Robin Mitchell

Robin Mitchell is an electronic engineer who has been involved in electronics since the age of 13. After completing a BEng at the University of Warwick, Robin moved into the field of online content creation, developing articles, news pieces, and projects aimed at professionals and makers alike. Currently, Robin runs a small electronics business, MitchElectronics, which produces educational kits and resources.

II-VI License SiC Technology from GE

II-VI announced that it has licensed SiC technology from GE to produce SiC devices. What applications does SiC benefit, who are II-VI, and why are they licensing the technology fro

14-07-2020

Mitsubishi Ultra-thin Precision Position Detectors

This month, Mitsubishi will launch a marketing campaign for its latest precision position detectors. What makes this precision detector different from others, and how can it benefi

14-07-2020

Infineon adds Semper Security to FLASH

With security becoming an increasingly important aspect to product design, Infineon have announced that they will be including Semper Security into their NOR Flash memory. What is

Security | 13-07-2020

Qualcomm Integrates 5G into Snapdragon 690

Qualcomm announced that 5G is be taken beyond their flagship products with the Snapdragon 690 being the first. What is the Snapdragon 690, and how will it help designers cope with

5G | 11-07-2020

Ripple 20 Vulnerability

Last week, JSOF, a small cybersecurity company based in Israel, announced their discovery of a serious set of vulnerabilities in the Trek TCP library. What are these vulnerabilitie

10-07-2020

Petasense Vibration Sensor and IIoT 4

Last week, Petasense announced their latest vibration sensor, the Vibration Mote 3, with enhanced features for use in IIoT. How it IIoT changing industries, and how does this tie i

09-07-2020

Intel to Introduce Control-Flow Enforcement Technology into Tiger Lake Mobile CPUs

Intel have announced that a new anti-malware system will be introduced into its Tiger Lake mobile CPUs. What does this new security technology do, and how is hardware security play

09-07-2020

New Supercapacitor to Help Wearable Electronics

This week, researchers have demonstrated their design for a new supercapacitor that provides a potential power solution for wearable electronics. What problems do wearable technolo

08-07-2020

End of Life Components: Altium Partners with IHS Markit Electronic Parts Solutions

Altium have announced their partnership with IHS Markit Electronic Parts Solutions to help engineers deal with end-of-life callouts for components. Why do end-of-life announcements

06-07-2020