and available in current values ranging from 1.0 to 8.0A, these slow blow fuses provide over-current protection on systems that experience large and frequent current surges as part of their normal operation, including power supplies, capacitor filter banks, LCD backlight inverters and electric motors.

Learn More: http://circuitprotection.com/slowblow.asp.

Multi-Contact USA is a leading manufacturer of precision electrical and electronic connectors and interconnection systems for the most demanding applications in Aerospace, Robotics, Photovoltaics, Medical Industries and Power Generation. MC state-of-the-art connectors are designed for high performance, high mating cycles, low insertion forces, and ideally suited for high current applications.

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