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Cherry recognises RS with ‘Online Distributor of the Year 2012’ for achieving continued double-digit sales growth on range of switches

RS Components (RS) was recently named ‘Online Distributor of the Year 2012’ by Cherry Electrical Products. The award commended the outstanding sales growth achieved by RS on Cherry’s range of switches, which in 2012 marked the third consecutive year of double-digit sales growth via the distributor. It also acknowledges the sustained high levels of support … Read more

Murata to start mass production of 200 Watt non-isolated DC-DC converter for Terra Motor’s new A4000i electric scooter

Murata has announced the imminent mass production of a dual output non-isolated DC-DC converter designed specifically for electric scooter applications. The high efficiency 200 Watt MPD7K046 converter accepts an input voltage in the range of +36 to + 60 VDC around a nominal +48 VDC. The primary output provides +12 VDC at a continuous rating … Read more

Avnet Abacus broadens product availability on TE Connectivity range

Avnet Abacus has announced a significant service enhancement for its customers in Europe on components purchased from the TE Connectivity product portfolio. The distributor can offer a reduced minimum order quantity (MOQ) on approximately 140,000 TE Connectivity parts, including connectors, relays, passive components, EMC filters, switches, antennas and cables. This gives customers the flexibility to order the majority … Read more

High brightness 8.0″ Lite+ TFT introduced

KOE Europe have announced the introduction of a new 8.0-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) Lite+ TFT display. The TX20D34VM2BAB has a specified brightness of up to 1000cd/m², a contrast ratio of 600:1 and features a 20-pin LVDS data interface. The TX20D34VM2BAB is the latest addition to KOE’s Lite+ range which have been designed to … Read more

Management Buyout of ITL

In June 2013 three directors of Integrated Technologies Ltd (ITL), Paddy Greenwood (Chairman), Tom Cole (CEO) and Greg Smith (Business Development Director), completed an amicable management buyout from ITL’s previous Swiss owners. Earlier in the year, the owners made the decision to divest themselves of the company following the retirement of former Chairman Mr John … Read more

ECM-BYT – 3.5” SBC powered by the newest Intel Atom processors

With the ECM-BYT Data Modul introduces a new 3.5“ SBC powered by the latest Intel Atom processor E3800 product family or Intel Celeron N2920/J1900 processor, a System-on-Chip (SoC) formerly codenamed “Bay Trail”. Based on the 22nm Silvermont microarchitecture, these new processors are designed for intelligent systems and applications with low power consumption and high performance requirements. … Read more

New thermal material for clearer LED-lamp lenses

The Bergquist Company has introduced Gap Filler 1500LV, the first in a new line of low-volatility dispensable thermal interface materials optimised for applications such as LED lighting where designers need to minimise fogging of lenses or optics. As a two-component liquid dispensable thermal interface material, Gap Filler 1500LV maintains stability at high temperatures, which significantly … Read more