Wilmington, Mass. – Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, has added USB Type-C shielded I/O connectors and cable assemblies to its extensive selection of Molex products. The more compact design of the Type-C connector offers greater PCB savings, while allowing high-frequency mating in data, consumer, automotive, and industrial I/O applications. Molex USB Type-C connectors…
Chicago, Ill. – element14, the world’s largest electronic design community, launches today its 2016 Pi IoT Smarter Spaces Design Challenge featuring the new Bluetooth and wireless enabled Raspberry Pi 3 microcomputer. The Pi IoT Smarter Spaces competition is challenging members to invent IoT-powered solutions that allow users to control the multiple Internet-enabled devices in any environment – be it their…
VI continue to get questions on a near-daily basis asking whether one specific EU RoHS exemption or another has been renewed or will be expiring on July 21, 2016. Today it was 7(c)-1. One exemption that will expire on July 21, 2016 that some electronics manufacturers need to be aware of is 7(b): Lead in…
I recently had a conversation with Wade McDaniel, vice president of supply chain solutions for Avnet Velocity. The discussion was centered on the many layers of risk management, and a few things stood out from a presentation McDaniel provided. It was a map of earthquake-prone areas of the world. The image stands out in my…
Apple Inc. is a formidable company but its role as a trendsetter may be coming to an end. Electronic hardware propelled the company to the top of the global consumer electronics market and will continue to be its major sales generator. However, hardware and software intersected years ago and one has triumphed over the other;…