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“We expect a shortage of flash memory and OLED displays will affect premium smartphone supply in the second half of 2017,” says Gartner’s Anshul Gupta,  “we’ve already seen Huawei’s P10 suffer from a flash memory shortage, and smaller, traditional brands, such as HTC, LG and Sony, are stuck between aggressive Chinese brands and the dominating market shares of Samsung...

Over the last few blogs, I’ve given readers pointers on virtually every aspect of potting and encapsulation resins, ranging from their formulations and special properties to their applications, benefits and limitations. It’s probably high time, therefore, to take a step back from the do’s and don’ts and focus instead on how these resins are bringing very real benefits to practical...

Molex, announced its automotive business unit is experiencing strong growth, including upward momentum in all key market areas: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and India. This significant growth is being driven by strategic new solution developments and collaborative customer designs focused on next-generation technologies for safe and energy-efficient connected vehicles. Delivering proven automotive solutions to customers for over four decades, Molex...

Researchers at Purdue University have created a new type of graphene-enhanced non-liquid lubricant which reduces friction and wear. The suggested applications include air compressors for missile systems and more. The new liquid-free composite is made from a slurry of graphene, zinc oxide, and the polymer polyvinylidene difluoride. The nanosize zinc-oxide particles allow the lubricant to stick to the metal surface, and the...

During the past few years, in the area of wireless communication and networking, a new standard named “The Internet of Things (IoT)” has gained more and more attention in the academia and industry. By embedding short-range mobile transceivers into a wide array of additional gadgets and everyday items, enabling new forms of communication between people and things, and between...

Avnet, announced that it has acquired Dragon Innovation, expanding the global distributor’s portfolio of offerings for customers as they move from design to prototype to volume production. Dragon Innovation’s proven process and deep hardware experience help customers understand manufacturing costs and schedules, find factories and manage production as they scale their businesses. “With the addition of Dragon Innovation to our connected...

Product: Ultra-wide input voltage, isolated and regulated Railway DC/DC Converters URA1D_YMD-6WR3 Series Features: To meet railway locomotive’s demands for isolated power supply, MORNSUN develops dual outputs Rail DC/DC converters URA1D_YMD-6WR3 series. URA1D_YMD-6WR3 series provide a wide input voltage range of 40-160VDC, positive and negative outputs and isolation voltage up to 2250VDC, meeting the railway standard EN50155. They also provide input under-voltage, output short-circuit, over-current and over-voltage protections. The...

Molex has introduced gold-plated Pico-Clasp Wire-to-Board Connectors in single row inner lock vertical and right angle header versions, joining the existing dual-row gold-plated and single-row tin-plated versions. These new options compliment and further enhance the versatility of Molex core 1.00mm pitch wire-to-board system, which simplifies development by delivering a wide variety of design options in a small footprint. “Gold plating provides superior...

K78-500R3 series marketed appeal to customers thanks to its compact size but high efficiency. Good news is that MORNSUN expands new non-isolated switching regulator K78M-1000R3 series to further meet the market demand for 1A output. The new K78M-1000R3 series are full encapsulated in a compact 11.6 x 10.4 x 8 mm (0.457 x 0.409 x 0.315 inch) plastic case, compatible with K78-500R3 series. The series feature an...

Electrolube, the specialist electro-chemicals manufacturer, has introduced a brand new halogen-free, acrylic conformal coating, HFAC. The new product has been developed as an ideal solution for manufacturers who require a coating, formulated without the use of aromatic solvents or chlorinated and, bromininated  flame retardents that can created hazardous and highly corrosive species during a fire.  For specific customer applications,...