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EMC Solutions Ireland / UK company announcement.
EMC Solutions based at Spiddal Co Galway Ireland are recognised as Ireland’s premier RFI Materials and High Frequency Absorber solutions provider. Through our R/D work with our many customers our products are at the forefront of technology. Through our association with our partner companies we also supply products and components to our customers in the UK / Europe / Eastern Europe / Scandinavia / USA / China.

Tellermate chooses Alpha Micro to supply Ethernet backbone for its next generation of money counters
Alpha Micro (www.alphamicro.net), the independent franchised distributor of electronic components, has supplied the Lantronix XPort® for Tellermate’s new T-iX weight-based cash counting system. The Tellermate Group (www.tellermate.com), a leading provider of money counting machines and cash management systems, selected the XPort from Alpha Micro for the T-iX system’s serial to Ethernet backbone to ensure that it provides a speedy, secure and reliable network for its customers.

New hoods and housings for stainless steel connector series
Designed for use in the harshest environments in process industries such as food and drink manufacture as well as outdoor use, the Han-INOX(R) range now offers enhanced application flexibility with the availability of new angled hoods, bulkhead mount housings and surface mount housings in the Han(R) 3 A size.

AEG Power Solutions Offer 3-Year Warranty on UPS to 24KVA
AEG Power Solutions announces the introduction of an extended warranty for its range of UPS and power protection solutions including the AEG PROTECT Home and compact UPS products through to the high performance PROTECT 1M UPS. The warranty offer recognises the demonstrated reliability of these high efficiency UPS, which offer back-up power from 600VA to 24KVA.

Molex launches valuable online resource for the Connector Industry
Molex Incorporated has launched Connector.com, a new interactive blog site that will provide users with access to the latest connector industry news, trends and opinions. Molex connector and industry experts will offer commentary on issues and challenges relevant to today’s design engineers. Initial articles will include general connector topics as well as higher power delivery and sustainable solutions.

Featured Products

STMicroelectronics Unveils New High-Performance Digital TV System-on-Chip with Integrated 3DTV and Motion-Compensation Capabilities
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and a leader in chips for set-top boxes and digital TVs, today announced a new TV System-on-Chip (SoC) IC offering 3DTV support and advanced 120Hz MEMC (motion estimation, motion compensation).

NEW 1490-1550 MHz VCO FROM CRYSTEK CORPORTATION
Crystek's CVCO55CC-1490-1550 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates from 1490 MHz to 1550 MHz with a control voltage range of 1.0V~10V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -115 dBc/Hz @ 10KHz offset and has excellent linearity. Output power is typically +5 dBm.

Low-cost, miniature slide switches available with a new lead-free soldering optionŠ
C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tact switches, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, offers a series of low-cost, miniature slide switches. Designated the OS Series, the RoHS-compliant miniature slide switches feature a new high-temperature option for lead-free soldering.

1U 100W Low Cost General Purpose Power Supplies in stock at Gresham Power
Gresham Power Electronics, the Salisbury based MIL and Commercial power conversion specialist is able to supply from stock its 1U, 100W quad output power supply the UPFS105-405.

TYCO ELECTRONICS’ NEW FIELD-INSTALLABLE INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET MODULAR PLUG REQUIRES NO TOOLS
Based on the Industrial Ethernet field-installable RJ-45 modular plug, Tyco Electronics has recently released a new version, equipped with a flexible 45° cable outlet, which saves space during installation. The Industrial Ethernet field-installable RJ-45 modular plug 45° benefits from a robust and fast termination technology, enabling a timesaving and flexible installation in the field without any special tools.

Technical Article

Embedding capacitive touch buttons, sliders and wheels in your product design
Capacitive touch has found a spectrum of application domains. From portable consumer products including mobile phones and PDAs, automotive, kitchen appliances, medical to industrial and commercial sensing, the intuitive capacitive touch based solution has made its mark as a preferred human-machine i

 
Company Profile

Supporting NPI – for customer and component supplier
In the first half of 2010, Mouser had already far exceeded its entire 2009 European sales turnover and achieved a growth of 225% over the same period in 2009. This is not a reflection on poor 2009 performance since last year was also a record year for the company at more than doubling the business i