Electronics Sourcing

The anticipated closure of most of the UK’s coal-fired power stations, coupled with increased demand for electricity is putting the country under considerable strain. Stringent EU environmental laws are forcing the accelerated closure of ageing coal power plants, but the national energy regulator, Ofgem recently revealed that ‘no new gas-fired power plants are due to … Read more

Arrival Electronics is pleased to introduce the FerriSSD®  series from Silicon Motion.  FerriSSD® is a fully integrated SATA/PATA Solid State Drive(SSD) in a single chip BGA package. Available in densities from 1GB to 64GB in a tiny 16x20mm BGA package, in both SLC and MLC flash along with Silicon Motion’s own unique SLC mode technology, … Read more

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Oregon, USA, has announced its iCEstick Evaluation Kit, an easy-to-use USB thumb drive form factor development board that allows engineers and system architects to rapidly evaluate and develop mobile solutions based on the company’s iCE40™ mobileFPGA™ family, the world’s first and only FPGAs built to address the mobile devices market. The kit … Read more

Arrival Electronics today announced a distribution agreement with Silicon Motion. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) is a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices as well as specialty RF IC solutions. Their products are widely used in many of the leading smartphones and other mobile communications and … Read more

Manufacturer modified standard enclosures are the best option, says Hammond Electronics‘ European account manager, Russell Irvine Standard enclosures for the electronics industry are produced in a huge variety of sizes, styles and types and they are available from a multitude of specialist manufacturers. Although these moulded, extruded or die-cast enclosures may appear to be just … Read more

Distributors like Lane Electronics must add real value to the supply chain if they are to succeed. Managing director, Simon Hammerton, explains how a place in the supply chain should be earned. I am pretty sure that if you asked our customers why they partner with us, a combination of instant product availability and price … Read more

Three different configurations, in thirteen sizes, designed and moulded in Spain by Retex, and all available online now from Evatron.  The modern design of these enclosures, offers a simple construction that is resistant to wear and built for functionality.  From the smallest Series 31`pocket case (55 x 40 x 18) in black or light grey, … Read more

Printed circuit boards today are both complex and costly, which means that although rework and repair may be awkward, it is also a necessity However severely damaged a board may be, the customer might still need it and thanks the to the value of many boards, scrap is not an option. In fact, even less … Read more