Element14 has expanded its portfolio of transistors from NXP Semiconductors, a world leader in high-performance mixed signal electronics, with the addition of the industry’s first bipolar transistors in LFPAK56(Power SO-8). These transistors in low-profile LFPAK56 (SOT669) SMD power plastic package, deliver thermal and electrical performance comparable to bipolar transistors in much larger power packages such…
DetailsRF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD) and TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) today revealed that the holding company under which the companies will combine in a merger of equals will be named QorvoTM, Inc. The companies also unveiled the new Qorvo logo and stock trading symbol, which they will begin using immediately upon closing of the merger.…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the 2SMPB-01-01 Absolute Pressure Sensor from Omron Electronics. Based on Omron’s MEMs technology, this highly accurate, small size absolute pressure sensor can measure altitude, atmospheric pressure or water depth, and can detect height differences of as little as 50 centimeters. The sensor provides pressure accuracy relative to a perfect vacuum to…
DetailsQualityTrade (QualityTrade.com), a new online business-to-business portal that has launched with 12,000 members, offers a better algorithm for providing search results. It lists the highest quality suppliers and products first, not the ones that pay the most. HOW IT WORKS The other top portals of today let suppliers buy a higher position in the search results…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the introduction of their new High Voltage Components Technology site. Mouser’s new technology site provides developers with the resources they need to learn about the latest advances in this popular technology segment, including the newest products and…
DetailsAvnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), kicked off the North American leg of the international X-fest seminar series earlier this month. X-fest offers free hands-on training for FPGA, SoC, DSP and embedded systems designers targeting Xilinx® All Programmable products. Avnet has created a short video to give engineers an insider’s…
DetailsPasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, releases their 2014 RF product guide. The company’s latest 264 page catalog contains thousands of in-stock Pasternack products such as RF cable assemblies, an expanded portfolio of RF amplifiers, 60 GHz systems and modules and hundreds of other passive and…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the XMC1000 ARM® Cortex‑M0 32-bit Industrial Microcontrollers from Infineon Technologies. With this new product offering, Mouser Electronics is now the first to stock the entire Infineon XMC family of microcontrollers and boasts the broadest offering of Infineon XMC MCUs available for same-day shipping. This new XMC series is built…
DetailsSunnyvale, Calif.– Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a global leader in embedded systems solutions, today announced the signing of a cross-license agreement with Winbond Electronics Corporation (TSE: 2344), a worldwide leading supplier of specialty memory. This gives both companies access to each other’s Flash memory patent portfolio. “This agreement reflects the strong IP position of both companies and…
DetailsWellington, New Zealand — RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers, is stocking the newly named and new-look ‘Industrial by Duracell’ high-performance battery range. Formerly marketed under the Procell name, the market-leading range of Duracell industrial alkaline batteries now builds on the company’s well-known brand name while emphasising…
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