As part of its overall effort to broaden its customer base, Broadcom Corp. has signed a global distribution agreement with its first e-commerce/catalog distributor, Mouser Electronics. The addition of Mouser to its distribution network is part of Broadcom’s new channel initiative, started about 18 months ago, aimed at penetrating the mass market. At the same…
DetailsA plethora of new products being introduced at Electronica 2014 include: – A new family of SMD OCXO 9 x 14 mm with SC cut crystal oscillators. – RF Ceramic components for Wi-Fi, Zigbee and Bluetooth applications. – Automotive grade crystals Founded in 1983, Raltron offers a broad range of crystal units and crystal based…
DetailsThere is big demand for high-reliability parts in automotive electronics sectors. The global market for automotive electronics is forecast to hit $204.6 billion in 2014, and reach $314.4 billion by 2020, with an estimated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 percent between 2012 and 2020, according to a Research and Markets report. The OEM…
DetailsWashington — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $87 billion during the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.7 percent over the previous quarter and a jump of 8 percent compared to the third quarter of 2013. Third quarter sales outperformed the…
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Risk is nothing new to the average supply chain. Supply chain managers think about it, talk about it, and hopefully plan for it. Industry changes, though, are increasing the complexity of the risk management picture. It's time to face it head on, according to at least one industry leading company. “Complexity is something that you…
DetailsMaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Physpeed Co., Ltd., a privately held developer of high-speed physical layer interconnect products addressing enterprise and telecommunications infrastructure market applications. MaxLinear will pay approximately $11.0 million…
DetailsThe element14 Community, in collaboration with Analog Devices Inc, Tektronix, Electrolube and Leeds Beckett University, today announces the launch of the “Sudden Impact” Wearable Design Challenge. A group of 15 finalists will be selected to develop wearable technology solutions for athletes to track their health and for coaches or medical practitioners to monitor players on…
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Fortune 500 companies face a host of challenges with social media. If left unchecked, social media becomes detrimental to the organization's brands. Best-case scenario, the brand will suffer as customers come to view it as indifferent to their needs and simply stop buying its products. But in the worst-case scenario, the brand will become irreparably…
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Is it possible for the elderly and people with heart conditions to maintain independence without compromising their safety? With the right technology, the answer is yes. Those of us who remember the time before cellphones also remember the time when we saw commercials for devices that allowed people living alone to get help by pressing…
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Digi-Key and Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced a collaboration that hopes to close the gap between free, but poorly featured, and expensive, high-end EDA/CAD PC board design tools. The new tools will be linked with Digi-Key's online parts offerings to ensure that engineers are designing for easy procurement and manufacturing. “Digi-Key and Mentor Graphics are…
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