RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the MiniRF MRFXF0032 transformer. The MRFXF0032 is an unbalanced to balanced design with a 1:1 impedance ratio. Configured as a transmission line transformer, it covers a frequency range of 45 to 1200MHz with superior insertion loss of 0.4dB to 0.6dB across this band width thereby supporting applications…
DetailsDistributor Rutronik presents Transcend’s new industrial-grade SuperMLC UHS-I Speed Class 1 (U1) microSD cards with capacities of 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB. Between SLC and MLC NAND flash, the new SuperMLC technology features a cost-effective solution yet with nearly equivalent performance to SLC NAND flash. The SuperMLC is ideal for industrial applications. By reprogramming the…
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Phillip Crosby's famous book, Quality Is Free, makes the argument that if you do it right the first time your organization saves the re-work cost and the yield loss cost, therefore investing in processes to achieve perfection results in free perfection. We watched the automobile industry move from terrible to excellent following Crosby's (and many…
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A recent report produced by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs, and sponsored by Brightcove, found that 81 percent of b2b manufacturers in the United States use content marketing. The same report found that the majority of manufacturers do not believe their organization is effective at content marketing. What are organizations who are not effective missing out…
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Following its takeover of Freescale, NXP Semiconductor has been declared the leading automotive chip vendor for 2015 by market research firm Strategy Analytics. This is despite the fact that the deal, announced in March 2015 only closed at the beginning of December 2015. Nonetheless Strategy Analytics has combined the companies auto chip sales at $3.9…
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It’s been almost a month since the Japanese island of Kyushu earthquakes and record-breaking number of aftershocks. The high-speed train recently resumed its regular schedule, and although there are still considerable humanitarian and housing issues, industry is moving to quickly resume production and meet global demands. The long-term impact of these disruptions has yet to…
DetailsSTMicroelectronics (STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has launched a new family of automotive microcontrollers that heralds the advent of more secure and connected cars. This new family of power-efficient and real-time-capable MCUs brings the world`s first Power Architecture(TM)- based devices manufactured in state-of the-art 40nm Flash technology…
DetailsTexas Instruments (TI) (TXN) today introduced the industry’s first differential inductive switch, with a dual-coil architecture that automatically compensates for variations in temperature and component aging. The LDC0851 detects the presence or absence of conductive material by using a simple coil drawn on a printed circuit board (PCB). This unique approach enables low-cost, highly reliable…
DetailsAVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released the MQ Series medical grade MLCCs. Manufactured, tested, and qualified using stringent medical design, in-process, and lot acceptance requirements, MQ Series medical grade MLCCs deliver the superior reliability performance required by electronic life support applications, including: pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and neuromodulation…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the MSP430FR263x/MSP430FR253x mixed-signal microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI). These ultra-low power Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) microcontrollers feature CapTIvate™ touch technology for buttons, sliders, wheels, and proximity applications. The microcontrollers also include a high-performance 10‑bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) as well as a 32-bit hardware multiplier for math-intensive operations. The microcontrollers are…
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