Industry News

Design specialist Partner Electronics Limited (PEL) and contract manufacturing provider Thames Gateway Manufacturing Centre Ltd (TGMC) have announced today that they have forged a partnership to offer a complete development service for customers.

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces that its G3-PLC™ protocol has been approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a new low-frequency, OFDM-based narrowband powerline communications (NB-PLC) standard.

A Yokogawa DL850 ScopeCorder is playing a key part in tests on synchronised switching devices in power systems being carried out by Harmonizer Power Quality AB: a Swedish company that provides power-quality services for industrial and utility customers.

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), today announced that it has added Digilent, Inc., a leading manufacturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering solutions, to its global distribution portfolio

Connector supplier HARTING Ltd. has appointed Northern Connectors Ltd. of St. Helens, Merseyside, as its Specialist Distributor of the Year for 2011.

EBV Elektronik, an Avnet company and the leading semiconductor specialist in EMEA, is one of the first companies in the European semiconductor distribution industry to offer customers access to a light laboratory.

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and LEMO®, a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection solutions, today announced the companies have signed an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute LEMO’s product worldwide.

For the past two years KEC has been working with the University of Reading on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to create an EMC interconnect design and test system based on computer simulated techniques. The initial design stage of the development programme has now been completed and the final report on the project from the Technology Strategy Board has gained an ‘excellent’ rating.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced that sales of its Capricorn family of intelligent display controllers have exceeded 5 million units since they began shipping in 2005. The Capricorn family, comprising Capricorn-2, -M, -A and –F variants, has been widely adopted by automotive manufacturers in a broad variety of models.

Vigilant Components is a new independent electronic component distributor, established by experienced component specialists. Part of the £30m Paragon Electronics group, Vigilant provides component sourcing, testing, counterfeit detection and verification services plus supply chain management and point-of-use delivery options for the electronics manufacturing sector.

Samtec's product offering has expanded to include optical engine design and manufacturing with in house fiber cable bundling and connector assembly. Active Optical Cables, Jumpers, and Engines are available for QSFP+ and PCIe® Gen 1, 2, and 3 applications with advanced engineering support and full in house signal integrity support.

Avnet Memec is committing its booth at Embedded World 2012 to demonstrating new solutions for smart innovation from the world’s best semiconductor companies. “Electronic technologies hold the key to progress by innovating and by managing precious resources efficiently; it is vital for today’s engineers to find out how to harness the latest advances,” explained Rainer Maier, Technical Sales Manager at Avnet Memec.

For the past two years KEC has been working with the University of Reading on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to create an EMC interconnect design and test system based on computer simulated techniques. The initial design stage of the development programme has now been completed and the final report on the project from the Technology Strategy Board has gained an ‘excellent’ rating.

Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it is stocking components in support of the Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi (pronounced “chee”) global standards for interoperability between wireless power transmitters and wireless power receivers.

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has received the 2011 Avnet Top Passive Supplier Award. This award honours AVX as a leading supplier of interconnect, passive and electromechanical components to the Asian market.

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, has been granted Category 1A Trusted Foundry accreditation for its Pocatello, Idaho, ‘Fab 10’, and Gresham, Oregon, facilities.

Samtec’s expanding RF capabilities coupled with their unmatched service is introduced in the new RF Interconnect Catalog. Product selection available in the new catalog includes everything from standard RF applications to solutions for high density and custom challenges. Samtec offers free samples and quotes in 24 hours, no minimum order quantities and an incredibly quick 2 to 3 day lead time on standard products.

Many of the avid Elektor readers may already know what the Elektor bus is. element14 and Elektor Academy’s fourth online webcast tells the story of how it all came about, but also delving into protocols, bus conflicts and hardware considerations.

Avnet Abacus, one of Europe’s leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors, has received an award from Kingbright, the Taiwanese maker of LEDs and related lighting products for outstanding Sales Growth in 2010/2011

The first issue of Electronics Industry Update Magazine for January 2012 has now gone live!