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ITT Interconnect Solutions invests in new European 38999 connector assembly facility redesigned product range simplifies manufacture, speeds assembly
ITT Interconnect Solutions has announced a major investment at its Basingstoke, UK facility which will enable the leading global connector manufacturer and supplier to deliver assembled MIL-DTL-38999 connectors with market-competitive lead times and pricing. The company sees this move as part of a wider initiative to support the military and aerospace market, and has recently redesigned its QPL-approved MIL-DTL-38999 product line-up to simplify manufacturing and reduce costs

Atmel Names EBV Elektronik “European Distributor of the Year 2011"
EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE:AVT) company and the leading specialist in EMEA semiconductor distribution, was awarded “European Distributor of the Year 2011” by Atmel Corporation for highest growth in Demand Creation and Revenue.

Rutronik is Microchip's global partner
Microchip Technology Inc. and Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH enhanced their existing franchise agreement into the Greater China region (China, Taiwan and Hong Kong). Rutronik now supplies its customers with the entire Microchip product portfolio all over the globe to outsourced manufacturing locations or external assembly companies.

Dance of the molecules:
German laser manufacturer nanoplus is using the Yokogawa AQ6375 optical spectrum analyser to verify the high spectral quality of its distributed feedback (DFB) lasers using a spectral characterisation technique based on molecular excitation

Mouser Accelerates Innovation among Young Engineers at Purdue Collegiate evGrand Prix in Indianapolis
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announces that the Warwick Racing evGP Team it sponsors from Warwick University, UK, is now gearing up for the prestigious Purdue Collegiate evGrand Prix race in Indianapolis, to be held Saturday, May 12, 2012. The engineering students race an electric vehicle

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Stackpole Expands the RNF Series Metal Film Leaded Resistors
Stackpole has expanded their popular RNF Series of metal film axial leaded resistors and is now able to support tolerances as tight as ±0.05% and TCR values as low as 10 ppm. The available resistance range is 100 ohms to 100K ohms and is available in 1/8 and 1/4 watt sizes. This expansion greatly enhances the usability of the RNF Series for precision applications. The RNF Series has a standard flame retardant coating per UL94V-0 and is RoHS compliant.

Fairchild Semiconductor’s P-Channel PowerTrench® WL-CSP MOSFETs Minimize Board Space in Mobile Applications
Designers of mobile devices are challenged to save space, increase efficiency and manage thermal issues in their end applications. To address this continuing trend, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) developed the FDZ661PZ and FDZ663P P-channel, 1.5V specified PowerTrench® Thin 0.8mm x 0.8mm WL-CSP MOSFETs

SemiSouth announces new 1700V/1400mΩ SiC JFETs which simplify fast start-up of 3-phase power supplies
SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc., the leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) transistor technology for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, has announced a new 1700V/1400mΩ silicon carbide JFET which simplifies start up circuit design in 3-phase auxiliary power supplies

The Perfect Connector?
Foremost Electronics, the Essex based specialist distributor of electromechanical components, announces the availability of two new compact and lightweight families of waterproof snap-in connectors from Binder. The 720 series of miniature connectors and the 620 sub-miniature series offer the same key features to designers

ITT develops next generation UEC, J1772 and GB-certified EV connector.
ITT Interconnect Solutions, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of connectors, interconnects and cable assemblies, has developed the 2nd Generation J1772 electric vehicle connector. The EVC Series provides fast and reliable charging for all electric and hybrid vehicles, and is ITT ICS' second product offering for this growth market.

Technical Article

Zynq-7000 EPP Makes Flexible Software-Defined Radio Platform
Today’s tactical and commercial software-defined radios must have the flexibility and processing power to support a growing number of wideband and broadband waveforms including an extensive library of legacy waveforms.

 
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Advanced Wireless Test Solutions
There are a wide variety of different wireless communication signals now pervading into the everyday environment, such as WLAN, WiMAX, UMTS, CDMA, DVB-T and TETRA, on top of traditional radio and TV broadcast signals.

 
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Enhancing the flexibility of PCB connectors
The challenges presented by trends in miniaturisation, flexibility and increased data-transfer performance are significantly affecting the design of printed circuit board connectors. This article shows how these challenges are being addressed in a new family of highly versatile PCB connectors.