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The quest for improved power conversion efficiency and reduction of energy losses is always on. In close co-operation with Infineon Technologies AG, Eltek engineers have again cracked the code, reducing losses by 50 percent while further improving reliability and total cost of ownership. Eltek is today announcing the launch of the Flatpack2 SHE, a new Super High Efficient power conversion...

Synopsys, Inc., announced the availability of the industry's first verification IP (VIP) and UVM source code test suite to support the latest USB 3.2 specification. USB 3.2 enables new hosts and devices with USB Type-C to be designed as multi-lane solutions, allowing for up to two lanes of 5 Gbps or two lanes of 10 Gbps operation, doubling the...

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of the R-Car reference package for Android for Renesas R-Car automotive system-on-chips (SoCs). This package supports Android 8.0, the latest OS announced by Google on August 22, 2017. Android 8.0 is the first version of Android OS to include support for functions required in automotive systems. The...

element14.in, the Development Distributor, announced the official opening of its new office in Bangalore, India. This new office is part of element14’s continued investment and commitment to the region, reflecting the opportunities presented by the Indian government’s economic plan for the market. The new office houses members of element14’s customer facing teams, as well as global Centres of Excellence...

Background: Two new smart speakers were announced at Google’s Pixel 2 smartphone launch event, closing the gap with Amazon in terms of market-penetrating low-end affordability of its smart speakers, according to IHS Markit The first speaker, the $49 Google Home Mini, features a small, rounded, design-neutral form factor, and three color choices. The device incorporates far-field voice recognition, and inherits the...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now shipping the FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller from DFRobot. This cost-effective, low-power board, designed specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, boasts a deep-sleep mode that draws just 10 μA. The DFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller, available from Mouser,...

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader that empowers innovation, is now stocking the Adafruit GEMMA M0 development board. The latest generation of Adafruit’s GEMMA series of development boards, GEMMA M0 is a tiny 28mm × 7mm microcontroller board with alligator-clip sew pads for solderless wearable applications. The Adafruit GEMMA M0, available from Mouser Electronics, adds power on...

Today, organizations around the globe are well aware of the consequences associated with data breaches. Sensitive data that ends up in the wrong hands can be sold on the black market and eventually can lead to identify theft. Typically, enterprise security focuses on safeguards to prevent hackers from penetrating the network and gaining access to this data. Although this is...

Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, announced it has been awarded a 2016 Total Cost of Ownership (TCOO) Supplier Award from Celestica, a leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions for the world's most innovative companies. Celestica’s awards program recognizes suppliers that provide the best TCOO performance to Celestica and support the company’s overall business objectives. “Avnet is proud...

Potting compounds and encapsulation resins are generally two-part systems, in which a resin is mixed with a hardener in a precise ratio to form a cross-linked polymer when cured. It’s also possible to add mineral substances (‘fillers’) to resins to improve their performance under certain operating conditions. Like conformal coatings, most resins will cure at room temperature, and while...