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PRODUCT SHOWCASE ElectroneX returns to Sydney this year on November 10th Following the delay of ElectroneX this year – The Electronics Design & Assembly Expo and Conference will be hosted in Sydney on the 10-11th of November 2021 at Rosehill Gardens (10am-6pm on the 10th, and 9am-4pm on the 11th). Reflecting the growth of high-tech niche manufacturing in Australia, at the 2019 Expo more than 87% of visitors said that they had met new companies and 81% discovered new products and technology they were not aware of, reinforcing the important role of exhibitions in showcasing new technology. The 33rd Surface Mount & Circuit Board Association (SMCBA) Electronics Design & Manufacture Conference will also be held over the 9-11th of November at Rydges Parramatta. The speaker program for the conference is currently being finalised; visit www.smcba.asn.au for further information. Registration for ElectroneX is free, as is on-site parking. To register online, go to the following link: siliconchip. com.au/link/abae You can also call (03) 9676 2133 or email info<at>auexhibitions.com.au for more information. Australasian Exhibitions and Events Pty Ltd Suite 11, Pier 35, 263 Lorimer St Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Tel: (03) 9676 2133 email: ngray<at>auexhibitions.com.au Web: www.auexhibitions.com.au Electrolube launch new range of versatile thermal gap fillers Electrolube has launched the GF400, a two-part, liquid-silicone-based gap filler. It can either be cured at room temperature or accelerated with heat. Once cured, GF400 forms a low modulus elastomer that prevents the ‘pumpout phenomenon’, ensuring minimal degradation of effective heat dissipation. Thermal gap fillers are widely used for mobile and touchscreen applications. However, the GF400 range is extremely adaptable and can be used in a multitude of applications from PCB assembly and housing automotive electronics discretely, including HEV, NEV and batteries, power electronics, LEDs and fibre optic telecoms equipment. GF400 is soft and compliant, making it ideal for low stress applications, and provides a wide operating temperature range between -50 to +200°C. It’s also low viscosity, enabling easier dispensing, and provides high thermal conductivity of 4W/mK. The GF400 has a straightforward mix ratio of 1:1 and a fast cure time of 20 minutes at 100°C, vastly increasing throughput. Alternatively, the gap filler can be cured at 25°C for 12 hours or 90 minutes at 60°C. The new thermal gap filler is UL94 V-O approved and has an excellent dielectric strength of 9kV/mm. There’s also a 50mL version of the GF400 in development. We will officially pre-launch the GF400 at ElectroneX on the 10-11th November in Sydney, alongside our new range of UV Cure conformal coatings. Electrolube would like to extend a warm welcome to all visitors at their booth A20 during the two day event. For further information, please visit www.electrolube.com Electrolube 3/98 Old Pittwater Road Brookvale NSW 2100 Tel: (02) 9938 1566 email: sales<at>hkwentworth.com.au Web: www.electrolube.com.au/ MPLAB tools – now on the Cloud Microcontroller (MCU) design is easier than ever with the new MPLAB cloud tools ecosystem available now for PIC and AVR devices from Microchip Technology. The enhanced MPLAB Xpress IDE delivers a powerful, scalable cloud infrastructure for development and debugging along with community collaboration tools using secure GitHub repository interface controls. 106 Silicon Chip The free, all-in-one cloud platform combines easy, integrated search and discovery of example code, graphical configuration of projects and code debugging in a collaborative environment. This environment enables enterprise-scale rapid development while simplifying software design for users at all skill levels with an intuitive browser-based interface and cloud connectivity. Australia’s electronics magazine Developing, debugging and deploying project applications directly from any web browser can be completed without any software installation. For more information, visit: www. microchip.com/MPLABCloudTools Microchip Technology Inc. Unit 32, 41 Rawson Street Epping NSW 2121 Web: www.microchip.com/ siliconchip.com.au