Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

TVS Diode Arrays for ESD Protection

Littelfuse, Inc., has introduced a series of TVS Diode Arrays optimized to protect DC powerlines for PoweredUSB interfaces from electrostatic discharges.

New Development Kits and Reference Designs for AI Devices Released

Conexant has announced a collaboration with Baidu to release artificial intelligence (AI) development kits and reference designs. Device makers can use the kits and designs to develop far-field voice-enabled AI devices running on Baidu’s DuerOS platform.

New Method of Detecting Forgery in Photographs Developed

Researchers at Jaypee University of Information Technology in India have developed a way to detect ‘copy-move forgery’ in photographs. The new method may be more successful and faster than methods currently in use.

World’s First Kinetic Self-Charging Smart Watch Released

SEQUENT, a new hybrid smart watch with breakthrough technology, launched on kickstarter.com on July 5, 2017.

New VR Eye-tracking Technology Released for VR Headsets

Samsung Electronics has released Visual Camp’s VR eye-tracking technology for their Exynos 3.

Ohmite Aiming for Near-term IATF 16949 Certification

Ohmite Manufacturing plans to be IATF 16949:2016 certified by the first quarter of 2018.

Hydrogel Electrolytes Put the 'Super' in Supercapacitor

The new supercapacitor can be stretched to 1,000 percent in length and compressed to 50 percent in thickness without losing capacity.

AI Developed to Reduce Image Noise in Animated Movies

This new technology is based on artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning that eliminates the objectionable noise and allows production-quality rendering at much faster speeds.

Nanoco Receives First Commercial Order for Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots

Wah Hong Industrial will use the resin products for use in TV and monitor products.

Low-Frequency Electrical Pulse Bracelet May Prevent Morning Sickness for Pregnant Women

WAT Medical Technology Inc. has released a new electrical pulse bracelet for pregnant women. EmeTerm™ is a drug-free, non-invasive and precise neuronal electrical stimulation technology that aims to prevent and relieve morning sickness.

New Cell Phone Can Last 48 Hours Without Needing to Charge

LG Electronics announced the release of their new smartphone the LG X-Charge. The X-Charge is available in the U.S. on Comcast’s wireless service, Xfinity Mobile. It features the largest battery in a smartphone at 4,500 mAh with a 5.5-inch HD display.

New Sensor Helps Users Monitor Air Quality Using Lasers

Honeywell has announced a new particle sensor that aims to help building owners and consumers monitor the air for harmful particulate contaminants often caused by dust, soot and smoke.

Analog Engineers: Your Formulas and Equations in One Place

The Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference is about 100 pages and covers a wide variety of popular precision signal chain topics – from op amp bandwidth and stability to analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversions and more.

MEMS Acceleration Sensors for Wearable Devices

Bosch’s new sensors include a step counter integrated directly on the chip.

Bluetooth Low Energy Module Integrates MEMS Motion and Environmental Sensors

The new Telit device can be used in fragile asset tracking or time-and temperature-sensitive applications

New Projection Power LEDs Designed for Projectors and 3D Scanning

Mouser Electronics Inc. is now stocking the OSRAM OSTAR Projection Power LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors.

mainSENSOR: A New Twist on Sensor Technology

Magneto-inductive displacement sensors combine the best attributes of inductive and magnetic types without their drawbacks.

High-Density Multi-Fiber Push/Pull Solutions Reduce Cables Required in Data Center Networks

Mouser Electronics is now stocking high-density multi-fiber push/pull (MPO) data center solutions from Molex.

Video: New Stainless Steel Charging Cable is Made to Last

Anchor Labs has launched a Kickstarter campaign for their Anchor cable. The cable is made of stainless steel, is long lasting magnetically attaches to the device that it is charging.