Design Applications


Modules underpin South Korea’s smallest battery-powered 3G tracking device

U-blox have announced that two of its products have been used by Cobilsys to create South Korea’s smallest battery-powered asset tracking device. The ATPACK tracker measures 53mm x 48mm x 15mm and can be used to track the location of it

U-Blox | 03-01-2017

Wide-ranging additions to 3D model design tool

AVX has announced wide-ranging additions to its 3D model design tool for polymer, tantalum, and niobium oxide capacitors. Now featuring a broad range of 3D CAD drawings for conformal, hermetic, and wet tantalum capacitors, as well as new SM

AVX | 19-12-2016

Wireless charging platform for high power industrial applications

Semtech Corporation has announced the availability of the new LinkCharge 20 Series, including two high-power wireless charging transmitter and receiver evaluation platforms for industrial applications supporting up to 20W of power. LinkChar

Semtech | 15-12-2016

New golf rangefinder wearables use GNSS technology to help improve game

U-blox announced its components are at the core of two new cutting-edge GNSS products - the golf rangefinder wearables launched by Voice Caddie. The first product, the T3 Hybrid Golf GPS Watch, uses the compact U-blox UBX-G7020-KT profe

U-Blox | 15-12-2016

Smart home reference designs accelerate development of IoT connected devices

Silicon Labs has launched two new wireless occupancy sensor and smart outlet reference designs for the home automation market, providing IoT connected device solutions that help make our homes safer, more convenient and energy efficient. Th

Silicon Laboratories Inc | 15-12-2016

LED controller/driver design platform drives LED Lamps up to 25W

The AL1692 LED controller/driver introduced by Diodes Incorporated is a platform-based design solution for triac-dimmable LED lamps. The internal MOSFET versions provide a low-cost solution with compact PCB size and directly drive lamps rat

Diodes Inc | 15-12-2016

Complete wireless and GNSS module solution in industrial router

U-blox announced that REYAX Technology has launched a new industrial router platform that incorporates cellular, short range and GNSS modules. The RYW2000 4G LTE and Wi-Fi hot-spot router platform uses the EVA-M8M, claimed to be the ind

U-Blox | 08-12-2016

Connecting into the intelligent environments in the home of tomorrow

A new generation of connected technologies is set to transform our homes into intelligent environments that can monitor our actions, anticipate behaviour and respond to our needs. Visit RS Components to find out more about TE Connectivity’s

RS Components | 06-12-2016

MOST150 technology implemented in the new Aston Martin DB11

Microchip Technology announced that MOST150 technology has been implemented in the new Aston Martin DB11. Aston Martin Lagonda has been utilizing MOST technology for many years and has smoothly migrated from MOST25 to MOST150 technology for

Microchip Technology | 05-12-2016

Reference design speeds development of wearable heart and pulse monitors

Developers of heart rate and blood oxygen (SpO2) monitors can now accelerate their efforts using the ultra-small MAXREFDES117 reference design from Maxim Integrated Products. This optical heart-rate module reference design incorpora

Maxim | 02-12-2016

Positioning and wireless technologies drive new smart bus solution

U-blox’s technology is powering a new smart bus solution from Baoruh Electronic in Taiwan which combines LTE-based telematics and Automated Fare for intelligent fleet management. The new POS One smart bus solution uses the NEO-M8U posit

U-Blox | 23-11-2016

Wearables design simplified with ultra-low power, high-performance MCUs

Designers can develop high-performance fitness and medical wearable devices with enhanced functionality using Maxim Integrated’s MAX32630 and MAX32631 ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers. With the fast-growing market for personal wellness a

Maxim | 18-11-2016

Global distribution agreement to supply electronics products for makers and hobbyists

RS Components has signed an authorised distribution agreement with Adafruit Industries. Building on the existing relationship between the companies, the agreement will enable customers anywhere in the world to purchase directly from the lar

RS Components | 11-11-2016

Partnership now using innovative components for transport systems

Forsee Power has announced its partnership with Linear Technology. The partnership will lead to significant improvements in the accuracy of how our batteries are measured, and guarantee optimal operational safety. The companies are

Forsee Power | 10-11-2016

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