FEATURES
- Reverse logistics programs help reduce costs, mitigate risks
April 26, 2011 | 10:08 am
ESNA spoke with ReSolve, part of Arrow's newly launched reverse logistics group, which also includes Intechra, an IT asset disposition services company and Converge, an independent distributor, to discuss the importance of a reverse supply chain logistics program. - Japan disaster impacts supply chain
April 1, 2011 | 1:20 pm
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply. - DRAMs: It’s a buyer’s market . . . for now
March 4, 2011 | 1:11 pm
Because the DRAM market is highly volatile the current buyer's market could quickly swing into a seller's market during the second half of 2011. Buyers will need to keep an eye on several key issues. -
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Linecard Expansions
- Digi-Key adds Lattice MachXO2 PLDs
September 29, 2011 | 1:49 pmThief River Falls, Minn. — Digi-Key Corp. has expanded its line card with the addition of Lattice Semiconductor’s MachXO2 programmable logic devices (PLDs). The MachXO2 family of infinitely reconfigurable PLDs offers low density PLDs with a mix of low cost, low power and high system integration in a single device. Combining an optimized look-up table [...]
- Digi-Key inks deal with LS Research
September 27, 2011 | 7:52 pmDigi-Key Corp. and LS Research (LSR) have signed a global distribution agreement that allows the high-service distributor to sell LSR’s wireless products.
- Heilind stocks TE Connectivity solar products
September 27, 2011 | 7:48 pmHeilind Electronics is stocking TE Connectivity’s full line of solar products, including the SOLARLOK product line, solar identification labels and solar relays.
- Digi-Key goes green with EnOcean
September 27, 2011 | 7:42 pmDigi-Key expands its U.S. line card with the addition of EnOcean energy harvesting and RF modules.
- Mouser signs Panasonic Semiconductor
September 26, 2011 | 2:09 pmMouser Electronics has signed a distribution agreement to stock products for Panasonic Industrial Company’s semiconductor group. Panasonic offers a variety of semiconductors and LED emitters.
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Power
TTI launches power management webcast series
TTI, Inc., a global distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical, and discrete components, has released two Power Management Webcasts in the wake of its Power Management Resource Center launch last month. »
Power Integrations launches online courses for power-supply design engineers
Power Integrations has launched PI University, an online technical learning center featuring practical instructional videos that deliver a complete how-to tutorial in power-supply circuit design. »
Digital power market readies for growth
Global sales of digital power semiconductors are set to increase to $821 million in 2013, up from $127 million in 2008, according to the latest research from iSuppli. »
TTI launches Power Management Resource Center
TTI, Inc., a global distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components, has launched its new Power Management Resource Center, targeted as a one-stop power management resource for engineers. »
Power Integrations launches smart-grid meter microsite, reference designs
Aimed at supporting smart-grid metering engineers, Power Integrations, a supplier of high-voltage ICs for energy-efficient power conversion, has launched a new technical microsite and reference designs that are focused on energy-efficient power-supply solutions for utility meters used in smart-grid energy networks. »
TI simplifies power design in Virtex-6 FPGA evaluation kit
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that Xilinx is using TI's power management technology to simplify power design in its new Virtex-6 ML605 field programmable gate array (FPGA) evaluation kit. »
Power supply design keeps LCD monitor standby to <80 mW
Power Integrations has released a Design Engineering Report (DER-229) that details the design of a 27-watt power supply for LCD monitors and similar applications. »
Infineon tops power semiconductor ranking
Infineon Technologies remains the largest global power semiconductor supplier in 2008, for the sixth consecutive year, increasing its market share by 10.2 percent, according to a new report from IMS Research »
New Energy Star guidelines to change LCD-TV design, says iSuppli
The LCD-TV supply chain will need to make some changes in its products and components due to the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines that call for the energy consumption of some televisions to be cut by as much as two-thirds by 2013, according to iSuppli Corp. »
Power supply reference design targets Ecodesign specs
Power Integrations recently released a new Design Engineering Report (DER-227) that details the design of a 3-watt power-supply circuit that consumes just 10 mW during no-load operation. »
EA Blog
- Risky business
March 4, 2011 | 3:13 pmESNA’s recent DRAM article brings attention to the risk of buying on speculation. Yes, DRAM pricing is likely to have reached rock bottom or is very close to it so now would seem like a good time to stock up on DRAMs, right? The thought is when demand rises again, OEMs will have the supply they need.
- How important is a device’s carbon footprint?
February 9, 2011 | 11:22 amKey players in the electronics industry recognize the need to reduce their environmental impact, which includes lowering the energy consumption of their products as well as at their facilities and cutting their use of natural resources. They are also working to eliminate packaging, incorporate more recyclable materials, and do a better job of end-of-life management.
- Counterfeiters get better at their jobs
February 4, 2011 | 3:16 pmWhile counterfeit components will continue to be a problem in the supply chain fueled by shortages, electronic waste, and, yes, greed, independent distributors — a key source of supply for obsolete components and those in tight supply — have had to step up their fight against counterfeiters as they continue to get better at what they do.
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New Products
- Kemet unveils tantalum stack polymer caps
September 30, 2011 | 1:14 pmKemet claims the first-to-market tantalum stack polymer capacitors. The passives supplier says the Tantalum Stack Polymer (TSP) series is the first stack solution in the market that uses organic conductive polymer as the cathode plate of the capacitor.
- Micron claims highest density SPI NOR memory
September 27, 2011 | 7:57 pmMicron Technology claims the highest density serial peripheral interface (SPI) NOR memory with the launch of its N25Q product family.
- Delphi launches aluminum cable for automotive apps
September 15, 2011 | 11:35 am
Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications. -
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