IBEX Resources

Webinars, virtual conferences – Love them or hate them?

Adam — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:14:01 +0000

I joined the UK Electronics Group at LinkedIn a little while back. Unlike most of the LinkedIn groups I’ve come across this one is nice and small with what seems a good membership of professional types. A discussion…

CG Global

Adam — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:08:56 +0000

Contract Electronics Manufacturing services based in Malaysia.

We met Henry Ng from CG Global at a UK trade show in 2010 and liked his companies keen approach.

Good PCB Design Checklist

Adam — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:46:32 +0000

A good list of checks to make before committing the design of a new printed circuit board:

EMI & Signal Integrity checks:

Are there decoupling capacitors in all areas where there are connectors or via’s, to…

Rechargeable Batteries

Adam — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:28:29 +0000

Below are various notes we’ve made or come across relating to rechargeable batteries. Its by no means a complete overview, but does include lots of useful information.

General

What does #CA discharge mean?

If the capacity of a battery is…

Lead times are up

Adam — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:40:40 +0000

Lots of electronic component manufacturers have started sending out letters to their customers, distributors and design partners in the last few weeks warning of increasing lead times for parts. When the worldwide recession first started electronic component manufacturers we’re one…

Why do companies like IBEX supply a licence to use a design and not full IP?

Adam — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:12:53 +0000

This is an issue that can come up with regards to the work that technology design companies such as IBEX provide for clients. We will typically provide clients with a royalty free licence to use the designs we provide (e.g.…

Obtaining MAC Addresses For Products With An Ethernet Interface

Adam — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:22:58 +0000

Any device that has an Ethernet interface requires a unique ‘MAC’ address, which is programmed at the point of manufacture. This address is literally unique – every Ethernet device in the world has a different MAC address. (The MAC address…

Who wants to be an engineer?

Adam — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:24:18 +0000

Once upon a time the United Kingdom was a world leader in engineering and technology. For generations there was a built in desire and drive for clever people to explore, investigate, invent and break seemingly impossible barriers in all aspects…

Electric Revolution

Adam — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:33:47 +0000

BBC4 are running a brilliant series of technology related programs currently as part of their ‘Electric Revolution’ season. The season encompasses everything from new tv programming looking at the rise of technology through the years, with bags of childhood nostalgia…

Sample Non Disclosure Agreement

Adam — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:41:36 +0000

We are often asked by clients to sign a non disclosure agreement and below we provide a simple NDA which you may wish to use.

MUTUAL NON DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made on…