Distribution

Our part-search-and-price-comparison engine, dubbed EW Compare, has been updated to take advantage of new APIs by OEMSecrets, the company that powers the tool. Among the changes, which include a refreshed UI, parts are now grouped by part number and manufacturer. This can provide more useful output information for non-exact part number searches. There is also support for autocomplete in the ...

GaN integrated device manufacturer, Innoscience, has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Taiwan-based distributor WPG. The agreement was announced at PCIM Europe in Nuremberg, at what was Innoscience’s first European exhibition. The GaN on silicon manufacturer was founded in 2015 and produces eight-inch wafers at two sites in China. The company’s high (650V) and low voltage, normally off GaN HEMTs ...

To save bench top space, Keysight has added a voltmeter and a bunch of other instruments into a family of oscilloscopes that offer a choice of 100MHz, 200MHz, 350MHz, 500MHz or 1GHz bandwidth. “The 3000G X-Series adds eight new standard features plus seven-in-one functional integration into the same form factor as Keysight’s 3000T and 3000A X-Series instruments,” according to RS componments, ...

Digi-Key Electronics has announced it now supports the use of the Google Pay and Apple Pay digital wallets during its checkout process in most major markets. It already supports online payment by PayPal, and says it is now the first electronic component distributor to offer Google and Apple’s payment systems. “We’re proud to lead the industry in bringing these two ...

Digi-Key Electronics, along with Texas Instruments, is hosting a webinar about isolated USB repeaters, titled ‘Enhanced Protection with TI’s new Isolated Repeaters’. Taking place on Tuesday 24 May 24, at 11 a.m. (CDT), it will demonstrate how to improve both performance and protection in harsh environments with high-speed isolated USB repeaters. Specifically, how it’s possible to meet emission requirements in ...

Omni-channel distributor, RS Components, has become a member of  Make UK, the UK’s manufacturing organisation to promote innovation in and the development of skills for the British manufacturing industry. RS Components’ managing director, UK and Ireland, Emma Bofield, said: “Our membership will enable us to contribute to [the Make UK] community, using our unique position as a global service and ...

After two of the strangest years for commerce, Caroline Hayes spoke to some experts about how recent events are shaping the distribution industry. The sucker punch to the industry that was Covid-19 meant that electronics components were in short supply and those that were available were subject to extended shipping times. The pandemic saw new car orders fall, leading to ...

Farnell has launched ‘The Innovation Experts’ eBook which features interviews with experts on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook, which is free to download, shares the views of leading global manufacturers on the future of instrumentation for test, measurement, and related technologies. The eBook provides unique insights for professional engineers and buyers as well ...

Digi-Key Electronics is hosting an informal live event with with MacroFab, entitled “Digital Solutions: A Live Fireside Chat”, on the benefits of using direct, digital communication (APIs, EDIs and Punchouts). The virtual event will feature speakers from Digi-Key and MacroFab who will discuss, for example, the benefits of using APIs to connect directly with electronic component distributors. There will also ...

Working with with Phoenix Contact, connectivity specialists, Digi-Key Electronics is hosting a webinar covering device connectivity with high-performance data transmission. Running on Tuesday 26 April at 11 a.m. CDT, it is entitled “Connect. Network. Evolve. Phoenix Contact’s Data Connectors.” The webinar will consider connectivity for a range of applications within the device, inside the cabinet, and out in the field ...