Custom cable assemblies: selecting the right partner
When choosing a cable assembly partner, GTK suggests picking a company which offers a holistic approach to product quality and cost reduction. Custom cable assemblies are becoming more prevalent in industrial electronics as end users expect the same experience as they have with consumer devices. From an OEM’s standpoint, they…
IoT: resolving the unknowns
In this article, John Denslinger sees the expansion of existing IoT applications, plus the introduction of new connected technologies, as a fundamental driving force over coming years. Forecasting several years out is often futile. Results are rarely accurate and frequently altered by disruptive technologies unknown at the time. Somehow, that…
Constrained supply challenges buyers
Buyers qualify new suppliers, share long-range forecasts and look to distributors for help in sourcing parts that are in short supply – by James Carbone. By most accounts, supply of semiconductors and other components will be constrained through the first half of 2021 and buyers at OEMs and electronics manufacturing…
Contact sourcing considerations
In this article, PEI-Genesis unpicks the growing problem of EV connector standardization and compatibility. For most electrical devices, users don’t have to worry about compatibility, because standardized connectors and a nationwide standard mains voltage keep everything simple. For EVs, a reliable grid solves the issues with frequency and voltage, but…
Vishay Intertechnology High Temperature NTC Thermistor With PEEK-Insulated, NiFe Leads Delivers Fast, High Accuracy Measurement in Automotive Applications
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has introduced a new AEC-Q200 qualified NTC thermistor with PEEK-insulated, nickel-iron (NiFe) leads and a low thermal gradient. Designed to withstand high temperatures up to +185 °C, the Vishay BCcomponents NTCLE350E4 delivers fast, high accuracy temperature measurement and sensing in a wide range of automotive…
