Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, today announced the addition of symbols, footprints, and 3D models for Vishay’s catalog of optoelectronics products. The models, made available via online parts library SnapEDA, can be downloaded for free for most major PCB design tools. Designers spend days creating digital models for each component in their circuit board designs. With…
DetailsECIA announces it is restructuring and expanding the mission of the Supply Chain Council, a key member-driven element of the association. Now with a global focus, the scope of issues tackled by the Supply Chain Council has been expanded to include IT/cyber security and Quality Risk Assessment. Concurrently, the ECIA has initiated a search for…
DetailsQorvo®(Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced that it has entered into a channel partnership with Veterans Trading Company (VTC), LLC. VTC is an award-winning, veteran-owned and SBA-certified HUBZone small business that has served the government contracting community since 2005. VTC provides a full suite of customized, end-to-end…
DetailsAscatron provides next generation Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductors using its proprietary 3DSiC® technology with a quality and performance unattainable through current methods. SiC radically reduce losses in electrical power converters and lowers system costs, making it key for electric vehicles and renewable energy. The global impact will thus be large. Ascatron, with background in…
DetailsNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a leading global security company, and Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Northrop Grumman will acquire Orbital ATK for approximately $7.8 billion in cash, plus the assumption of $1.4 billion in net…
DetailsMid-air haptics experts, Ultrahaptics, today announced the official opening of its first US office in Silicon Valley. The office, which is based in Palo Alto, will house the company’s growing US team. Globally, the team has grown from 3 to 79 people in the past three years, in part fuelled by the company’s series B…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking PowerHap™ piezo actuators from TDK EPCOS. These new piezo actuators with integrated sensor functionality feature exceptional acceleration, force and response time performance to offer an outstanding quality of haptic feedback for human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in vehicles, smartphones and tablets, household appliances, ATMs and vending…
DetailsNXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI), a worldwide leader in advanced connectivity solutions, today announced that it had received the 2017 Excellence in Quality award from Cisco®. This prestigious award recognizes NXP for Excellence in Quality for displaying the highest quality standards, practices, and methodologies in their products and processes, and differentiating through their quality management systems…
DetailsBrite Semiconductor (“Brite”), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK) and Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced a collaboration resulting in an IoT platform that enables designers, system integrators and OEMs to accelerate and differentiate their next-generation IoT systems. The platform consisting of Synopsys’ DesignWare® ARC® Data Fusion Subsystem with ARC EM9D processor, USB,…
DetailsThe global LED lighting market is forecast to reach $66.1 billion by 2022, according to Future Market Insights. The market for LED lights is expanding steadily the world over due to the numerous inherent advantages that the LED lights possess. LED lights are highly energy efficient, possess a longer life span and are more reliable…
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