India’s Leading Electronic Components Distributor, element14, Invests further in Region by Opening Brand New Office in Bangalore
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...
New Google Home Mini and Max Deepen Battle with Amazon at Both Ends of Smart Speaker Market While Apple’s HomePod Faces Increasingly Competitive Environment, Says IHS Markit
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...
DFRobot’s Low-Power, High-Performance FireBeetle ESP32 IoT Microcontroller Now Available from Mouser
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,...
Adafruit’s Tiny GEMMA M0 for Wearables Projects Now Shipping from Mouser Electronics
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...
Insider Threats and its Impact on Data Security
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...
Celestica Recognizes Avnet with a 2016 Total Cost of Ownership Supplier Award as “Best Aerospace and Defense Partner”
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...
To encapsulate or to coat: that is the question
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...
Manufacturing Industry Digital Innovation Hubs Set The Path to Digitise European Manufacturing Industry
EIT Digital together with 20 partners starts the Manufacturing Industry Digital Innovation Hub (MIDIH) initiative. Funded by H2020 within the Factories of Future cPPP and I4MS programs, MIDIH aims to support and link up national and local initiatives for the digitisation of manufacturing industry, to boost investment and collaborations through strategic partnership and network. This initiative will bring innovation...
Newtown Partners Invests in Blockchain Start-Up Wala, To Solve Financial Exclusion Affecting 3.5bn People
A Wala, a blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked, has today announced an equity investment from Newtown Partners, the venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. Llew Claasen is the Managing Partner of Newtown Partners and also the Executive Director of the the Bitcoin Foundation. Vinny Lingham is best known as the Founder of...
Vishay Thick Film Chip Resistors Combine Sulfur Resistance, High Power & High Pulse Load Performance
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., introduced a new series of thick film chip resistors for automotive and industrial applications. Vishay Draloric RCA-HP e3 series devices combine advanced sulfur resistance, excellent pulse load performance, and high power ratings in a single device.
For high sulfur environments, the AEC-Q200 qualified resistors released today feature a construction that provides a sulfur withstand ability in accordance...
