Distribution

Reporting an “abrupt halt” to the run of 12 consecutive periods of bookings growth, measured on a quarter on same quarter, the previous year, the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) reveals “disappointing” Q1 2019 results. While bookings increased by 4.2% in Q1 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, billings suffered a 1.3% decline. The association had been looking ...

ST is working with with Gaia Smart Cities Solutions to develop a citizen smart feedback system for the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission. The joint effort aims to enable the smart transformation of enterprises and cities through real-time feedback collected at multiple points in the product and service delivery chain. The initial collaboration between ST and Gaia focuses on collecting ...

Independent DC power supply manufacturer, Delta Elektronika, has signed a UK distribution agreement with test instrument and power supply specialist, Telonic Instruments. Delta produces reliable power supplies, with fast reaction times – they are more than 10 times faster to load transients than comparable alternatives available today, claims the company. They also have minimum audible noise and 10-30 times less EMI, ...

Specialist distributor, Dengrove Electronic Components, has added the latest railway-qualified DC/DC converters from Recom. The RP40Q-RUW and RP60Q-RUW DC/DC converters are designed for a range of rolling-stock applications and high-voltage battery-powered systems, offering a wide input range of 14-160V DC. The single-output 40W and 60W quarter-brick converters accept all commonly used supply voltages, from 24 – 110V DC and have basic isolation and a ...

Surface-mount, multilayer varistors from TDK Epcos are now available from TTI. The CeraDiode and CTVS multilayer varistors (MLVs) are designed for smart home applications and security devices. According to the company, the MLVs’ surge current ratings are comparable to those of disk varistors, making them suitable for use as alternatives to transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes, yet with a compact package that enables smaller ...

Developers and makers can take an existing microcontroller application that does not have wireless connectivity and, using just two GPIO pins, add it without modifying the original firmware, via IoTize‘s TapNLink products for Bluetooth and near field communications (NFC) products. The French start up company has signed a distribution agreement with Digi-Key to resell the wireless connectivity products for microcontroller-based embedded systems as ...

UK manufacturer, Vigortronix has signed a distribution agreement with Anglia, for the UK and Ireland. Vigortronix manufactures transformers and power supplies; its AC-DC converters, power transformers, toroidal transformers, pulse transformers and wound component lines will be added to the distributor’s linecard. The signing adds specialist products, explains David Pearson, technical director at Anglia. “[The signing] enhances our already strong portfolio ...

Premier Farnell has launched the Connector e-Guide: an online reference tool showcasing connectors from more than 30 of the industry’s most trusted brands. The e-Guide allows engineers to easily review and select relevant interconnect products from Premier Farnell’s connector catalogue by sight or by part number. The e-Guide uses large visuals to clearly display and categorise connectors in a single online ...

Low profile SMT automotive antennae for infotainment, telematics, e-call, onboard diagnosis, tracking, navigation and vehicle to everything (V2X) communication in vehicles from Ethertronics, an AVX company, are now available from TTI. The low profile antennae support worldwide frequency bands and are designed to occupy minimal PCB real estate to meet the space constraints of vehicle design. They operate across 4G/LTE, ...

To secure the IoT, smart homes, medical devices and drones, Infineon’s Optiga Trust X supports a high-speed I²C communication interface up to 1MHz. Typical current consumption is 20mA, which drops to 70µA in sleep mode.  The elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) NIST P256, AES128 and SHA-256 has built-in tamper-proof non volatile memory to enhance system security. The Optiga Trust X is ...