Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

Shape-Changing Prototype Aims to Accelerate Modular Interactive Devices

Cubimorph features a hinge-mounted turntable mechanism to self-reconfigure in a user’s hand.

Google and Infineon Demo New Gesture-Controlled Products

Ready to control your wearables, home entertainment and IoT devices with just a snap of the fingers?

Airbus Unveils its 3-D-Printed Electric Motorcycle

The world’s first 3-D-printed motorcycle weighs just about 77 lbs.

USB Type-C Connector Saves PC Board Space

The CX70 Series USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C compliant interface connector has a depth of just 8.35 mm to save PC board space.

Connector Ensures Automotive Headlight Reliability

Connector system utilizes an active latch to provide significantly higher mating integrity in automotive applications.

Hermaphroditic Connector Cuts Inventory Costs

ERNI’s MicroStac® SMT connector combines male and female connector halves, reducing logistic, inventory and manufacturing costs.

Fan Speed Controllers Cut Energy Use

The OA11/22 dual-channel phase control unit regulates single or multiple AC fans.

Neural Networks, CMOS Sensors Kick Off VLSI Symposium

The rapid development of neural networks and advanced CMOS imaging sensors will headline the plenary sessions at the 2016 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits.

Infineon Discloses 1200 V SiC MOSFETs for Power Conversion

Infineon’s first 1200 V CoolSiC MOSFET

Common Mode Chokes Have Low Profile

Coilcraft’s 0805USBN Series?common mode chokes measure 2.0 x 1.2 mm and stand just 0.93 mm high.

Development System Handles 60 GHz Spectrum

The PEM009-KIT 60 GHz development system?enables designers to perform single and multi-carrier high-bandwidth modulation covering 57 to 64 GHz in the globally unlicensed ISM frequency spectrum.

No-Opto Flyback Regulator Delivers up to 24 W

Linear Technology’s LT8304 flyback regulator directly samples the flyback waveform output voltage and needs no optoisolator.

Electronic Health Patch a First

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the first flexible wearable device capable of monitoring both biochemical and electric signals in the body.

Reference Kit Eases Wireless Design

Easy-to-use reference kit breaks through barriers of designing wireless charging into portable and wearable devices.

Mouser Electronics Receives Distribution Award From TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity has awarded Mouser Electronics with the Global High Service Distributor of the Year Award.

Critical Components Behind Switch-mode Power Supplies

Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) are not created equal. Components are often the differentiators in an SMPS that deliver higher performance and greater reliability.

Can Open-Sourcing Transform Electronics Hardware?

Sharing your hardware intellectual property may seem risky, but open-source proponents say it can improve your products, lower development costs and speed product innovation.