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Avnet Completes $841 Million Acquisition of Premier Farnell
The company expects annual addition to revenues of $70 million to $80 million.
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SMT Indicator is Automatically Insertable
VCC has introduced a 3 mm right angle SMD circuit board indicator.
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Brushless Motors Produce Up to 1200 oz-in Torque
Pittman has introduced the EC044A and EC042B Series brushless motors rated to produce up to 600 oz-in and 1,200 oz-in. torque, respectively.
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Laser Diode Driver Source Suits High Power Lab Apps
The PCX-6425 high power current source is designed to drive laser diodes, bars and arrays at up to 150 A of current and 120 V maximum forward voltage.
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Electronic Mirror Analyzes a Person’s Skin
HiMirror™ offers an in-depth, personalized skin care analysis based on the evolving condition of the person’s skin, as well as other factors.
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Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol?
Researchers at ORNL convert carbon dioxide into ethanol, which can be used to store energy or to produce mechanical work.
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Engineers Create 3-D Acoustic Holograms Using Lego-like Wall of Materials
New Lego-like metamaterial device can create acoustic holograms to revolutionize applications like home stereo systems and medical ultrasound devices.
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Smartwatch Can Detect Taps, Flicks and Scratches on the Wearers Body
The new sensor technology makes possible new types of interactions with wearable devices.
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Canadian Manufacturer Implements GaN FETs in AC/DC Converters with Redundant Feeds
Telcodium’s single AC series module with redundant AC feeds replaces three-module power supply architecture.
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SMIC Begins Construction on New 12-inch Wafer Fab
The new fab will help the foundry achieve revenue growth for the next three to four years.
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Holographic 3-D Display Technology May Be a Game Changer for Industrial Applications
The technology could be used for displays in cars, digital signage or smart wearables.
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Closed-Circuit Coolers Are Quiet, Efficient
The eco-LSWE and eco-LRWB evaporative coolers can replace existing forced-draft equipment of the same box size and fan motor horsepower.
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Researchers Reveal How to Make Transparent Sensors
Two years ago, engineers announced they had created transparent sensors for using in brain imaging. Now they reveal how others can fabricate these sensors in search of more applications.
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Synaptics Fingerprint Sensors Designed into TCL 950 Smartphones
Synaptics Inc. announced that TCL Communication?has selected Synaptics®?Natural ID™? fingerprint sensors for secure biometric user authentication for their TCL 950 smartphones.
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Netgear 802.11ac Wireless Access Device Improves Wi-Fi Coverage
Netgear’s WAC104 Access Point (AP) supports dual-band concurrent operation with combined throughput of up to 1.2 Gbps (300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 867 Mbps at 5 GHz).
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Connector Sample Kit Suits Many Applications
AVX Corporation has released a sample kit with a broad range of connectors for use in consumer, medical, industrial, and IoT applications.
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Pixels float in mid-air with the help of sound waves and force fields
Researchers have just used sound waves to levitate multiple tiny objects at once. They even spun them and flipped them around using electric force fields.
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VisIC Launches 1200 V GaN Devices
VisIC’s 1200 V GaN half-bridge module integrates GaN HEMT transistors and isolated gate drivers with over-current and over-temperature protections in a single isolated package.
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MELF Resistors Allow Precise Current Measurement
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has extended its AEC-Q200-qualified?thin-film MELF?resistors to tighter tolerance in the sub 1 O range for the 0204 and 0207 case sizes.
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Technology Advances Allow Insight into Fragmenting Explosives
Advances in high-speed cameras, imaging techniques, and computer modeling could help researchers understand fragmenting explosives in ways they never could before.
