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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Tag Archive
LED lighting driver IC market poised for growth
LED lighting driver ICs will account for 55 percent of the $3.5 billion LED driver IC market in 2016, up from 16 percent of the $1 billion market in 2010, according to IMS Research. »
PI upgrades power-supply design SW
Power Integrations releases PI Expert Suite Version 8, the latest upgrade to its power-supply design software. The update improves the productivity of power-supply design teams by significantly reducing the time to first prototype and cutting the number of prototype iterations required to reach a finished product. »
PI LinkZero-AX IC cuts standby waste to zero
PI unveils the LinkZero-AX, an integrated offline switching IC that enables designers to achieve 0.00 watts of standby energy consumption in auxiliary power supplies. »
PI HVICs eliminate sense resistor power losses in standby mode
PI offers the SENZero family of HVICs that disconnect sense resistors from high-voltage rails during standby or remote-off conditions. These devices eliminate sense resistor power losses in standby mode and reduce total system power consumption, helping to meet the stringent demands of energy-conscious equipment makers and efficiency standards such as EuP and 80 Plus. »
Avnet, Power Integrations expand agreement
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas has expanded its contract with Power Integrations, which now includes the addition of the U.S. to their existing Pan-European/Asia-Pacific distribution agreement. The move is expected to better support U.S. market growth in high-efficiency power applications, particularly in markets such as LED lighting, advanced metering, and other smart-grid applications. »
PI power conversion IC maximizes power efficiency across the entire load range
Power Integrations launches the highly integrated TOPSwitch-JX family of 16 power conversion ICs that incorporate a 725-V power MOSFET for use in flyback power supplies. »
Power Integrations launches EuP standards finder
Power Integrations launches its new EuP Standards Finder, an online tool for power supply designers that matches end products to energy-efficiency requirements. The tool provides designers with immediate access to specific requirements of the European Commission's EuP Ecodesign Directive. »
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. »
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. »
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. »
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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