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New thick film chip resistors ideal for automotive and industrial applications

Vishay Intertechnology offers a new series of thick film chip resistors for automotive and industrial applications. The Vishay Draloric RCA-HP e3 series devices combine advanced sulfur resistance, excellent pulse load performance, and high

Vishay | Products | 09-10-2017

Versatile GaAs MMIC mixers help increase dynamic range of radar and RF communication applications

Custom MMIC has announced three new GaAs MMIC mixers for C-band, X-band, K-band, and Ka-band applications. The CMD251C3 fundamental mixer, CMD252C4 I/Q mixer, and CMD180 fundamental mixer deliver excellent isolation and conversion loss

Custom MMIC | Products | 09-10-2017

New AOI system offers faster inspection speed, higher precision and performance

YAMAHA has launched its YSi-V 12M Type HS2 high-end hybrid AOI system. The machine offers faster inspection speed, higher precision, and enhanced capacity and performance for specular components. Development of the system targeted faste

Yamaha | Products | 09-10-2017

New Alexa Voice Service development kit creates new opportunities for voice interfaces

XMOS Ltd has launched its VocalFusion 4-Mic Dev Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). It is claimed to be the first far-field linear mic array solution available. The kit is ideal for developers who want to integrate Alexa into smart pa

Xmos | New Technologies | 09-10-2017

New reference package for Android in connected car development

Renesas Electronics has announced the availability of the R-Car reference package for Android for their R-Car automotive SoCs. This package supports Android 8.0, the latest OS announced by Google. Android 8.0 is the first version of the OS

Renesas | Automotive & Transport | 09-10-2017

New boards ideal for driving a wide range of IoT, automation and robotics applications

Mouser is now stocking the UP Squared boards from AAEON Technology. This latest generation of the UP family boards is based on Intel Celeron N3350 and Intel Pentium N4200 SoCs. The boards are credit card-sized PCs that can run a multitude o

Mouser Electronics | Subs & Systems | 06-10-2017

Improving efficiency and connectivity of solar inverters

Texas Instruments is innovating in areas of power management. With the C2000 MCU family, there is access to an enhanced peripheral set and optimised CPU core for control tasks, which is a key requirement for controlling the power conversion

Texas Instruments | Distributors | 06-10-2017

New range of crystals and oscillators offer an affordable solution

RS Components are now introducing a range of RS Pro crystals and oscillators. Combining excellent quality with proven RS Pro value for money, this range provides a real, affordable alternative to the engineer trying to control their costs.

RS Components | Products | 06-10-2017

New wide input range, medically approved DC-DC converters for medical applications

Gresham Power Electronics offers two new series of DC-DC converters from Polytron Devices approved for use in medical applications including equipment and devices used in close proximity to patients. Both series are in the industry stan

Gresham Power | Products | 06-10-2017

DC axial fans deliver improved performance and reliability with advanced bearing system

CUI has introduced its CFM-V line of DC axial fans that boasts superior performance and reliability compared to conventional sleeve bearing fans, thanks to its innovative omniCOOL system. This advanced bearing design bridges the cost-perfor

CUI Inc | Products | 06-10-2017

New analog accelerometers ideal for vibration sensing and shock detection

Kionix, a ROHM group company, has released the KX220 sensor series, a new family of medium-g, tri-axis analog accelerometers. Initially two versions are available: the KX220-1071 and the KX220-1072, providing +/-20g and +/-40g ranges respec

Kionix | Products | 06-10-2017

Global agreement to distribute pocket-sized environmental sensor solutions

Mouser has entered into a global distribution agreement with Molex Sensorcon. As part of the agreement, Mouser is stocking the company’s popular environmental sensor data loggers, which are designed to meet a variety of demanding domestic,

Mouser Electronics | Products | 05-10-2017

RS Components – Semi-magnetically shielded wire wound chokes provide effective magnetic shielding with lower radiation

Bourns SRN4018TA series semi-shielded power inductors, available now from RS Components, are primarily designed for automotive electronics applications and are AEC-Q200 qualified, but they can also be used on other applications where high i

RS Components | Products | 05-10-2017

New smaller, smarter automotive-qualified motor drive systems for body electronics

Texas Instruments offers its newest automotive-qualified motor drives that are suited to body electronics designs providing high efficiency, flexibility and overall system protection features. The DRV10983-Q1 is claimed to be the first

Texas Instruments | Distributors | 05-10-2017