News & Analysis
Nu Horizons adds ISSI SRAM franchise
Nu Horizons Electronics has won a European franchise for ISSI, a manufacturer of high speed, low power SRAM, medium density DRAM memory and low density E2PROMs. The deal is an extension of an existing franchise held by Nu Horizons in North America and Asia. ISSI is one of a handful of companies still investing in SRAM technologies. Recent developments include 4Mb 5V family of asynchronous SRAM, 36Mb, quad data rate (QDR) devices, and 72Mb version...
RS-485/RS-422 single transmitter from Intersil
Intersil has introduced the ISL329xE series of 3.3V-powered RS-485/RS-422 single transmitters designed with excellent +/-16.5kV ESD protection and ultra-low supply current requirement. These devices come in very small TDFN and SOT23 packages with both package types available in the industrial and extended industrial (-40C to +125C) temperature ranges.
Digi-Key and Zensys Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Digi-Key Corporation and Z-Wave developer Zensys announced today the signing of a global distribution agreement. Digi-Key is one of the world's fastest growing distributors of electronic components, shipping products to more than 140 countries, and is also one of the newest members of the Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of 170 companies dedicated to establishing Z-Wave as the standard in wireless control and automation.
3M Launches Fast Track Warehouse Management System for growing SMEs
3M has announced a ‘fast track’ sister product to its existing warehouse management system (WMS), HighJump Warehouse Advantage from 3M. Launched by the international operating arm of HighJump Software, 3M Supply Chain Solutions, the new HighJump Warehouse Advantage-45 product’s implementation path can give fast-growing enterprises a quick-win route to substantial operating efficiencies and access to a level of service and support often rese...
Finisar Receives 2007 Excellence in Technology Alignment Award from Cisco
Finisar Corporation has announced that it has received the Excellence in Technology Alignment award from Cisco. This award honors Finisar’s superior technology offerings and longstanding commitment to Cisco’s business goals. As an ongoing testament to Finisar’s world class manufacturing capabilities and innovative technology vision, Finisar was also honored in 2003 with Cisco’s Optics Supplier of the Year award and again in 2005, with th...
Exar single and dual-channel UARTS with integrated RS232 cut BoM
Nu Horizons Electronics has announced ex-stock availability of the Exar XR20V2170 (single-channel) and XR20V2172 (dual-channel) universal asynchronous receivers and transmitters (UARTs) with integral I2C/SPI interface and RS232 transceivers. The devices reduce bill of materials, component count and cost when connecting microcontroller-based systems to the outside world via RS232 links. The I2C or SPI interface is software selectable and the RS232...
Link Microtek strengthens sales force
Link Microtek, the Basingstoke-based supplier of RF and microwave components, subsystems and instrumentation, has made a significant expansion to its sales force with the appointment of four new personnel. Responding to increased demand for the company’s products and services, Link has appointed three new sales engineers and an internal sales administrator.
Altium Sponsors German University of Applied Sciences
Altium has added the University of Applied Sciences at Fachhochschule Deggendorf in Bavaria to its worldwide electronic engineering student development programme. Altium is providing the new development lab at FH Deggendorf with sponsorship of Altium Designer unified licenses, and full support, totalling a value of over 190,000 euros. Students at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Media Technology will use Altium Designer’s unified desi...
Transformers approved for use with Analog Devices high speed transceivers
Murata Power Solutions (formerly C&D Technologies’ Power Electronics Division) has announced a new series of transformers that simplify implementation of isolated RS-485 and RS-422 interfaces based on Analog Devices chipsets by eliminating the need to select, compare and test alternative solutions.
Digital Potentiometers With SPI Interface
Microchip has announced the MCP4141/2 and MCP4241/2 non-volatile digital potentiometers. The new 7- and 8-bit devices have an SPI interface and are specified over an extended temperature range of -40 to +125 degrees Celsius. Unlike mechanical potentiometers, the MCP41XX/42XX devices can be controlled digitally, via an SPI interface. This can increase system accuracy, flexibility and manufacturing throughput, while decreasing manufacturing costs. ...