Silica, an Avnet company, StarChip and Trusted Objects have announced their partnership for the deployment of an optimised security platform, encompassing a family of certified secure elements with tailored security protocols from sensor to enterprise server and unique personalisation services aimed at serving every customer for the Industry 4.0 and the IoT markets.

Silica, an Avnet has been commended by Maxim Integrated Products with a Distribution Excellence Award during a partner conference in Munich. Silica received the award for significantly exceeding the target for Design Registrations agreed during the previous year’s conference. 

SILICA will be focussing on connectivity and automation and will be hosting seven demonstrations at Embedded World 2015 in Nuremberg (Feb 24-26) dismissing the norm of glass case displays and wall-mounted videos. So visitors will be able to watch the Maxim beer mug factory (though no mention of whether beer is included) and a chance to order different chocolates via NFC tags.

The ArchiTech Louvre board is a platform to help engineers accelerate the implementation of Near Field Communications (NFC) in electronic devices. The demonstration and development board is based around the NXP LPC11U37 ARM Cortex M0 microcontroller (MCU) and the NXP NTAG I2C tag IC. It comes with firmware and sample Android applications, and source code is provided under GPL (the General Public License for the GNU operating system).

SILICA is now stocking the Sharp INTERMO LED modules which simplify inventory by combining three LED lighting components in one: a chip-on-board (CoB) emitter, holder and thermal interface. Solderless assembly means plug-and-play simplicity: manufacturers simply attach the module to its heat sink by two screws and push-fit electrical connections.

SILICA is giving you the chance to match your World Cup wits against work colleagues, friends, relatives. The semiconductor component distributor has launched an advanced football prediction game called SILICA YOUnited dedicated to the World Cup, which in case you hadn’t noticed starts tomorrow (June 12). SILICA YOUnited is supported by some of SILICA's leading semiconductor partners especially from Micron, Renesas, ROHM and STMicroelectron...

SILICA is expanding its ArchiTech family of development and reference boards with the introduction of a high-end system based on the Freescale Semiconductor i.MX 6Quad applications processor. The Tibidabo development platform comes with SDK, Linux Images and a Board Support Package (BSP) based on Yocto to reduce development time.

SILICA used the embedded world exhibition as the launch pad for a new ArchiTech development board that offers a low cost streamlined platform for Linux based designs. The ArchiTech Hachiko board is supplied with a Linux kernel optimised for the Renesas RZ/A1H MCU, to work with a small memory footprint together with a BSP (Board Support Package) for the on-board peripherals, minimising development time.

Increasing engineering support is an effective solution to aiding successful new product development. Mauro Pasqualini, Director, Supplier and Technology, with Silica, takes an in depth look in this article from ES Design Magazine.

SILICA company, today announced the launch of a major engineering support initiative called ArchiTech. With ArchiTech, the semiconductor distributor aims at providing a full solution and single-point-of-contact for all requirements related to design tools.

Silica has expanded its range of microcontroller development tools by introducing a new ARM-based board for industrial applications. Designed under the umbrella of Silica's Core ‘n More support programme, Pengwyn is a low cost single-board computer based on TI's AM 3354 ARM Cortex-A8 Microprocessor.

Silica is today launching its design competition, Pedal4Innovation, open to all engineering students at UK universities from 1st October to 30th November with the winning three students each securing £3000 towards their tuition fees.

SILICA, announced that it has expanded its Analog offering in Europe with National products from Texas Instruments. This follows TI’s acquisition of National Semiconductor. Effective immediately, the European distribution specialist will support the combined full product portfolio of TI and National products from Texas Instruments, providing a leading analog component and solutions portfolio to customers.

SILICA today announced the launch of a major growth programme called Core 'n More, which provides a focus for the company's comprehensive portfolio of microcontroller solutions, tools, software support and design-in services.

SILICA today announced two new appointments to its senior management team in Europe. Nigel Ward is joining SILICA as country director for the UK & Ireland and Bill Osterlund is being promoted to become SILICA Nordic sales director. The appointments are part of SILICA’s growth strategy for the UK and the Nordic regions.

Silica, an Avnet Company (NYSE: AVT), pan-European semiconductor distribution specialist, has launched a designers’ community providing unprecedented open access to local in-house engineering expertise. The Silica Designers’ Community is integrated into the company’s new web site, www.silica.com, and provides a portal to forums, video content and technical resources supported by the distributors own front-line engineers.

Silica, an Avnet Company, and pan-European semiconductor distributor, has extended its support for developers of RFID (radio frequency identification) and near-field communication (NFC) embedded applications by introducing the SERIZ design tool.