RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for MAST Technologies line of dual use RF Absorber + Thermally Conductive pad material. Trademarked Suppress-n-Sink, the target application is reducing harmful reflections from heat-sinks and heat-spreaders used on packaged components. Several large OEMs have adopted the Suppress-n-Sink solution as a thermal conductor and EMI suppressor for on-board…
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Renowned for its outstanding supply chain, Walmart has suffered a string of bad publicity. Reports of excess inventory coupled with empty shelves have tainted the retail giant's reputation as a flawless executor of supply chain management. Walmart's inventory issues remind us past achievements are no guarantee for future success. And based on a visit to…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Universal memory replacing DRAM, SRAM, flash and nearly every transistor in a computer may result from their successful fabrication of a ferroelectric gate over germanium channel material, according to researchers at the University of Texas (Austin). Their successful ferroelectric gate stack holds the hope of extending Moore's Law beyond the end of…
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(Dodd-Frank Act, Section 1502 and the pursuant SEC rule), and EU policy proposed, the pressure on the supply chain is increasing. Non-compliance is always a significant issue for business, but conflict minerals carry a highly emotive political and ethical payload. It is estimated that over five million people have died in the violence engulfing the…
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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — As a McKinsey analyst, Christopher Thomas is paid to think out of the box. So in this time that is by all accounts the peak of the hype cycle for the Internet of Things, it's no surprise the co-leader of the firm's Asia semiconductor practice is something of an IoT…
DetailsNow available from TTI, Inc., the world’s leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components, are Molex’s EdgeMate power connectors. The devices offer positive PCB-locking and significant cost savings for wire-to-edge-card terminations in appliance, industrial and lighting applications. EdgeMate connectors are designed to help reduce cost by eliminating the need for mating headers…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the PT62SCMDxx Dual SIC MOSFET Driver Boards from Cree. Designed to drive the CREE CAS300M17BM2 SIC MOSFET modules, the PT62SCMD12 and PT62SCMD17 single-board solutions are dual silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET gate drivers optimized to ensure maximum performance for…
DetailsRFMW Ltd. and Frontier Electronics, a world leader in the manufacture of passive components, today announced a worldwide distribution agreement effective January, 19, 2015. Frontier Electronics has one of the most comprehensive and all inclusive passive component offerings in the industry. Frontier Electronics manufactures magnetics, MLCCs, IPCs, and diodes for RF and power applications. RFMW…
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So, do you know where to recycle your used electronics? Is it easily accessible from your home or office, and is the program convenient for you? What you will learn after asking those questions is that most people you talk to will know they should recycle used electronics, some even where to take their used…
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If you noticed more LED Christmas lights out this season, there’s a good reason. LED prices have been coming down. The recent restructuring by major global lighting companies (see 2013 list, below) will allow LED makers to improve their margins while further reducing product prices for consumers, according to IHS. “For the big three lighting…
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