BARCELONA — Now that motion (Nintendo Wii), touch (Apple iPhone) and voice (Amazon’s Alexa) are old hat, “touchless” looms large and lucrative as the next user interface (UI) of choice for consumer devices. Or so attendees at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) are being told. “Major consumer electronics breakthroughs have always been triggered by…
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Much discussion has been had around supply chain optimization efforts via cost effective packaging, robot-controlled warehouse, regulation compliance. and risk management. These are promising avenues, but certainly not the only way toward cost savings. What may be new is achieving supply chain optimization with grid computing in response to labor unrest, counterfeit parts, and other…
DetailsHoneywell’s new patented IHM (Integrated Health Monitoring) Series Aerospace Proximity Sensors for harsh duty aircraft applications are now available in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components. The IHM Series are non-contact devices designed to sense the presence or absence of a target, providing on/off output, plus they can also…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking ezDisplay UART OLED and LED modules from Lumex. Controlled using a simple UART interface and any microcontroller or embedded system running standard AT or hex commands, these low-power organic LED (OLED) and…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components, is now stocking ZF Electronics’ new generation linear and angular position sensors. The LIN- and ANG-series sensors are non-contact linear position sensors with one or two independent outputs. The sensors operate through the use of Hall Effect technology with magnetic fields generated…
DetailsRecent product line expansion now makes more than 37,500 Analog Devices products available for shipment from Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor. Digi-Key has increased their ADI stocking portfolio by 20% in the last few months to support engineers worldwide. The newest product additions, including precision signal conditioning solutions, high frequency wideband components, and data…
DetailsMonolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading company in high-performance analog solutions, today announced a distribution agreement with Symmetry Electronics, a distributor specializing in the distribution of wireless and video semiconductor products. This association will give customers a wide range of high-performance power solutions for their designs. Symmetry Electronics supports its customers with sales…
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Global technology merger and acquisition (M&A) deals reached an all-time record of $466.6 billion in 2016, driven in large part by the semiconductor industry, according to EY’s Global technology M&A report: October-December 2016 and year in review report. Digital transformation, led by cloud, mobile, social, data analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, contributed to…
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LAKE WALES, Fla—Bosch, the biggest and oldest micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) maker, introduced at Mobile World Congress 2017 a combo of infrared micro-scanner and laser projector, capable of transforming any surface into a virtual user interface. The MEMS device, small enough for wearables and cheap enough for toys in high volumes, is also finding a plethora…
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Battery-sourced power for supply chains is expected to eventually become cheaper and more readily available compared to fossil fuel sources, but a lot depends on pricing and demand before that will happen. Tesla is among a group of battery storage providers bringing massive electricity storage facilities online in Sourthern California. The ramp up and its…
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