Beijing — RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced availability of the Arduino M0 Pro[1], a simple and powerful extension of the 32-bit Arduino platform established by the Arduino Uno board. Aimed at embedded engineers, hackers and students, the new Arduino M0 Pro board is designed to help the development…
San Jose, Calif. — Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading company in high-performance power solutions, announced today that MPS has signed a distribution agreement with Digi-Key Electronics, a leading, global, full-service provider of electronic components, for the promotion and sale of MPS products worldwide. MPS’ mission is to reduce total energy consumption in its customers’…
Costa Mesa, Calif. – Ecliptek Corporation has launched its evaluation of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) latest Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The Candidate List that was updated June 15, 2015 to include two new substances: 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-10-alkyl esters; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed decyl and hexyl and octyl diesters with ≥ 0.3%…
Centennial, Colo.– Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced that it is now carrying a number of NovAtel high-precision global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and GPS products to Arrow customers in the Americas, and globally through arrow.com. “An increasing number of businesses are turning to location technology to manage and monitor their operations, vehicle fleets and…
It seems that one of the most ubiquitous aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT) is actually the discussion about it. There is much yet to come, that is certain, but for all the dreams and promises, there are still real speed bumps facing a true launch into this promised next era. When those speed…
Sunnyvale, Calif. — Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) expanded its IGBT product portfolio with the launch of the 650V M-Series. The new M-series is co-packaged with a soft and fast freewheeling diode available in a variety of package types. Applications include motor drives in refrigerators, washing machines, fans, air conditioners, treadmills, and sewing machines applications.…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara and a group of visionaries in the home and factory automation industry, including Insteon, AiroCorp, TE Connectivity, and Factory Automation Systems, to announce an exciting new Home and Factory Automation Series. The new Home and Factory Automation Series is part of the Empowering Innovation TogetherTM program and is available only…
Lyon, France – Consumer electronics, healthcare, and industrial markets are the three biggest demand drivers for wearable electronics, according to a new report from Yole Développement (Yole). The market research firm forecasts the wearable industry to reach 295 million units by 2020 at a market value of $90 billion. The report, Sensors for Wearable Electronics…
Schurter Inc. has announced the retirement of founder Bruno H. Schurter. Schurter founded in 1982 in Petaluma, California, will change management effective July 1, 2015. Bruno H. Schurter, President & CEO will retire after 33 years of heading up the privately-held company, which is a subsidiary of SCHURTER Holding AG, founded in 1933 in Lucerne,…
Amphenol Corp. (APH) said it has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 billion for FCI Asia Pte Ltd. in furtherance of plans to deepen its offerings to OEMs in the telecommunication, datacom, wireless and industrial markets. The planned acquisition is also expected to increase Amphenol’s share of the connector and cable assembly market in Asia, building…