Viewpoints

Axel Hartstang of Avnet Electronics Marketing mulls over some of the key changes the distribution business is undergoing in Europe

Don't discount Moore's Law, says Fred Weber, who argues that single threaded processing is preferable

Tony Saigh of Anders says that distributors must act as the eyes and ears for suppliers from the Far East

Dr James Truchard of National Instruments argues that graphical modelling is essential to help scientists and researchers to test their algorithms and designs quickly and easily

Dr Peter Wilson from the University of Southampton forecasts a bleak future for analogue design in the UK and Europe, unless funding can be found for our universities

Martin Allen looks beyond the hype of mobile working to consider some of the practical issues of data security

Basing a value proposition solely on product features, performance and pricing may have worked in the past, but moving forward our collective approach must change, says Alan Hutton

Steve Glaser compares the design automation market to enterprise software, and asks whether EDA can learn anything and optimise how different engineering disciplines work together

Programmable logic represents a fundamental shift for the industry and designers, and Nick Martin of Altium says their complexity should not be a barrier

Europe needs more innovative companies to flourish, but the financial and administrative environment is not yet right, says Guillaume d’Eyssautier