Bannockburn, Ill. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unofficially released a final version of the 2011 proposed revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule. Unfortunately, the final rule fails to provide adequate regulatory relief for manufacturers wishing to do the right thing by recycling valuable secondary materials. “IPC is disappointed that the…
DetailsFremont, Calif. — Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high-performance integrated circuits and system solutions, today announces the signing of a strategic agreement with Dahua to license High Definition Composite Video Interface (HDCVI) technology. Under the terms of the new agreement, Exar is licensed to design, manufacture and sell analog high-definition video solutions utilizing HDCVI…
DetailsLondon — The world market for wire and cable is witnessing high levels of divergence as demand contracts in the developed European and East Asian economies, according to Integer Research’s latest Wire & Cable Global Data Service. The global economy as a whole achieved a mild recovery in 2014, with a resilient US economy, but…
DetailsMaster Electronics, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect, and passive components, announces that the company is now stocking TE Connectivity’s (TE’s) DEUTSCH product line. The expanded DEUTSCH offering builds on decades of success between the two companies selling and promoting TE’s broad connector, relay, switch, filter, cable, and passive product portfolio. “TE is a valued…
DetailsVirtual Chip Exchange, the leading e-Commerce exchange for OEM and EMS excess inventory with 25,000 pre-qualified OEM and EMS members in 62 countries offering more than $2 billion of excess stock for sale, has entered into a distribution agreement with leading diode and rectifier manufacturer Diotec Semiconductor AG. Under the terms of the agreement Virtual…
DetailsHelping industry unlock graphene’s potential, 2-DTech has been awarded a grant worth £98,000 from InnovateUK to carry out research relating to graphene being integrated into solid state dye-sensitised solar cells. As a result, the company is linking up with solar technology specialist Dyesol in order to undertake this new, high profile project. Currently the vast…
DetailsEconomic growth in the United States will continue in 2015, say the nation’s purchasing and supply management executives in their December 2014 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Expectations are for a continuation of the economic recovery that began in mid-2009, as indicated in the monthly ISM® Report On Business®. The Manufacturing sector is optimistic about growth in…
DetailsKingbright’s wide range of SMD-LEDs with dome lens is available now at TTI, Inc., the world’s leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components. The dome lens packages, which include 0603 (KPTD-1608), 1206 (KPTD-3216), PLCC (KPED-3528) among others, provide narrow viewing angles of 15deg. to 30deg. thereby giving a more focussed and brighter…
DetailsArrow Electronics announced today that its distribution logistics centre (DLC) in Venlo, the Netherlands, has received EN 9120:2010 quality certification. This is a quality management system designed specifically for aerospace distributors. The EN 9120:2010 certification follows an audit and provision by Arrow representatives of detailed evidence of compliance. This certification is increasingly being required…
DetailsAutomotive and industrial systems are becoming more and more sophisticated, increasing the burden on OEMs to ensure the functional safety of their systems. To help customers mitigate this challenge, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced that its Hercules™ TMS570LS12x/11x and RM46x microcontrollers (MCUs) are certified by TÜV SÜD to meet the relevant requirements of…
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