Chandler, Ariz. — Microchip Technology Inc. expanded its MTCH10x mTouch sensing portfolio with the launch of the turnkey MTCH102-5-8 capacitive touch controllers. In a hardware-only configuration, these 2-, 5- and 8-channel controllers can replace mechanical buttons with a simple digital output. This makes it easy to add proximity and touch detection to any application that is constrained…
DetailsYork, England – OEMsecrets.com are proud to announce the addition of Electro Enterprises to their price comparison site. Electro Enterprises are a franchised/authorized stocking distributor of interconnect, electro-mechanical, wire/cable and wire harness assembly products. For more than 40 years, Electro Enterprises has been providing superior products at competitive prices to various markets around the world. Electro’s broad listing…
DetailsTempe, Ariz. — Artesyn Embedded Technologies launched the high efficiency ADQ500 series of 500-watt quarter-brick isolated DC-DC converters for telecom network and data center equipment. The DC-DC converters offer ultra-high efficiency of typically 95.5 percent at full load and operates over an ambient temperature range of minus 40 to 85 degrees Celsius, which makes them suited…
DetailsSingapore — FCI expanded its power connector family with the introduction of the PwrMAX Ortho power connectors. Designed to support data center equipment, this new Orthogonal system packaging architecture can offer improved data transfer and system cooling by eliminating mid-plane circuit boards, said FCI. The PwrMAX Ortho power connectors can be used with either busbars or circuit boards…
DetailsAllen, Tex. – Fairview Microwave Inc. introduced a family of ultra-miniature UMCX, WMCX and HMCX32 cable assemblies. These flexible micro-coax jumpers offer operation from DC to 6 GHz and are typically used to connect an external antenna to a mini PCB. They are suited for use in wireless communications systems, including antennas for GPS and other…
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The trifecta of a strong dollar, low oil prices and concerns about China continued to dog the U.S. manufacturing market in October. The domestic industry’s leading index, the Institute for Supply Management’s PMI, moved uncomfortably close to 50 — the dividing line between growth and contraction. The PMI in October measured 50.1 percent, down from…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now shipping the new SMART SAM E70 flash-based microcontroller from Atmel Corporation. This new high-performance Atmel microcontroller is based on a 32-bit ARM® Cortex®‑M7 core running at up to 300MHz with an integrated Floating Point Unit (FPU). The device allows designers to increase performance and deliver SRAM and system functionality, while…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — Integrated Device Technology, Inc.® (IDT®) (NASDAQ: IDTI) today announced it is partnering with Richardson Electronics Ltd. (NASDAQ:RELL) to distribute IDT’s leading RF and RF timing products throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The LaFox, Ill.-based distributor has a large team of experienced RF specialists to work with customers interested in IDT’s rapidly expanding portfolio of…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. – Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has signed an agreement with Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO), to private-label manufacture select Ducommun RF products under the Pasternack brand. This new partnership provides customers with urgent RF product needs access to a greater offering of industry-leading components through Pasternack…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — Sanmina Corporation (“Sanmina” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SANM), a leading integrated manufacturing solutions company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 3, 2015. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2015 Summary Revenue of $1.64 billion GAAP operating margin of 3.2 percent GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.78(1) Non-GAAP(2) operating margin of 3.8…
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