Irvine, Calif. – Broadcom Corp. has extended its StrataGX portfolio with a new family of secure microcontrollers (MCUs) that delivers advanced security and integrated NFC for a variety of low-power connected devices. The BCM58100 family is designed for a variety of embedded applications including mPOS terminals, personal computers, security systems, and home automation, including Internet…
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Star Trek has finally met its match in real life with the U. S. Air Force's revelation of a new stealth technology that works as effectively as the “cloaking devices” used by Captain Kirk's nemesis, the Klingons. Officially announced, the X-86b is the world's first truly invisible airplane, according to the Air Force information office*.…
DetailsKEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, has purchased IntelliData, Inc., a Greenwood Village, Colorado-based developer of digital solutions supporting discovery, decision support, and the sales and marketing of electronic components. As a KEMET vendor since 2000, IntelliData provides a variety of content automation and delivery tools and services. “The needs…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. – RFMW, Ltd. announces that John Hamilton has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Hamilton has served RFMW in sales, technical support, product management, marketing communications and technical marketing roles for the past 11 years. With over 30 years of experience working for RF and Microwave related OEMs…
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Just as U.S. companies seem to have a handle on conflict minerals legislation, the EU is poised to pass its own law regarding these materials that are widely used in electronics. In the U.S., the so-called conflict minerals rule, Dodd-Frank Section 1502, requires public companies to disclose the presence of conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten,…
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Analysts forecast that wearables will become an integral part of the Internet of All Things, as sales are expected to more than double from $2.8 billion in 2014 to $8.3 billion in 2019, according to analyst firm Mordor Intelligence. But before a large percentage of the world population begins to interact with wearables like consumers…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, is honored to have been recognized by ON Semiconductor as their 2014 Distribution Partner for the Americas, for the second consecutive year. This annual award is given in recognition for growing product sales, generating significant new business, and effectively supporting customers’ needs and ON Semiconductor’s initiatives…
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With the 2014 holiday season safely behind us, retailers can look back on this critical time of year to see how efficiently they were able to meet their goals and generate customer satisfaction. The 2013 holidays were tough for delivery services companies, with bottlenecked deliveries showing organizations just how drastically online shopping and the e-commerce…
DetailsThe Internet of Things (IoT) is not just about connectivity. In fact, the core of the concept is more about the data that can be harvested from the millions of devices that are being connected to the web. The data is the reason IoT is generating a lot of interest from enterprises and consumers; the…
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Los Angeles, March 24 2015—At the annual OFC panel session for press and analysts, Facebook's network architect Yuval Bachar told the audience that prices for networking components such as pluggable optical modules cost too much. He needs the data rates that 100G provides and he wants optical links in Facebook's datacenters. He told these problems…
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