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2/22/2012
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2/20/2012
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) will offer a rich choice of design ideas for embedded applications at the upcoming Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2012 in Nuremberg/Germany (February 28 – March 1). With its expertise in providing highly integrated analog and mixed-signal products as well as full-featured reference designs, Maxim offers solutions
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2/22/2012
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), announces participation in a series of energy efficiency renovations across U.S. Embassies in Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon. The installation of energy-efficient interior
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2/22/2012
DELTA, the European leader in ASIC supply chain services, announced today the immediate availability of its new ASIComplete program – an innovative European partnership program for ASIC design houses
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2/22/2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship. The equipment
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2/22/2012
Frequency Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq:FEIM) today announced the completion of the purchase of all the capital stock of Elcom Technologies, Inc. it did not own, resulting in 100% ownership. Frequency held
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2/22/2012
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), maker of the world’s most efficient, longest-lasting off-line LED driver ICs, today launched an online selection tool that enables users to rapidly identify the best
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2/22/2012
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) has introduced the NXP mobile app for Windows® Phone, enabling faster and easier access to all NXP products and support. NXP is the first semiconductor company to introduce
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2/22/2012
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced that Carlo Ferro has accepted to focus on the turnaround
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2/21/2012
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe, direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – today announced Philips is upgrading
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2/21/2012
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, is working with Sensory Networks, a leading provider of pattern matching and deep packet inspection (DPI) software acceleration technology,
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2/21/2012
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a world leader in high-performance analog, mixed signal and embedded signal processing solutions, will showcase innovative patient monitoring solutions and vital sign monitoring
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2/21/2012
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed the world’s first circuit technology to remove distortion in wireless transmissions that can be directly integrated into a CMOS radio frequency
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2/21/2012
The automotive industry is constantly searching for innovations and production-ready ideas for eco-friendly and future-proof drive systems. In 2012, ZVEI (German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers'
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2/20/2012
Arrow Electronics and Micropelt have signed an agreement that will enable Arrow to offer Micropelt’s full range of thermoelectric energy-harvesting semiconductor devices and systems to its customer base
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2/20/2012
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) will offer a rich choice of design ideas for embedded applications at the upcoming Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2012 in Nuremberg/Germany (February
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2/18/2012
PCIM Europe 2012 sets new record
I participated at the PCIM press conference in Munich, Germany to find out what was in store for the next PCIM. In my opinion it will be full of the most interesting products and conferences that any
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2/18/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, and Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier
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2/18/2012
Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, and Digia, Qt Commercial, a pioneer in the commercial development, licensing, support and services of Qt for desktop and embedded development,
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2/18/2012
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced the release of a new version of its popular ADIsimRF™ design tool. ADI’s ADIsimRF design tool is the software accompaniment to Analog Devices’ complete portfolio of
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2/18/2012
Farnell has been presented with the European Distributor of the Year Award for 2011 by VARTA Microbattery GmbH, the global manufacturers and designers of rechargeable and primary battery systems. The
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2/18/2012
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced
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2/17/2012
Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, today announced that its EFM32 Tiny Gecko low-energy microcontroller has been named as a finalist in the China Annual Creativity in
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2/17/2012
The 27th Photovoltaic Solar Energy Symposium will be held at Banz Monastery, Bad Staffelstein, from 29 February to 2 March 2012. VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (Hanau) will again take part, this year in
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2/17/2012
TDK-Lambda UK, a group company of the TDK Corporation, has attained 3rd Edition IEC/EN 60601-1, ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1 and CAN/CSA-C22.2 No 60601-1-08 medical safety approvals for its NV700 modular AC-DC
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2/17/2012
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its participation in a multi-disciplinary
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2/17/2012
Available in seven languages, these new videos provide a one-minute introduction to How2Power Today, a free and unique power electronics newsletter. If you’re not already receiving How2Power Today, you’re
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2/17/2012
Acal BFi - a division of Acal plc (FTSE: ACL) - announces that it has received the 2011 Distributor Gold Performance Award for EMEA from Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C). “Acal BFi developed many
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2/17/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, and Arteris Inc., the inventor and leading supplier
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2/17/2012
RS Components (RS), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), has launched a new digital catalogue
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2/17/2012
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the availability of NXP Semiconductor’s LPC4300
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2/16/2012
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®; NASDAQ: IDTI), the Analog and Digital Company™ delivering essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, today announced that it will be presenting and exhibiting
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2/16/2012
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced that for the third year in succession it has been ranked
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2/16/2012
Avnet Embedded in EMEA, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced a special offer on Bluegiga’s Bluetooth SMART (also known as Bluetooth 4.0) BLE 112 development kit. Costing just $300, the kit
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2/14/2012
Providing a unique interdisciplinary forum for engineers, researchers and government professionals in the emerging field of electrified transportation, the first IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference
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2/14/2012
Sofradir, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors for military, space and industrial applications, announced today that it has secured the world market leadership with more
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2/14/2012
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), maker of the world’s most efficient, longest-lasting off-line LED driver ICs, today announced a new reference design (DER-286) describing a 30 W LED tube replacement
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2/13/2012
DSP Group(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications at home, and Jungo Ltd., an NDS Group company and a leading provider of unified software
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2/13/2012
Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio and short range wireless technologies, has announced that its ultra low power Green VoIP chip family
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2/13/2012
The PV inverter market achieved a new record in 2011 with shipments exceeding 26 GW for the first time according to preliminary results from IMS Research. The research firm found that inverter shipments
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2/13/2012
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a new partnership with Amphenol TCS, a leader
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2/13/2012
Molex Interconnect GmbH announced the new distribution agreement with Routeco Limited located in Milton Keynes. Routeco will promote and sell the Brad® industrial product range from Molex particularly
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2/13/2012
Synopsys, Inc. a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced that CSR plc, a leader in wireless, location and
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2/13/2012
XP Power today announced two new online product selection tools for engineers that ease the process of choosing a power supply. Available from the XP Power web site, http://www.xppower.com, the product
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2/13/2012
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Marktech Optoelectronics today announced
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2/12/2012
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, and Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced the extension of their
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2/12/2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a major order from Hydro One Networks Inc., the power transmission and distribution utility of the Canadian province of Ontario, to supply
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2/12/2012
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced that it is now stocking a
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2/12/2012
CISSOID, the leader in high temperature semiconductor solutions, announced today its participation in a multi-disciplinary consortium tasked with developing innovative CMOS-compatible, high temperature
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2/12/2012
Energy Micro and Pengutronix today announced that they will be demonstrating µClinux for Cortex-M3, embedded Linux running on the energy friendly EFM32 Gecko range of microcontrollers. This new port
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2/7/2012
Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in micro-scale thermal management and power generation solutions, today announced that its thin-film thermoelectric technology has achieved a 60.1°C temperature
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2/7/2012
Texas Instruments today announced that Chris Allexandre has been elected a vice president of the company. In his new role, Allexandre will implement the TI sales strategy in Europe and drive revenue growth,
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2/7/2012
With the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) believed to be within days of announcing the final federal approval of the controversial Vogtle nuclear project, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
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2/7/2012
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today provided an update regarding its legal actions in China. As previously reported, AMSC has filed for arbitration and has filed three
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2/7/2012
LED lighting has evolved into a promising solution for replacing conventional lighting sources, such as fluorescent and incandescent lights. However, designers face several obstacles in residential and
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2/7/2012
Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment and P&F USA, the exclusive licensee for Philips Hospitality in
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2/6/2012
INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today revealed that it is integrating its near field communication (NFC) solutions into a next-generation
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2/6/2012
Tektronix, the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that Test & Measurement World has honoured the MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope Series with a 2012 Best in Test award in
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2/6/2012
Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today the Xilinx Kintex™-7 FPGA DSP Development Kit with High-Speed Analog, supporting Xilinx’s 7 series Targeted
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2/6/2012
Despite massive gains in global access to electricity over the last two decades, governments and development organizations must continue to invest in electrification to achieve critical health, environmental,
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2/6/2012
Ericsson has unveiled its second digital-power Advanced Bus Converter platform for use with board-mounted DC/DC power modules in telecom and datacom applications. The company’s new FRIDA II platform integrates
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2/5/2012
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the signing of a global distribution
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2/5/2012
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is saddened by the tragic news of the death of Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technologies and a longstanding member of the Board of SIA. Steve was recognized
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2/5/2012
Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for additional clean energy development, the US DOI and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has taken a major step towards commercial-scale offshore
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2/5/2012
Micron Technology, Inc.announced earlier today (Feb 3) that the company is deeply saddened by the death of Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton in a small plane accident in Boise. Mr. Appleton was 51. "Steve
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2/3/2012
NEW! 135 Articles Added to the Design Center Library Visit our new Design Center page and enter the Design Center Library. We have added 53 new design tip articles to our existing library. In
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2/3/2012
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced its global distribution agreement with Monolithic
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2/2/2012
ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH has developed the HGPRDT Series high-precision latch 2-phase output* type magnetic sensor for use in automotive equipment, supporting a wide operating temperature range between
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2/2/2012
DuPont and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s largest producer of solar panels, have signed a strategic agreement to help increase the supply of photovoltaic materials and technologies for
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1/31/2012
Rogers Corporation, represented by its Power Electronics Solutions (PES) Business Group, will showcase some of its more popular products for power electronics applications at the upcoming APEC 2012 conference
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1/31/2012
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and LONDON—Jan. 30, 2012—Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced
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1/31/2012
Ericsson has unveiled its second digital-power Advanced Bus Converter platform for use with board-mounted DC/DC power modules in telecom and datacom applications. The company’s new FRIDA II platform integrates
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1/30/2012
llowing their successful collaboration on the “Global Transport Scenarios 2050” study, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the World Energy Council (WEC) have signed a three year strategic partnership
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1/30/2012
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, today announced that both companies’ boards of directors
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1/27/2012
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it has acquired the telecom clock generation,
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1/27/2012
Molex Incorporated has initiated several strategic business developments to further demonstrate its commitment to developing innovative interconnect technologies for next-generation healthcare devices.
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1/27/2012
Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and LEMO®, a global leader in the design and
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1/27/2012
TTI, Inc. announced today the promotion of Kevin Sink to the position of Vice President, Total Quality. Prior to this appointment, Sink has been in the position of Director Total Quality since 2010.
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1/26/2012
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) announces that its G3-PLC™ protocol has been approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a new low-frequency, OFDM-based narrowband powerline
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1/26/2012
A leading innovator in energy management, communication and control for the Smart Grid, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced it has expanded its portfolio in utility metering,
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1/26/2012
A Yokogawa DL850 ScopeCorder is playing a key part in tests on synchronised switching devices in power systems being carried out by Harmonizer Power Quality AB: a Swedish company that provides power-quality
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1/25/2012
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP used in the design, verification and manufacture of electronic components and systems, today announced that Yamaha has adopted the Synopsys
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1/25/2012
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has stock available for immediate purchase
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1/25/2012
Siemens Industry, Inc. announced that it will host its 2012 Automation Summit at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel, June 25-28. The Summit will provide engineering and operational professionals,
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1/25/2012
Innovasic Semiconductor is pleased to announce that Advantech has selected the Innovasic fido1100 System on a Chip (SoC) solution to provide Profinet connectivity in their new APAX-5071 Profinet Communication
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1/24/2012
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) announced today it has entered into a one-year agreement with Pana-Pacific, a preferred integrator and engineering partner in the commercial vehicle market, to
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1/24/2012
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a world leader in high-performance analog, mixed signal and embedded signal processing solutions, will showcase innovative signal processing solutions for embedded applications
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1/23/2012
Eaton Power Quality Stand E2 Cisco Live, ICC London ExCeL, UK Jan 30th – Feb 3rd 2012
At Cisco Live London next week, Eaton Power Quality will be offering a first look at the latest functionalities of its intelligent enclosure power distribution units (ePDU’s). The new features include
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1/23/2012
Molex Incorporated has announced that its Stac64™ Stackable Connection Systemis now validated against the most stringent specifications from the major key automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
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1/23/2012
EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE:AVT) company and EMEA’s leading specialist in semiconductor distribution, has released its third annual ECOmise it™ Report. In this document, environmental activities and
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1/23/2012
TTI, Inc., the global distributor of Passive, Interconnect, Relay & Switch and Discrete components, has announced two additions to Murata’s LQH series of wirewound power inductors that feature low profile,
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1/23/2012
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it is stocking components in support of the
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