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Cable assemblies for SAS storage systems - Electronic Products - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 23 Dec 08 - Cached

From parallel to serial Moving from parallel SCSI technology to serial attach SCSI (SAS) technology has changed cabling schemes dramatically. The older parallel SCSI ran either single-ended or differential at rates up to 320 Mbits/s over 16 lanes. The latest SAS differential cable assemblies need to handle up to 6 Gbits/s on a single differential pair. The newest MiniSAS connector documented in the SAS-2 specification is even smaller for greater density. The latest mini-SAS connectors are half the size of the original SCSI connectors and 70% of the size of SAS connectors. Both SAS and Mini SAS have four lanes, compared to the original SCSI parallel cables. But along with higher speed, greater density, and flexibility comes greater complexity for the cable assemblies. With smaller connectors, the raw cable manufacturers, cable assembler, and the system designer must pay closer attention to the signal integrity parameters of the entire cable assembly.
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Japan Oct copper cable shipments down 7.9 pct yr/yr | Industries | Industrials, Materia... - 0 views

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Power transformer manufacturers accused of price fixing - 0 views

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European regulators have charged a group of power transformer manufacturers with price-fixing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">European regulators have charged a group of power transformer manufacturers with price-fixing.</div>

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Mining cutbacks pave the way - 0 views

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The crunch point could come as early as 2011 or 2012 once surplus inventories from the current downturn are worked off.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The crunch point could come as early as 2011 or 2012 once surplus inventories from the current downturn are worked off.</div>

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Norddeutsche sees high copper demand in 2009-China Mining - 0 views

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Copper demand is likely to remain relatively strong in 2009 despite the world economic slowdown, the chief executive of Norddeutsche Affinerie, Europe's largest copper refinery, said on Wednesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Copper demand is likely to remain relatively strong in 2009 despite the world economic slowdown, the chief executive of Norddeutsche Affinerie, Europe's largest copper refinery, said on Wednesday.</div>

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Innovations hint at a battery-free future - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 19 Dec 08 - Cached

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December's proven to be a boon for cleantech geeks: earlier this month, we learned about the possibility of mobile devices powered by nothing but voice energy, and now comes news that engineers are working to build an energy-harvesting radio that never needs a battery change.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">December's proven to be a boon for cleantech geeks: earlier this month, we learned about the possibility of mobile devices powered by nothing but voice energy, and now comes news that engineers are working to build an energy-harvesting radio that never needs a battery change.</div>

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US - Rea Magnet to shut magnet wire plant - 0 views

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Rea Magnet Wire has announced that it will lay off the 75 staff employed at its Las Cruces plant located in the West Mesa Industrial Park and suspend production. This is expected to take place by February 2009, however, it depends on the work commitments of the plant. The company produces copper, aluminium and brass insulated magnet wire and bare wire, supplying motor, transformer and coil manufacturers. Rea's workforce in North America exceeds 1,000 staff. The decision to close the plant is attributed to weakening demand for magnet wire in the US. As a result of poor market conditions, the company cannot continue to operate at limited capacity. Rea Magnet reported that the decision is not permanent and it hopes to reopen the plant as long as the market circumstances permit so.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Rea Magnet Wire has announced that it will lay off the 75 staff employed at its Las Cruces plant located in the West Mesa Industrial Park and suspend production. This is expected to take place by February 2009, however, it depends on the work commitments of the plant. The company produces copper, aluminium and brass insulated magnet wire and bare wire, supplying motor, transformer and coil manufacturers. Rea's workforce in North America exceeds 1,000 staff. The decision to close the plant is attributed to weakening demand for magnet wire in the US. As a result of poor market conditions, the company cannot continue to operate at limited capacity. Rea Magnet reported that the decision is not permanent and it hopes to reopen the plant as long as the market circumstances permit so. </div>

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Nanotechnology-based smart yarn for soldiers - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 17 Dec 08 - Cached

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Chinese and U.S. researchers have developed a carbon nanotube-coated smart yarn which can conduct electricity and be woven into textiles to detect blood or to monitor health.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Chinese and U.S. researchers have developed a carbon nanotube-coated smart yarn which can conduct electricity and be woven into textiles to detect blood or to monitor health. </div>

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Chile Codelco sees copper market normalizing in 2011 - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 17 Dec 08 - Cached

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The supply and demand dynamic of copper should normalize around 2011, the chief executive of Chile's state copper giant Codelco, the leading world producer, said Monday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The supply and demand dynamic of copper should normalize around 2011, the chief executive of Chile's state copper giant Codelco, the leading world producer, said Monday.</div>

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Norddeutsche expects weaker Q1 2009 - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 17 Dec 08 - Cached

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Copper smelter Norddeutsche Affinerie (NAFG.DE) expects sharply weaker results in its fiscal first quarter as lower copper prices trigger write-downs on inventories at its Cumerio unit, it said on Wednesday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Copper smelter Norddeutsche Affinerie (NAFG.DE) expects sharply weaker results in its fiscal first quarter as lower copper prices trigger write-downs on inventories at its Cumerio unit, it said on Wednesday.</div>

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Long term/short term investment conflict builds certainty - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 16 Dec 08 - Cached

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Now we are seeing the mirror image of the up cycle, and mines are closing, new projects are being halted and even really good exploration targets and development projects are not being followed up purely through lack of availability of funds. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand what this is building up to as the world economy picks up, as it undoubtedly will. Once demand returns to the market there will not be the supply available to meet it and prices will inevitably soar again. This will happen. The only uncertainty is the timescale.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Now we are seeing the mirror image of the up cycle, and mines are closing, new projects are being halted and even really good exploration targets and development projects are not being followed up purely through lack of availability of funds. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand what this is building up to as the world economy picks up, as it undoubtedly will. Once demand returns to the market there will not be the supply available to meet it and prices will inevitably soar again. This will happen. The only uncertainty is the timescale. </div>

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Can Semiconductors Save the World? - 0 views

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"Everything that is important to this world will be solved by semiconductor technology." That was the claim of National Semiconductor CEO and Chairman Brian Halla at the EcoChip forum hosted at chip-maker Actel's Silicon Valley campus Monday. It's a tall order, of course, not least of all for an industry expecting to see its annual sales plummet by 5.6 percent to $246.7 billion in 2009 compared to 2008. For the fourth quarter alone, the Semiconductor Industry Association anticipates sales will drop 5.9 percent from the previous quarter.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Everything that is important to this world will be solved by semiconductor technology." That was the claim of National Semiconductor CEO and Chairman Brian Halla at the EcoChip forum hosted at chip-maker Actel's Silicon Valley campus Monday. It's a tall order, of course, not least of all for an industry expecting to see its annual sales plummet by 5.6 percent to $246.7 billion in 2009 compared to 2008. For the fourth quarter alone, the Semiconductor Industry Association anticipates sales will drop 5.9 percent from the previous quarter.</div>

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Alarm bells ring over German renewables - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 15 Dec 08 - Cached

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German renewable energy companies and bankers will meet officials in Berlin on Monday to discuss ways of preventing the financial crisis from casting a storm cloud over a vital domestic growth industry. Up to 30 companies and organisations are expected to outline the problems facing the renewables sector, whose bullish projections have been overshadowed by concerns about project finance, falling prices and delayed orders.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">German renewable energy companies and bankers will meet officials in Berlin on Monday to discuss ways of preventing the financial crisis from casting a storm cloud over a vital domestic growth industry. Up to 30 companies and organisations are expected to outline the problems facing the renewables sector, whose bullish projections have been overshadowed by concerns about project finance, falling prices and delayed orders.</div>

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New hybrid material for solar - 0 views

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Russia - 40 people laid off at cable factory in Lyudinovo - 0 views

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A cable factory located in Lyudinovo, Russia, has laid off 40 people and cut the wages of the remaining personnel by 15%. The decision of the cable manufacturer, which had recently started up a new production line, is attributed to the global financial crisis. Plunging copper prices are a major threat to Russia's economy due to the high dependence of the country on commodity exports.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A cable factory located in Lyudinovo, Russia, has laid off 40 people and cut the wages of the remaining personnel by 15%. The decision of the cable manufacturer, which had recently started up a new production line, is attributed to the global financial crisis. Plunging copper prices are a major threat to Russia's economy due to the high dependence of the country on commodity exports.</div>

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'Energy crunch' looming? - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 12 Dec 08 - Cached

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The Commons' business and enterprise committee said just as the government had intervened to support the banks, it needed to step in to ensure energy companies invested in new power stations and gas storage facilities.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Commons' business and enterprise committee said just as the government had intervened to support the banks, it needed to step in to ensure energy companies invested in new power stations and gas storage facilities.</div>

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33% of Consumers Want to Buy Greener Electronics - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 12 Dec 08 - Cached

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According to Environmental Leader, via the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), thirty-three percent of consumers plan to buy greener gadgets over the next two years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">According to Environmental Leader, via the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), thirty-three percent of consumers plan to buy greener gadgets over the next two years.</div>

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European copper premiums unlikely to rise - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 11 Dec 08 - Cached

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"There's nothing going on. People have stopped buying and it doesn't look any better for the first part of next year either," said a physical trader. "People don't want to carry too much stock over the year-end but they don't have a lot of choice because of the turndown in demand. If people have got metal the best thing they can do is dump it on warrant and get paid by the warehouses," he said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"There's nothing going on. People have stopped buying and it doesn't look any better for the first part of next year either," said a physical trader. "People don't want to carry too much stock over the year-end but they don't have a lot of choice because of the turndown in demand. If people have got metal the best thing they can do is dump it on warrant and get paid by the warehouses," he said.</div>

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Bog barons to trash mining: Top 10 environment articles - New Scientist - 0 views

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NewScientist.com is now making free all in-depth articles from the past 12 months. In case you missed them, here are the top 10 best features on environmental science.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NewScientist.com is now making free all in-depth articles from the past 12 months. In case you missed them, here are the top 10 best features on environmental science.</div>

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China Nov copper imports fall 6% on month - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 11 Dec 08 - Cached

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China's imports of unwrought copper and semi-finished copper products fell 6 percent on the month in November, flipping to a downward trend after an unexpected 8 percent bounce in October, weighed down by weak demand and tight credit.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">China's imports of unwrought copper and semi-finished copper products fell 6 percent on the month in November, flipping to a downward trend after an unexpected 8 percent bounce in October, weighed down by weak demand and tight credit.</div>

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Cable assemblies for SAS storage systems - Electronic Products - 0 views

Japan Oct copper cable shipments down 7.9 pct yr/yr | Industries | Industrials, Materia... - 0 views

Power transformer manufacturers accused of price fixing - 0 views

Mining cutbacks pave the way - 0 views

Norddeutsche sees high copper demand in 2009-China Mining - 0 views

Innovations hint at a battery-free future - 0 views

US - Rea Magnet to shut magnet wire plant - 0 views

Nanotechnology-based smart yarn for soldiers - 0 views

Chile Codelco sees copper market normalizing in 2011 - 0 views

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Long term/short term investment conflict builds certainty - 0 views

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European copper premiums unlikely to rise - 0 views

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