Component Management
Low cost dot lasers
LASER COMPONENTS manufacturers low-cost dot lasers which offer solutions for marking the origin of machining ordinates or positioning workpieces.
Sale of Britain’s largest microchip factory to be reviewed by UK government
The acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia has been called-in for a full national security assessment by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
NXP Enables Motion Detection with Trimension UWB radar
Industry’s first single-chip solution to combine ultra-wideband (UWB) radar and fine ranging capabilities to enable high motion sensitivity for presence detection, vital signs monitoring and gesture recognition.
Strong growth period for European electronic components markets
Each month the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) collates the statistical data returned by its member associations throughout Europe and publishes the consolidated figures as headline information.
Global semiconductor industry is gearing up for the future
The European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) welcomes today’s agreement of the World Semiconductor Council (WSC) on its 26th joint recommendations.
RAMifications: tackling thermal engineering for DDR5
It might still be unusually difficult to get our hands on advanced semiconductor technology, but that hasn’t halted the march of progress in R&D labs across the world. The explosive demand for hardware of all kinds in the past two years has encouraged electronics engineers and designers to continue innovating despite the dearth of semiconductors worldwide. Tom Gregory, 6SigmaET Product Manager, 6SigmaET, Future Facilities discusses.
Electronic product development: a guide to help you from planning to production!
In the electronics industry, conceptualising an idea and bringing it to a viable physical system is a lengthy and exhaustive process. There are multiple steps involved in developing an electronic product starting from market research to mass production. Ken G., Sales Engineer at Technotronix discusses.
Switches play a critical part in the billion-dollar esports industry
Esports or competitive gaming has grown to a billion-dollar industry – taking computer and console games to a new level. What is little appreciated, however, is the importance of electronic components to the industry. Iker Saenz, Product Marketing Manager – Switches, Omron Electronic Components Europe discusses.
Resolving the global semiconductor shortage
According to Deloitte, we can expect the global shortage of semiconductor chips to continue as supply catches up with rising demand. Manufacturing these chips requires highly controlled manufacturing conditions where noise, vibration and dust are kept to a minimum.
Thermal behaviour of DC motors
During the continuous operation of DC motors, power losses occur to conserve energy. Ronak Samani, Technical Engineer at maxon UK and Ireland, provides an analytical explanation of the thermodynamic response and details the significance behind the thermal parameters listed in maxon DC motor datasheets.