Thief River Falls, Minn. – Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced it has received Harwin’s Global Distributor of the Year Award. In Harwin’s latest complete financial year, the company increased worldwide sales of Harwin products by over 50%. “We are honored to be given this…
DetailsAustin, Tex. – Freescale Semiconductor released an ultra-thin version of the Kinetis K22 microcontroller (MCU) with a 120-MHz ARM Cortex-M4 core, 512KB Flash and 128KB SRAM in a package measuring 0.34 millimeters in height. The new device is suited for applications such as chip-and-PIN credit cards, wearables and consumer electronics that require security and small form factors.…
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Users and consumers are beginning to see the types of gadgets that will eventually comprise the Internet of Things (IoT). What many can’t yet visualize are the unseen parts of the IoT – the software and services that ultimately are going to determine whether the IoT becomes as ubiquitous and conventional as cellular technology. “Services…
DetailsElgin, Ill.– HARTING North America announced that it has released a new app for Apple and Android devices – the HARTING Knowledge Center. The HARTING Knowledge Center app is a content hub of all of HARTING’s educational materials, including white papers, FAQs, videos, brochures, and more. The app also allows users the ability to make…
DetailsIntegrated device manufacturer (IDM) semiconductor supplier growth could outpace fabless semiconductor company sales for only the second time on record, according to IC Insights. The upcoming 2016 McClean Report forecasts that sales of the top 10 IDMs will be flat, while sales for the top 10 fabless companies will slip into negative territory this year.…
DetailsThe new ESDALC5-1BF4 from STMicroelectronics is a single-line ESD diode in a 0201 package, which sustains 16kV ESD surge. It is available at distributor Rutronik as of now. STMicroelectronics‘ new ESDALC5-1BF4 features a single-line ESD diode combining a low parasitic capacitance of only 12pF with an efficient clamping voltage of only 14V just 30ns after…
DetailsThe GNSS market is now slowly shifting in new directions. While the smartphone market continues to grow, new opportunities are also emerging in automotive, insurance, wearables, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and IoT. Overall, the GNSS market is forecast to continue to grow strongly, with ubiquitous location and market-specific IC design as key differentiators. In its…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today announced a distribution agreement with UDOO to distribute the company’s six single-board computers (SBCs) to Mouser customers around the world. These SBCs are ideal for prototyping applications requiring multimedia capabilities and high levels of parallel computing, maintaining the performance and low-power advantages of the processors. The boards provide a flexible environment that helps…
DetailsTDK Corp. introduces the TDK-Lambda iBH series of POL (Point of Load) non-isolated DC-DC converters designed for a variety of equipment applications, including information & communication technology, semiconductor manufacturing, measuring, and general industrial. The series can operate from either a 5-Vdc or 12-Vdc bus, and accepts a wide range input of 3.5 to 14 Vdc.…
DetailsGreenville, S.C. — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, introduced its new KO-CAP® Reliability Assessment method, the first of its kind for polymer electrolytic capacitors. The T540 and T541 Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Series are the only polymer electrolytic capacitors available today with failure rate options defined by this innovative testing criteria. Developed as a result of over ten years of…
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