Digi-Key at electronica 2022 with Würth Elektronik & Harting

Würth Elektronic is a manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components for the electronics industry and is part of the Würth Group, the market leader for fastener technology. The company generated sales of €1.09bn in 2021. The product range includes EMC components, inductors, transformers, RF components, capacitors, power modules, connectors and switches to name a few.

Harding is a premier supplier manufacturer and supplier of advanced Life Safety equipment for the fire alarm industry.

Single Pair Ethernet

Ethernet has played an enormous role in our lives for many years allowing many improvements in the area of industrial design. innovation continues, and with new developments the next level of communication is born with Single Pair Ethernet.

Ethernet cables started out with four wires. Two for transmitting data and two for receiving data. Improvements have been made over the years to speed and efficiency.

With gigabit Ethernet the same cables are now able to transmit and receive data. This has opened the door for Single Pair Ethernet. Single Pair Ethernet uses two wires only and therefore thinner cable to combine input and output.

Single Pair Ethernet also has the capability to provide power through the cable - known as Power Over Data Line (PoDL). Traditional Ethernet also had this capability, Power Over Ethernet (PoE).

In 2015 the automotive industry started to rely more heavily on SPE providing a plethora of advantages to the industry. Finke and Leihenseder discuss these benefits throughout the interview.