Seven steps to specifying metal enclosures
Manufacturers can specify fully customised aluminium enclosures in very small batches. Read on to discover how Step 1: What is the enclosure for? Consult a specialist enclosure manufacturer early in the design process to discuss the application and explore options which saves time, budget and stress. The following summarises…
Force that binds innovation together
. In this article, Electronics Sourcing’s editor, Jon Barrett, explores the concept of innovation and discovers a new UK-based service designed to underpin the process As a product designer I have had the great fortune of playing a role in many engineering projects which could be described as innovative….
Why manufacturers need to rethink supply chain practices
Tanaka Precious Metals’ vice president, William Crockett, argues that manufacturers need to pivot their supply chain management in the face of chip shortages. We’re 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic and almost no part of the semiconductor supply chain has returned to any semblance of ‘normal’. In fact, the supply…
NAND flash memory market soars as demand rises
NAND flash revenue will break an all-time record this year. Despite an expected 1 per cent decline in average selling prices, the global NAND flash memory market will post strong sales growth and NAND revenue will grow 22 per cent to $67.1 billion in 2021 as unit shipments increase 23…
Crystal and oscillator supply disrupted too
In this article, Dove Electronic Components explains how the crystal and oscillator market has been impacted by issues ranging from the pandemic to factory fires. Dove Electronic Components has never seen anything like this market in its 38-years. As a pioneer of distribution-based sales of frequency control products, the company…
Toshiba release new 40V/2.0A constant current stepper motor driver IC
Latest device operates without an external sense resistor and is integrated in the newly launched Stepper 17 Click board™ from Mikroe. Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH (“Toshiba”) has extended its lineup of stepping motor driver ICs with a new product that is capable of constant current motor control without the need…
