Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has announced the launch of its Nebula IoT Dev Kit with partners Cypress Semiconductor and Murata. Kits will be available to purchase for $99 in September 2017. The Nebula board is an IoT cloud ready board that allows developers to quickly prototype and deploy their IoT…
DetailsAvnet (NYSE: AVT) announced today that it has acquired Dragon Innovation, expanding the global distributor’s portfolio of offerings for customers as they move from design to prototype to volume production. Dragon Innovation’s proven process and deep hardware experience help customers understand manufacturing costs and schedules, find factories and manage production as they scale their businesses. “With the…
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Amazon recently held its annual robotic competition, Amazon Robotics Challenge, focusing on picking and packing. This year’s event took place in Japan at the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall, and the company invited 16 teams from all over the world to participate, all expenses paid. A team from the Australian Center for Robotic Vision won with…
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Consumers are becoming ever-more enamored with their gadgets and toys. Drones and home assistants are becoming more ubiquitous in our homes (and flying around our skies). However, when these machines run their course — either because they break, or a newer model comes out — is there still use for them? Photo courtesy: iRobot The…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the CPT212B and CPT213B TouchXpress capacitive touch controllers from Silicon Labs. The CPT212B and CPT213B TouchXpress controllers eliminate time-consuming firmware development, providing a simple turnkey solution for adding touch-based designs to a wide range of products, including home appliances, medical equipment, consumer electronics, instrument and control…
DetailsTTI, Inc., the leading distributor of passive, interconnect, electromechanical and discrete components, announced today the company has successfully completed the transition audit to the new revision of AS9100, Rev D. This is the recognized aerospace standard for quality management systems administered through the International Standards Organization (ISO) and SAE. Kevin Sink, TTI Vice President Total…
DetailsOSRAM has agreed to acquire Digital Lumens Inc., a U.S. company based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in industrial IoT solutions. Founded in 2008, Digital Lumens employs 65 people and in the last fiscal year generated sales in the mid-double-digit millions (USD). The Digital Lumens software platform can be used to run applications covering everything…
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Have you ever ordered something online and then decided to return it? You’re not alone. While returns for in-store purchases average in the single digits, returns from e-commerce sales average 30%, with even higher rates in certain categories. This creates an interesting problem for both retailers and manufacturers that sell online: in addition to predicting…
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Foxconn’s recent announcement that it plans to build a 20 million square foot manufacturing facility in Wisconsin has garnered a lot of attention, and deservedly so. From an economic standpoint, this $10 billion investment over the next three to four years promises to boost the local and U.S. national economy, and create anywhere from three…
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Contract prices for NAND flash increased by three to 10 percent in the second quarter of 2017, and are expected to keep rising in the third quarter, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. Buyers also faced tight supply throughout the second quarter, which is likely to continue into 2018, according to analysts. The memory device…
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