Bosch Sensortec claims the industry’s first custom programmable 9-axis motion sensor. The BMF055 includes an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and an Atmel SAMD20 32-bit Cortex M0+ microcontroller in a single package. The high functionality device is housed in a 5.2 x 3.8 x 1.1 mm3 package. The Software Development Package enables easy customization for different application requirements,…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara and a group of visionaries in autonomous vehicle technology to announce an exciting new Driverless Cars Series. The new series captures insights from some of the most influential companies on the topic, including CAVCOE, Mercedes, Cruise, Google, Delphi, AVX, ON Semiconductor and Carnegie Mellon/GM. The new Driverless Cars Series is…
DetailsResearch reported in the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics by researchers at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation describes the development of a new power module made from a SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor and a SiC Schottky barrier diode. The team successfully trialed the module in a train traction inverter – a device used to convert the direct…
DetailsSan Diego, Calif. — CEOs remain optimistic about their businesses’ growth, despite greater concerns about the challenging economy, according to the Q3 2015 Vistage CEO Confidence Index Survey (http://www.vistage.com/press-center/vistage-ceo-survey/), the largest survey of chief executives from small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States. Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7651351-vistage-q3-2015-ceo-confidence-index/ “Although CEOs remain cautious about…
DetailsCupertino, Calif. – Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: HILL), a trusted supplier of innovative software and hardware storage systems. Under the terms of the definitive agreement signed between Seagate and Dot Hill, an indirect wholly…
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With Hurricane Joaquin hitting the headlines and the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina just arrived, electronics OEMs have been given a huge reminder of the terrible impact that hurricanes can have on the electronics supply chain. Among the long list of losses associated with this most recent storm, cargo ship El Faro was lost during…
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Fallout from Volkwagen's diesel emissions scandal is going to happen. It's a supply chain inevitability. How can it not be when there will be a huge auto recall, massive cutbacks, billions of dollars worth of fines, many executive resignations, piles of legal suits, calls for industry-wide investigations, and damaged trust that will need to be…
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Phoenix– Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, introduced the PicoZed SDR Z7035/AD9361, a rugged, low-power, small footprint system-on-module (SOM) that integrates critical RF signal path and high-speed programmable logic, enabling designers to dramatically reduce cycle times for development of the RF-to-baseband signal processing core for wireless communications systems. The fully verified PicoZed…
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Santa Monica, CA– Master Electronics, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announced that it has added the Marquardt switch line to their extensive line card. “Marquardt has been a successful, independent family enterprise for 90 years. Being a leading manufacturer in the field of electromechanical, electronic switches and switching systems, Marquardt products…
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Mansfield, Texas – Mouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara and a group of visionaries in autonomous vehicle technology to announce an exciting new Driverless Cars Series. The new series captures insights from some of the most influential companies on the topic, including CAVCOE, Mercedes, Cruise, Google, Delphi, AVX, ON Semiconductor…
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