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Individual 5A contacts maximize function & minimize costs, providing a reliable PCB design solution for rugged lighting environments AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has developed a coplanar, connector-less contact system that optimizes lateral PCB alignment and maximizes mating tolerances in linear LED lighting applications. Packaged on tape and reel … Read more

Robust, baseplate-cooled, quarter-brick modules address 50W, 24V railway applications TDK Corporation has added a 24Vdc input series to its TDK-Lambda CN-A family of railway DC-DC power modules. A robust, baseplate-cooled, quarter-brick 50W module, the CN50A24 is compliant with all applicable railway standards for both rolling stock and fixed installations, and its high-reliability design affords a … Read more

Company will Showcase Low-profile Thin-film Thermoelectric Solutions Laird Technologies, Inc., a global technology company, announced they will display a variety of active thermal management solutions at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Exhibition. The event will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, April 29 – May 3, 2013. Laird will exhibit … Read more

Cree’s Smallest Lighting-Class LEDs Offer Breakthrough Size & Light Distribution Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it is stocking the new XLamp® XQ-B and XQ-D LEDs from Cree, their smallest lighting-class LEDs, offering breakthrough size and light distribution. Cree XLamp® XQ-B and XQ-D LEDs deliver lighting-class reliability and a wider spread of light than typical plastic … Read more

Microchip announces two new 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers, the PIC16F527 and PIC16F570, which combine the ease-of-use of a PIC MCU with low-cost analogue peripherals to create a well-integrated, cost-effective family suitable for a wide range of applications.  With an on-chip dual Op Amp module, 8-bit ADC and two comparators, these MCUs are ideal for systems that … Read more

Seven new devices in DrMOS family deliver world-beating combination of leading-edge power performance in an ultra-compact package RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, today announced availability of seven new DrMOS MOSFET devices from Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global … Read more

Innovative technology enables multi-touch functionality ideal for leading-edge medical, industrial and consumer applications Molex Incorporated announced today its Projected Capacitive Touch Screens, which leverage existing Molex capacitive switch technology to deliver multi-touch functionality that is responsive and intuitive to operate.  The touch screens allow original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to meet specific customer needs by providing … Read more

UK Based electronics manufacturer, Fringe Electronics, have just launched a brand new product, aimed at the professional TV/Satellite rigging industry. The Fringe PRO+ TV&Satellite meter, has been developed off the back of Fringe’s highly successful range of Leisure products, such as their ‘Easy Tune’ signal finder/booster units and the well-established UHF, VHF and PRO range … Read more