It may surprise you that design engineers don't give a single thought to the manufacturing costs of the circuit boards they design for industrial, commercial, and even medical products. In many cases, that's because the boards are for new generations of existing products, so the project manager likely expects the electronics to cost “about the…
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — Rochester Electronics, a fully-authorized manufacturer and distributor of semiconductors, has an ASIC solution that can alleviate the possibility of more system re-designs in the future. If a design team is faced with re-design due to product obsolescence, Rochester Electronics will partner with them to ensure their solution is a viable long-term roadmap.…
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PHOENIX — Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will host a series of SpeedWay Design Workshops™, featuring Freescale® Semiconductor’s K2 next-generation Kinetis® ARM® Cortex®-M microcontrollers and enablement tools. Avnet’s one-day Freescale K2 SpeedWay Design Workshop will provide microcontroller hardware and software engineers with complimentary training and hands-on product experience…
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BANNOCKBURN, Ill., — IPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded the first IPC/WHMA-A-620 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to IEC Electronics Corporation’s Newark, New York and Albuquerque, New Mexico locations; and Southern California Braiding facility in Bell Gardens, California. The three facilities were the first to successfully complete an intensive audit to IPC/WHMA-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for…
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TOKYO — Georgia-based electronics distributor World Micro announced today that it has expanded its franchise distribution agreement with Nikkohm, a leading manufacturer of High Performance Thin Film Resistors. The agreement now gives World Micro the ability to promote, distribute, and market product in North America, South America, and Malaysia. The expanded relationship is expected to…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today announced the introduction of their updated Solar Power Technology site. Mouser’s updated technology site provides developers with the resources they need to learn about the latest advances in solar power generation systems and the newest components available from Mouser for building solar power systems. The updated Solar Power Technology site, available…
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Do you recall my blog from a couple of months ago, Really Annoying Music Suppressors, about my desire to find some effective way of preserving my sanity whilst driving in the car with my wife, Gina the Gorgeous, who is partial to Christian rock and who likes her music on the loud side of things?…
DetailsIPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded the first IPC/WHMA-A-620 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to IEC Electronics Corporation’s Newark, New York and Albuquerque, New Mexico locations; and Southern California Braiding facility in Bell Gardens, California. The three facilities were the first to successfully complete an intensive audit to IPC/WHMA-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire…
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MUNICH — Mouser Electronics, the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announced at electronica today a new partnership with longtime Mouser customer Grant Imahara, a celebrity engineer, best known for his role on Mythbusters. As a practicing engineer, Grant can relate to engineers everywhere. He understands the frustrations and inspirations that…
DetailsAvnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will host a series of SpeedWay Design Workshops™, featuring Freescale® Semiconductor’s K2 next-generation Kinetis® ARM® Cortex®-M microcontrollers and enablement tools. Avnet’s one-day Freescale K2 SpeedWay Design Workshop will provide microcontroller hardware and software engineers with complimentary training and hands-on product experience designing with…
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