Our current crop of military robots includes some of the familiar small, tank-like unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) that move on treads or wheels. It also includes more specialized types like large autonomous vehicles that can drive themselves and carry big loads, along with remote-controlled versions of earth-moving machines. Other military robots have wings and can…
DetailsPeerless Electronics Inc., Bethpage New York, is now an authorized stocking distributor for Electrocube. Electrocube manufacturer’s capacitors, RC Networks, custom EMI filters and transformers. Electrocube’s application-oriented design engineering expertise is utilized in dozens of industries from leaders in aerospace and audio to elevators and heavy equipment and medical equipment for a wide range of commercial,…
DetailsCoaxial Components Corp. announces that we recently completed our AS9100 audit and we are being recommended for our certification/registration by NSF. We will have our certificate in a few short weeks. AS9100 Certification is a prestigious certification requiring companies to demonstrate the capability to meet the demanding, complex and unique requirements of the defense and…
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Earlier this month, COMPUTEX 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan, was proof positive that the dawn of wearable computing and a next level of ubiquity is here. From the trade show floor to keynotes and casual conversations throughout the week, the momentum and commitment to real progress for wearables was clear all along the semiconductor and electronics…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Pascal Fernandez, vice president of Avnet Velocity, EMEA, will present a case study on collaborative supply chains at the 10th Annual Advancing S&OP to Integrated Business Planning Conference. The event takes place June 25-27, 2014, at the Steigenberger Hotel in Berlin. During his session…
DetailsX-Factor Communications, a premium provider of digital signage, enterprise messaging and alerts software today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement for the delivery of new and unique turnkey digital signage, mobile and enterprise communications products and services to customers in the Americas with Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a…
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Nowadays, to effectively meet demand service needs across products, formats, responses, and methods, it is essential that businesses understand that no two customers, channels to market, or products are the same. A “one-size-fits-all” supply chain is no longer adequate. Businesses need to classify products, customers, and channels into groups that share similar characteristics and respond…
DetailsAfter posting two years of negative growth, the power transistor market, which historically has driven growth in the $21 billion discrete semiconductor industry, is back on track to grow eight percent in 2014, according to IC Insights. The power transistor market posted the first back-to-back annual sales declines in more than 30 years in 2012…
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Some say technology advancements are obsoleting the need for analog engineers, while others say that good, experienced analog designers will always be needed and currently are in short supply. Are the glory days of analog engineering over? Some think so.(Source: Getty Images) Engineering students have been encouraged for years to focus on software and digital…
DetailsGreenliant Systems, a leader in energy-efficient, solid state storage products, has appointed Mouser Electronics to distribute its ArmourDrive™ and NANDrive™ solid state drive (SSD), NAND controller and specialty flash memory products across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and South America, in addition to North America. The expanded agreement builds on a successful partnership between the two companies, with a focus on serving embedded systems customers. NANDrive embedded…
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