Design & Manufacture


New mini-breaker protection trio for battery-operated electronics

Bourns Komatsulite has released three new models of mini-breaker over-temperature and over-current protectors. The LC Series, HC Series and NR Series A-Type mini-breakers are designed to control abnormal, excessive current virtually ins

Bourns | 24-07-2015

Evaluation systems for testing Analog devices' ADSP-SC58 / 9 SHARC processors

Designed to help designers develop and test the ADSP-SC584 and ADSP-SC589 SHARC(r) processors, Analog Devices' ADZS-SC584 and ADZS-SC589 evaluation systems are now available from Mouser. Based on ADI's SHARC+ cores and DSP accelerators

Mouser Electronics | 24-07-2015

Evaluation kit offers high-accuracy low-power MEMS IMU

Mouser now stocking the FIS1100 Evaluation Kit from Fairchild Semiconductor. The low-power, highly-accurate 6D MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) provides the always-on sensor technology required for a range of application such as wear

Mouser Electronics | 23-07-2015

Development platform designed to make IoT system design easier and faster

Silicon Labs has announced a new release of the Simplicity Studio development platform designed to make IoT system design easier, faster and more productive. The industry’s first IoT development platform enabling concurrent microcontroller

Silicon Labs | 23-07-2015

Arduino Yun Mini developed to support smaller IoT designs

Available now from RS Components, the Arduino Yun Mini is exactly like the Arduino Yun but with a smaller form factor. Like the Arduino Yun, the Arduino Yun Mini has been developed to support IoT (Internet of Things) designs using the AT

RS Components | 22-07-2015

Latest 32-bit ADCs designed to eliminate typical design trade-offs

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a pair of 32-bit delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that combine high resolution, low noise and integrated fault detection, eliminating many of the performance and features trade-offs ty

Texas Instruments | 22-07-2015

Low-cost hardware platform for evaluating Atmel's ATSAMC21J18A microcontroller

Mouser now stocks Atmel's SAM C21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit, a low-cost hardware platform for evaluating the Atmel ATSAMC21J18A microcontroller. Supported by the Atmel Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy acces

Mouser Electronics | 22-07-2015

Quick-start Curiosity development board integrates programmer / debugger

Mouser is now shipping the Curiosity Development Board from Microchip Technology. The Curiosity Development Board is a cost-effective, fully integrated 8-bit development platform for first-time users, designers, and those requiring a featur

Mouser Electronics | 22-07-2015

HV development platforms for Freescale Kinetis V series MCUs and DSCs

Now available from Mouser, Freescale's HVP high-voltage development platforms are offers development solutions for the company's KInetis V series MCUs and digital signal controllers (DSCs). The platform enables development of three-pha

Mouser Electronics | 21-07-2015

Low-cost snap cure conductive adhesive for stringing solar modules

Engineered Materials Systems has unveiled its new EMS 561-403 low-cost snap cure conductive adhesive for stringing applications in crystalline silicon and thin-film solar modules. EMS 561-403 is designed to electrically interconnect solar c

EMS | 21-07-2015

Motor drivers reduce spin-up time to just seconds

Texas Instruments' (TI) DAQ expanded motor driver portfolio offers a 12V motor driver family that reduces spin-up time to just seconds and makes tuning stepper and brushed DC motors easier. The DRV8846 incorporates a new, proprietary a

Texas Instruments | 20-07-2015

Starter kits for the evaluation of EZR32WG SoCs in wireless applications

Designed for the evaluation of EZR32WG SoCs in the development of wireless applications, the EZR32WG range of Wonder Gecko Wireless Starter Kits is now available from RS Components. A range of kits is available covering the ISM and LMR

RS Components | 17-07-2015

Joint initiative brings 'Lab-in-a-Box' to participating universities globally

Global electronic components distributor, Digi-Key has announced its partnership with the ARM University Program to distribute the innovative 'Lab-in-a-Box' (LiB) to higher educational institutions around the globe. The LiB contains ARM-

Digikey | 17-07-2015

Tiny surface-mount audio transducers for ever-smaller end products

Digi-Key now stocks PUI Audio's new SMT-0440 surface-mount transducer which is 20% smaller than its predecessor allowing designers to add sound to even smaller devices. Both the side-firing SMT-0440-S-R and the top-firing SMT-0440-T-R

Digikey | 16-07-2015

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