Electronics Supply Chain News & Analysis

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.

Take a Peek at What Ford is Doing Inside Its Innovation Centers

Wearables, personal assistants, and augmented reality—Ford is working on it all inside of its Research and Innovation Centers. Take a peek.

Silicon Switch Reduces Size, Power Use in Cellular Radio RF Front Ends

Analog Devices’ ADRF5130 silicon switch enables designers to reduce hardware size and bias power consumption in cellular radio systems.

Noise Filter Quiets Audio Devices

TDK’s MAF1608G noise filter limits audio signal noise while allowing high currents.

Discrete and Bare Die IGBTs Aim At Hybrid, Electric Vehicles

Fairchild Semiconductor has introduced bare die IGBTs and diodes aimed at?hybrid electric vehicles?(HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV).

IoT Development Kits Overshadow Kits of Old

As fast as the Internet of Things (IoT) has products hitting the shelf, product designers need all the help they can get—but they need it from reliable, complete and supported sources. They’re getting it via today’s development kits that are far more advanced than those put out just a few years ago.

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