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Iris scanning to be used in smartphones
Osram IR technology is making smartphones even smarter by enabling mobile devices, for the first time, to be unlocked by scanning the iris of the user. Fujitsu Limited is using iris scanning in its ARROWS NX F-04G smartphone, which is being marketed by the Japanese telecomms company NTT DOCOMO. This smartphone, which is currently available only in Japan, is the first in the world with this extremely secure functionality for consumers, using IREDs...
Doherty replaces Larson at Digi-Key helm
Mark Larson (pictured) is exiting stage left to stand in the wings at Digi-Key. Entering stage right into the spotlight is Dave Doherty the soon to be President and Chief Operating Officer at Digi-Key. Doherty moves up from his position as Executive Vice President of Operations. He is a 25 years plus industry veteran and has worked for semiconductor suppliers – Toshiba and Exar – and distributor Arrow Electronics. He takes up his new ...
Collaboration to deliver open-source boards
Arrow Electronics has joined Linaro, the not-for-profit engineering organisation that consolidates and optimises open-source software for ARM applications. Arrow is the first Linaro collaborator with both hardware-design and distribution capabilities. “Arrow is excited to bring its best-in-class design engineering services, comprehensive product offerings and unparalleled global supply chain relationships to Linaro’s open-source commu...
Getting the most from touch sensors
A look at the design and PCB layout techniques that can optimise system performance for capacitive touch sensor devices. By Microchip Technology.
Development kits support low power MCU platform
Arrow Electronics engineers are standing by to help customers looking to take their first steps into IoT using Texas Instrument SimpleLink ultra-low power wireless microcontroller (MCU) platform. The SimpleLink ultra-low power platform combines high levels of integration with a wide range of supported communications protocols including Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, Sub-1 GHz and ZigBee RF4CE.
Arrow, MultiTech target EMEA M2M market
Arrow Electronics and MultiTech Systemshave teamed up to bring the two companies’ expertise and M2M product portfolio to customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with a view to helping OEMs accelerate the development and integration of their products with IoT. Arrow and MultiTech have worked closely together in North America for approximately 20 years.
Sat nav acts as an 'eyewitness' if an incident occurs
The first portable navigation device to feature a built-in dash cam and advanced alerts to enhance driver awareness on the road has been introduced by Garmin International. Thanks to the integrated dash cam that continuously records and automatically saves files on impact, the nüviCam offers the protection of having an eyewitness that records exactly where and when events occurred.
Companies collaborate on display solutions
Arrow Electronics has teamed up with MMD, a brand licence partner for Philips Monitors, to extend its high-quality display solutions portfolio for systems integrators. Arrow customers can now significantly shorten design cycles by opting for ready-to-use Philips monitors in a wide range of sizes and with options such as integrated capacitive touch.
AS6081 certification awarded to Converge
Converge has announced that it has received a AS6081 certification from the National Quality Assurance, USA. AS6081 is a quality certification that standardises the requirements for distributors in the procurement of parts, detection of counterfeits and establishment of quality management processes. This quality standard is intended to provide a higher level of protection and to assess, mitigate and control the risk of fraudulent/counterfeit part...
Arrow Electronics acquires United Technical Publishing
Arrow Electronics has acquired United Technical Publishing, a digital provider of product information to the global electronics components industry anda division of Hearst Business Media.United Technical Publishing’s portfolio ofresources, aimed at engineers involved in product design, includes directories, e-newsletters, engineering-driven websites, inventory access tools and databases.