Electronics Sourcing

RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has been awarded two prestigious accolades for its achievements in occupational health and safety. The company has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety together … Read more

The low cost MINI-SMD-TCXOs from the oscillator specialist PETERMANN-TECHNIK in Landsberg am Lech are being used to an increasing degree for narrow-band radio solutions in a growing number of wireless applications in order to achieve long range transmission advantages using the very tight frequency tolerances of the MINI-SMD-TCXOs. The MINI-SMD-TCXOs in the 2.5×2.0mm/4pad ceramic housing … Read more

Silicon Labs, a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced a comprehensive software solution designed to simplify the development of wirelessly connected smart meters for electricity, gas, water and heat resources based on the proven Wireless M-Bus standard. Silicon Labs’ Wireless M-Bus software complements the company’s industry-leading microcontroller (MCU) and wireless IC products and … Read more

Phoenix Contact’s new PC 35 Series high current printed circuit board connectors are now available at TTI, Inc., the world’s leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components.  An addition to Phoenix Contact’s COMBICON range, PC 35 interconnects have a current capacity of up to 125A and additional features that provide reliable connection … Read more

Pasternack Enterprises, Inc., an industry leading manufacturer and supplier of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, releases a new family of low noise amplifiers (LNA) capable of high gain and broadband performance between 9 KHz and 18 GHz which are widely used across the spectrum of military and commercial applications. In Pasternack’s latest release, a total of fourteen new … Read more

RS Components and Allied Electronics, the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, have announced that they are inviting general orders for Red Pitaya, the pioneering single-board, open instrumentation and control platform that replaces many expensive laboratory and field instruments at a fraction of the price. … Read more

congatec AG, a leading manufacturer of embedded computer modules, extends its successful board-level product range with the first industrial Mini-ITX motherboard. The new embedded motherboards will meet the same standards and quality as the established Computer-On-Modules from congatec. Additional services include 7+ years availability, global technical support, extended manuals, specifications and customized design services. The conga-IGX … Read more

Between March and April 2014, 210 procurement professionals based in Europe and North America were surveyed and gave their views on the value of the “Source-to-Pay” suite model. Each day, multinational corporations have to process thousands of invoices, purchase requisitions, supplier data, contracts, expense forms etc…. To meet this challenge, more and more purchasing departments … Read more

Sensirion’s sensor family is growing. The STSC1 temperature sensor will be available from summer 2014 and has the potential to build on the success of the SHTC1 humidity and temperature sensor, which has impressed the market a million times over. Its successor will inherit in particular its high-precision temperature measurement and remarkable value for money. … Read more

Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3350, a supercapacitor charger and backup controller IC that includes all of the features necessary to provide a complete, standalone capacitor-based backup power solution.   Many applications require reliable short-term uninterrupted power in the event of a main power failure. Examples include data backup for solid state drives (SSDs) and nonvolatile … Read more

Aerco is showing a wide range of military components on Stand C3-138 at DVD2014 to be held on June 25 and 26 at Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire. A comprehensive selection of military connectors will be on display.  As an assembling distributor for TT Electronics (AB Connectors), Smiths Connectors (Hypertac) and TE connectors (Deutsch) Aerco is … Read more

NLT Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channels in the Americas, Tianma NLT America, and in Europe, Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH, today announced development of a new 15.6 inch wide WXGA amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules. This module is ideal for use in outdoor applications such as boating equipment or construction devices. The … Read more