Weaker demand and falling prices
However, the analog chip market will bounce back in 2021 as both demand and prices increase. Buyers can expect declining prices for analog ICs for the rest of the year and into 2021 because of overall weaker demand and ample production capacity. The worldwide analog chip market will decline 5.8…
Domino effect on manufacturing
John Denslinger explores a decade of falling dominoes, each impacting the supply chain and driving manufacturers to explore significant changes to their global strategies. A domino effect is produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events. This is easily understandable if you visualise a falling row of…
New XL Size BODY-CASE Wearable Enclosures
OKW has added a new size XL to its BODY-CASE range of fully wearable plastic electronic enclosures. Smart and comfortable BODY-CASE suits a wide range of applications including data recording and transmission; IoT/IIoT; tracking/monitoring; emergency call/notification; healthcare/wellness; leisure and sports; digital communications; stock/sales logging; safety engineering; measurement/control; automation – and…
Holding their own
Memory Protection Devices’ president, Thomas Blaha, explains how prioritizing application requirements optimizes battery holder selection. When designing power management solutions involving AA batteries, engineers often focus on the battery rather than the holder. Often overlooked, the holder plays an important role ensuring system ruggedness and reliability. Like most products, battery…
Murata partners with Wirepas to deliver industrial grade, massive IoT connectivity solution
Murata announces the integration of Wirepas Mesh, the wireless connectivity software focused on industrial grade, large-scale IoT applications, with its MBN52832 embedded Bluetooth® Module, creating a massively scalable solution for low-power sensor networks. The combination of Wirepas Mesh with the MBN52832 module provides application developers with a connectivity layer, enabling…
Passive components make the grade
Specifying high reliability electronic components can feel overwhelming at first glance. DMTL walks buyers through the levels. Commercial grade: Starting with commercial grade, components are manufactured to datasheet specifications only. A large amount of flexibility surrounds the design, materials, processes and testing. AEC-Q200: Moving to automotive grade, AEC-Q200 is a…
