Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

COTS DC-DC Converter Series Adds 85 W Models

TDK-Lambda’s HQA85 DC-DC converter produces 85 W and is qualified to MIL-STD-883 and MIL-STD-202.

Power Module Suits Computing, Graphic Apps

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor’s AOZ5038QI power module suits synchronous step-down applications including notebook PCs, servers and graphics cards.

Bosch Sensortec Unveils MEMS Scanner for Interactive Laser Projectors

The device can be used for a wide range of Internet of Things applications that can use focus-free laser projection.

NXP Joins Auto-ISAC

NXP Semiconductors is now part of the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC), which tracks information on cyber threats around the connected vehicle.

Zebra Connector Joins Displays to PC Boards

Fujipoly® Zebra® 1002 Carbon Connector from Fujipoly® gives electronic device manufacturers a reliable option to connect printed circuit boards to various LCD displays.

Q&A: Epilog Laser Talks Unleashing Creativity with Laser Engravers

Here Epilog Laser’s Director of Marketing, James Stanaway, discusses why users should consider Epilog Laser for their creativity projects, talks about some shocking items that have been engraved with Epilog Lasers, and even touches on common challenges.

Silicon Labs Helps Power Sengled’s Smart LED Bulb

The lights allow for customized scheduling, color temperature tuning and energy tracking.

Is the MEMS Manufacturing Resurgence Influenced by Trump?

There’s a renewed interest in U.S.-based MEMS manufacturers from an investment perspective. Do expectations of a favorable manufacturing climate under President Trump have any influence?

New Laser Bubble Technology Redefines Display Technology

New display technology employs femtosecond lasers to create microbubbles that form images inside a liquid column, for true 3-D viewing from any angle without special glasses.

KEMET Acquires NEC TOKIN to Bolster Component Business

KEMET has purchased component supplier NEC TOKIN in a stock transaction. NEC TOKIN in turn sells its electromechanical device business to NTJ.

Silicon Valley vs. Trump – The H1B Visa Elephant in the Room

The Trump administration attempted to curtail travel from seven countries for 90 days. Silicon Valley responded with the signing of an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit on Trump’s attempted ‘ban’ citing support of the immigrants and their contributions to the U.S. While that’s true, isn’t the real reason protecting cheap labor?

Massive 24TB SSD Launched by NGD

The company claims this is the industry’s highest capacity PCIe NVMe drive available today

Scalable Process for Producing Conductive Graphene Inks

Scalable process converts 100 percent of graphite material into flakes for high-quality conductive inks.

Optical Position Sensor Achieves High Resolution

The ZPS system optical position sensor provides high-precision, non-contact absolute position measurements on up to 64 synchronized channels.

3-in-2 Card Connector Saves Space in Portable Products

TE Connectivity’s 3-in-2 card connector saves 20 percent pc board space over competitive combo card connectors.

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.