Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Mouser Now Stocking STMicro’s STM32 LoraRaWAN Discovery Board

The STM32 LoRaWAN™ Discovery Board from STMicroelectronics provide a development platform for solutions based on LoRa and FSK/OOK radio frequency (RF) communication.

MCU Family Combines Ease of Design with More Core Independent Peripherals

Microchip’s PIC16F15386 MCU includes a high-accuracy 32 MHz internal oscillator and memory features like Memory Access Partition (MAP).

10 Technologies Poised to Change the Future

From reversing paralysis, to paying with your face, to self-driving trucks and more, the future is rife with potential.

Researchers Develop Technology for Affordable Solar Windows

Solar PV windows could represent the next frontier in renewable energy technology.

New Material for Wearables

Heterostructures of monolayer materials have become the focus of extensive research due to their astonishing chemical and physical properties.

New Yorker Electronics Broadens Medical Electronics Offerings with USA-Made Audible Alarms

Audible medical alarms are IEC60601-1-8 approved for drug dispensers, defibrillators, dialysis and more.

STMicroelectronics and USound Agree to Build Miniature Piezoelectric MEMS for Portable Devices

The device will replace balanced-armature and electrodynamic receivers in smartphones.

IR Receivers Allow Pin-in-Paste Soldering

Side-view metal holder allows single reflow soldering step to reduce assembly costs.

TVS Diode Arrays Protect Portable Products

Littelfuse’s SP3145, SP1043 and SP1044 TVS diode arrays come in space-saving flip-chip packages and provide unidirectional transient protection.

Printable Solar Cells Move One Step Closer to Reality

Perovskite materials can form “solar ink” that could then be printed onto glass, plastic or other surfaces using inkjet printing.

Long Body LED Indicators Fit Thick Panels

Wilbrecht LEDCO has introduced a long body nickel-plated panel mount LED designed to easily fit panels up to 9.0 mm thick.

PMBus™ compliant PoLs power FPGAs, processors

Murata Power Solutions has launched the 90 A/162 W OKDx-T/90 series for point-of-load applications.

100 V Flyback Regulator Operates at 150°C

An H-grade version of Linear’s LT8303 monolithic flyback regulator offers guaranteed operation for junction temperatures as high as 150°C.

Smarter Sunglasses Fit Your Face Thanks to 3-D Printing Technology

Customized, 3-D printed sports sunglasses pave the way for safer head-worn sports gear.

Wearables Powered by Green Tea

Squishy supercapacitors bathed in green tea gel can power heart rate monitors, LEDs or Bluetooth modules

Game Companies Introduce Virtual Reality Game Development Capabilities for Non-VR Games

Game development gets more immersive thanks to HTC Vive and VRCameraman technology.

Sony to Launch Robotics and Coding Kit for Kids

The goal is to teach kids coding kills through playing with blocks, sensors and software

Mouser Now Shipping Texas Instruments’ CC2564C Dual-mode Bluetooth HCI Solution

Mouser Electronics, Inc. now offers TI’s?CC2564C?Bluetooth®?controller for wireless and portable apps.

PolarOnyx Reveals Femtosecond Laser Applications for Additive Manufacturing

New femtosecond fiber lasers could disrupt additive manufacturing technologies in healthcare and aerospace industries, creating stronger components and reducing manufacturing time and costs.