Our colleague Douglas Alexander has written extensively and eloquently about the enabling power that RFID technology can bring to the supply chain. (See RFID Sparks New Supply Chain Demand and Greater Role Seen for RFID in Supply Chain). Here's a graphic that gives you another sense for how a wirelessly oiled supply chain can operate:…
DetailsMansfield, Mass. − Mouser Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with Philips Lumileds Lighting Company to sell the company’s LED lighting solutions. Philips Lumileds’ family of high-power LEDs is used in a variety of applications including automotive lighting, computer displays, LCD televisions, signage and signaling and general lighting. The company’s LUXEON Power Light…
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Machine-level trust In Part 1 of this two-part series (Can We Trust the Future?), we discussed the definition and brief history of trust and how it enabled societal evolution. We then postulated the “Rise of the Machines,” whereby our future societal evolution will heavily rely upon devices that will inevitably need to trust each other,…
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An unfortunate truth in tech marketing is quite often when a company attempts to begin promoting its brand or products, but it's missing some important preparation for effective communications. Technologists may be smart, even brilliant. However, their technical training likely hasn't prepared them very well for the storytelling needed to attract market attention, demand, and…
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When Earth Day was first proposed in 1969, its proponents could not have foreseen how rapidly electronics products would become electronics waste (e-waste). According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2.5 million tons of e-waste is generated each year in the United States alone. The United Nations — which sanctioned Earth Day in 1970…
DetailsEl Segundo, Calif. − Only eight out of the Top 25 semiconductor suppliers increased their revenue growth in 2012. Those include Samsung (No. 2), Qualcomm (No. 3), Broadcom (No. 9), Sony (No. 11), NXP (No. 14), nVidia (No. 15), MediaTek (No. 18) and LSI (No.24). Global IC revenue declined by 2.2 percent from 2011, according…
DetailsChicago, Ill. − Newark element14 has doubled the size of its custom electronic component kitting facility in Plano, Texas, driven by increased demand for turnkey assemblies and engineering kits. As part of Newark element14’s value-added services, the distributor provides kits for design, production, field repair and maintenance. Services include a wide range of fabricated and…
DetailsWilmington, Mass. − Heilind Electronics now stocks the Hirose DF62 series of slim in-line connectors. The DF62 connector’s small size and durability make it suitable for servo amp, LED lighting, portable medical device, motion control, robotic arm, and gaming equipment applications. The DF62 connectors feature a locking structure that gives the user two lock completion…
DetailsEl Segundo, Calif. − Semiconductor inventory declined much faster than projected in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from IHS iSuppli. Intel led the stockpile reductions, lowering inventory by nearly $600 million. AMD and STMicroelectronics followed with inventory declines of $182 million and $131 million, respectively. The percentage of decrease ranged from 5…
DetailsLisle, Ill.− Molex Inc. has launched its next-generation PoE plus magnetic PDJack connectors, based on RJ45 connectors, which eliminates “complex design and testing for lower direct costs and faster time to market.” The single-port controller with integrated power device controller circuitry and PoE functionality claims up to a 75 percent space savings on a printed circuit…
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