Avnet hosts another successful technical seminar
27 March 2019, News

The event gave delegates the opportunity to learn about some of the latest technologies available from Avnet and its suppliers, and to network with representatives of the company and with each other.

FPGA-based video/imaging solution
27 March 2019, Opto-Electronics

Microchip Technology released the new PolarFire FPGA imaging and video solution to address the challenges of developing complex computer algorithms which enable systems to capture and display information ...

Solution for connecting PIC MCUs to Google Cloud
27 March 2019, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

From coffee makers to thermostats to irrigation systems, PIC microcontrollers (MCU) are at the heart of millions of embedded applications. As developers migrate next-generation PIC MCU-based applications ...

RF-sampling transceivers
27 March 2019, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Texas Instruments introduced two new RF-sampling transceivers that are the first in the industry to integrate four analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and four digital-to-analog converters (DACs) in a ...

Samtec debuts compact mPOWER connector series
27 March 2019, Interconnection

Samtec’s new mPOWER connectors offer enhanced space savings and design flexibility. This 2,00 mm pitch system (UMPT/UMPS) can pass 21 A per blade while freeing up the board for other components or minimising ...

Harvesting kinetic energy to power smart objects
27 February 2019, This Week's Editor's Pick, Power Electronics / Power Management

As the world becomes increasingly smart and connected, batteries are not always the right choice in some of the emerging use cases.

End-to-end LoRa security solution
27 February 2019, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

As the LoRa (Long Range) technology ecosystem accelerates, security remains an area for improvement in the market, due to vulnerabilities that leave the network and application server keys accessible ...

RGB LED drivers
27 February 2019, Opto-Electronics

Texas Instruments introduced a new family of LED drivers with integrated, independent colour mixing, brightness control and a power-saving mode. The LP5018, LP5024, LP5030 and LP5036 enable smooth, vivid ...

How a global parcel tracker was brought to life in just three years
30 January 2019, This Week's Editor's Pick, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

It took Avnet less than 1000 days to take Hanhaa’s concept, prototype it, refine it and get the first 20 000 units manufactured.

AVR MCUs get beta support in MPLAB X
30 January 2019, Design Automation

Microchip Technology recently announced the release of MPLAB X integrated development environment (IDE) version 5.05, which beta supports the majority of AVR microcontrollers (MCUs). This release will ...

SiPs for LoRa IoT nodes
30 January 2019, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Microchip Technology announced a highly integrated LoRa system-in-package (SiP) family with an ultra-low-power 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), sub-GHz RF LoRa transceiver and software stack. The combination ...

MCUs with Arm Cortex-M0+ core
30 January 2019, DSP, Micros & Memory

By adding the new STM32G0 microcontrollers (MCUs) to the STM32 family, STMicroelectronics is stretching its portfolio of Arm Cortex-M-core MCUs to more thoroughly cover key embedded-market segments. The ...