element14 today announced that the new Arduino MEGA open-source prototyping platform is among the new products available for testing on its popular RoadTest group through January 31. In addition to the Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller board, engineers can sign up to test Microchip’s Multimedia Expansion Board, and Freescale’s LFSTBEB8450 MMA845XQ Evaluation Board and STBUSB.

element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers announces that The Ben Heck Show, featuring modding guru Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. Ben Heck, has registered 1 million viewers since its launch just four months ago. “The Ben Heck Show” is an informative and entertaining online television series dedicated to the science, art and mindset of system and hardware modders. Hosted ...

Premier Farnell plc (LES : pfl) leader de la distribution multicanaux, orienté service, supportant des millions d'ingénieurs et d'acheteurs professionnels dans le monde, a annoncé aujourd'hui un accord de franchise mondial avec Sensonor Technologies, l'un des leaders mondiaux des MEMS de haute précision.

CadSoft Computer GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor, has announced the launch of EAGLE software version 5.11. This latest version of the award - winning EAGLE software, the best selling CAD tool of its kind, incorporates new “DesignLink” functionality, giving electronic design engineers (EDEs) automatic search through element 14, with online check of pricing and...

element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers, and a leading authority on environmental legislation in the electronics industry, announces it will auction off its ‘electronics waste sculpture’ built over this week’s four day electronica event, 9-12 of November. The building of the sculpture can be watched via an exclusive web cam available through the element14 website at...

element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers, and a leading authority on environmental legislation in the electronics industry, announces it will build a sculpture from electronics waste in the “Atrium at the entrance East” at Electronica, 9 – 12 November 2010 in Germany. All attendees to electronica are encouraged to donate an old electronic device, component or small ...

Premier Farnell today announced that Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in data conversion technologies and high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications has authorised its Asia Pacific businesses, globalising their franchise agreement. This agreement reflects Premier Farnell’s sustained focus on the global Electronic Design Engineering (EDE) marketplace and further underpins its strategy to offer the widest ...

element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers, is pleased to announce the dispatch of the 200th Development Kit since the launch of the community’s RoadTest Programme. element14 launched the online RoadTest Group in September 2009, providing users the opportunity to trial and review the newest technologies from a variety of industry leading manufacturers for free. Since then,...

element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers, has launched the industry’s most comprehensive electronics industry legislation information portal. The new element14 legislation portal provides electronic design engineers with the latest updates, reference guides to complex and lengthy legislation, discussion groups, and a blog discussing the latest trends within the industry. ...

Premier Farnell plc has announced the launch of EAGLE software version 5.10.0. The latest version of CadSoft’s award winning EAGLE software, the best selling CAD tool of its kind, incorporates “DesignLink”, giving electronic design engineers (EDEs) complete flexibility to manipulate component data. Unlike any other CAD tool, designers can ‘cut and slice’ information however they want to; the only barriers to how they want to use being ...

Premier Farnell plc just announced that it is now supporting three athletes with disabilities, David Stone (Europe), Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha (Asia Pacific) and Sam Kavanagh (Americas), as they aspire to compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Each of these athletes compete at the highest level in their sport and have all achieved significant international successes. In line with Premier Farnell’s commitment to support local communities,...

Premier Farnell has embraced the power of social media and web 2.0 to share up-to-date information with customers. Throughout this period of disruption to air travel the company has demonstrated this commitment to open and ongoing communication, and has been able to keep customers appraised of the detailed business situation in a timely manner via its local language websites, Facebook and Twitter.

Premier Farnell just announced a global franchise distribution agreement with Spansion, the leading Flash memory solutions provider. The announcement is in line with the company’s continuous drive to accelerate electronic design engineering growth and its internationalisation strategy. Premier Farnell and Spansion have extended an already successful US franchise agreement to provide electronic design engineers a broad portfolio of leading Flash...

Premier Farnell announced the launch of EAGLE software version 5.8. This enhanced version of CadSoft’s award winning software, Europe’s best selling CAD tool of its kind, is a FREE licence edition ‘Freemium’, allowing EDE’s to design boards more conveniently with better power management in their circuits and with more schematic sheets for free. This exciting announcement reflects Premier Farnell’s sustained focus on the Electronic D...

Premier Farnell has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard (CTS) for measuring, managing and reducing its carbon footprint by 2% for its UK-based operations and committing to reduce it year on year. The company has already reduced its global carbon footprint by 20% within a period of three years.

element14 ( http://www.element-14.com ) is the global community of electronic design engineers that supports you during every stage of early design development. You can research, collaborate with peers and experts, download design tools (including CadSofts EAGLE design software), and participate in groups.

Premier Farnell announce EAGLE software v5.6 has been voted winner of the ‘Engineering Software Product of the Year’ category at the 2010 Elektronik Magazine Awards. The award is even more significant because it is decided by votes from the design engineering readership of the German based magazine. This is the sixth time CadSoft has been honoured by Elektronik readers. The winning selection was made out of 11 entries in the Engineering Softw...

A recent survey of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the UK electronics sector has revealed significant findings that will play a key role in shaping the future of these enterprises. Conducted by Premier Farnell in conjunction with The Electronics Leadership Council (ELC) and the UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA), The British SME Technology Survey gathered information to help understand the current state of mind, challenges and needs of SMEs an...

Cyclone IV FPGAs bring an unprecedented combination of low power, high functionality, and low cost to high-volume, power- and cost-sensitive applications. Extending the Cyclone family's leadership in providing the industry's lowest cost, lowest power FPGAs, the new Cyclone IV family also includes integrated transceivers. In this webinar, Theresa Vu from Altera will give an overview of the family and take questions from interested registrants.

Premier Farnell plc, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals worldwide, announces the acquisition of CadSoft Computer GmbH, a well established market leader for over 20 years, and its EAGLE brand of electronic design engineer CAD software. The total purchase consideration has been satisfied in cash and consists of €7 million paid on completion and potential further payme...