Industry News

April 2017
Jason Lomberg joins Power Systems Design (PSD) as North American Editor

Jason Lomberg , North American Editor, PSD

Jason Lomberg joins Power Systems Design (PSD) as North American Editor It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the appointment of Jason Lomberg as North American Editor, PSD. Jason’s background brings a wealth of knowledge and experience relevant to PSD and our market position. Jason spent seven years with
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04/24/2017
Mouser Named Top Global High Service Distributor for 4th Straight Year

Global Distributor Also Takes Top NPI, Customer Growth Awards

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components,has been honored with the prestigious Global High Service Distributor of the Year Award for the fourth consecutive year by TE Connectivity (TE), a glob
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04/22/2017
NXP and Amazon Work Together to Bring More Alexa Experiences to the Smart Home

Releases industry’s first complete NXP reference platform for Amazon Alexa with far-field technology to simplify development of high performance voice-enabled devices

NXP Semiconductors has announced the release of the NXP reference platform for AmazonAlexa, that integrates Amazon’s far-field voice recognition technology and the Alexa Voice Service (AVS).    Designed to simplify the creation of new voice-control devices, the new NXP reference platform for Amazon A
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04/16/2017
NXP Semiconductors and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to foster innovation in intelligent transportation and securely connected vehicles. CAICT Com
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04/15/2017
Stadium Stontronics expands distribution network in mainland Europe for high-efficiency power supply portfolio

Left - Right - Peter van Hout, Advantec; Martin Brabham, Stadium Stontronics; Frank Eeftens, Advantec

Stadium Stontronics, a leader in the design and manufacture of high-efficiency power supply technology, has added two new partners to its authorised distribution network to support customers across Continental Europe. Advantec Electronics and Trium Power, both specialists in the distribution of power supply te
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04/15/2017
RS Components grows embedded development portfolio via  global distribution agreement with Digilent

Left to Right - Adrian Gurr, Global Product Manager Semiconductors, RS; Alex Wong, Worldwide Sales Manager, Digilent; Jon Boxall, Head of Semiconductors, RS.

- RS Components(RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc(LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with DigilentInc., a world leader in academic and research technology solutions. The agreement further augments the extensive portfolio of semiconductors and tool
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04/15/2017
You can’t have an automated car without reliable communication infrastructure and stable mobile communication connectivity. The next generation mobile communication standard is indispensable. Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) contributes to introducing the 5G standard into the car and has join
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04/15/2017
 AMS Technologies Opens Design Center in Krakow, Poland

Some of the thermal specialists at the AMS design center

AMS Technologies, Europe’s leading solution provider and distributor for optical, power and thermal management technologies, has established a design center in Krakow, Poland. In this design center skilled AMS experts will address customer requirements for professional, turnkey solutions in the fields of thermal ma
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04/13/2017
Renesas Electronics Unveils the Renesas Autonomy™

Delivers Total End-to End Solution that Scales from Cloud to Sensing and Vehicle Control

Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the launch of Renesas autonomy™, a new advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving platform. As the first rollout under its groundbreaking Renesas autonomy Platform, Renesas released the R-Car V3M high-performance ima
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04/11/2017
Expansion of the Executive Board of Wuerth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG

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Alexander Gerfer (51), CTO of the Wuerth Elektronik eiSos Group, has been appointed to the company’s Executive Board. With immediate effect, together with the CEOs of the Wuerth Elek­tronik eiSos Group, Oliver Konz and Thomas Schrott, he would be co-re­sponsible for the future strategies of one of Europe’s la
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04/10/2017
Excelsys Technologies Announces Major Organizational Changes

Conor Duffy selected CEO to lead next phase of company's growth

Excelsys Technologies,a leader in high-efficiency AC/DC electronic power systems for mission critical medical, industrial and military applications, announces that Gary Duffy has decided to retire as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 30th, 2017. Having undertaken an extensive interview and selection proce
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04/10/2017
Li-ion cell inventor creates fast-charging noncombustible batteries

94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery

A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells. Goodenough’s latest breakthrough, completed with Cockrell School se
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Date:
04/07/2017
Currently solid-state lighting is the state-of-the-art favorite application for managing light more efficiently through energy-management controls. The technology is fantastic, the improvements dramatic, and the uses seem almost unlimited. However, the entry of solid-state technology in lighting has not been wi
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Date:
04/07/2017
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced ECI, the global provider of ELASTIC Network® solutions for service providers and data center operators, has selected Microsemi as its primary Optical Transport
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04/06/2017
RS Pro range bolstered with addition of over 500 test and measurement products The rebranding of ISO-TECH to expand the RS Pro test and measurement range gives customers more choice, performance, value and quality   Oxford, UK, 3 April 2017:   RS Componen

The rebranding of ISO-TECH to expand the RS Pro test and measurement range gives customers more choice, performance, value and quality

RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied), the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced the addition of more than 500 professional, affordable products for the test and measurement market to the RS Pro range. The products
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04/06/2017
Acquisition of B&R (Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH) will close ABB’s historic gap in machine and factory automation Creating a uniquely comprehensive automation portfolio for customers globally B&R is a proven innovation leader in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Industrial
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04/06/2017
Mouser Boosts Open Source Lineup with DFRobot, Globally Distributes Plug-and-Play Sensors Series

DFRobot, Plug-and-Play Sensors Series

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader that empowers innovation,announces a global distribution agreement with DFRobot, a leading robotics and open source hardware provider. The agreement brings DFRobot’s robotics and maker-focused products to Mouser’s growing open source lineup. The DFRobot product line available from Mouser Electronics focuses on the Gravity Series plug-and-play toolkit and the LattePan
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04/06/2017
Mouser Electronics to Host Webinar on Bluetooth 5 Developments

Webinar on Bluetooth 5 Developments

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, will host a webinar on the advancements of the Bluetooth® 5 specification at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 11. Bluetooth 5 is a major improvement to the wireless communication standard, with the primary goal of better addressing Internet of Things (Io
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04/06/2017
ON Semiconductor demonstrates advanced technologies for automotive systems at SAE World Congress

Latest devices combine performance with reliability to support applications including ADAS, vehicle electrification, body electronics, connectivity, power management and lighting

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, will be hosting multiple presentations and innovative demos related to the latest automotive applications at this year’s SAE World Congress being held in Detroit, Michigan. The company’s broad, across-voltage range of semiconductor technologies address mu
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04/04/2017
TDK Europe GmbH: Ludger Trockel new President of TDK Europe

Ludger Trockel
President TDK Europe GmbH

TDK Corporation announces that effective April 1, 2017, Ludger Trockel (53) has been named President of TDK Europe GmbH, the company's European sales organization. He thus succeeds Rudolf Strasser (64), who has retired on March 31, 2017. TDK Europe’s management team also includes Andreas Keller (
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04/03/2017
 JAE connector portfolio now available in the DACH region through TTI, Inc.

From L-R: Geoff Breed, VP Marketing, TTI, Inc.
Wataru Oyamada, Managing Director, JAE

TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, has signed an agreement to distribute JAE’s connector products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. JAE is one of the world’s leading connector suppliers, ranked at number seven by revenue. The company has a wide portfolio of board to
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04/03/2017
Wuerth Elektronik eiSos Honors Digi-Key with the Global Distribution Award

Keft to Righrt: Tom Busher, Vice President IP&E Digi-Key; Lars Fahrbach, Wuerth Elektronik eiSos; Jena Johnsrud, Marketing Programs Manager Digi-Key; Josh Knott, Product Manager Digi-Key; Joe Haukos, Distribution Manager Americas, Wurth Electronics; Brandon Leichtenberg, Insides Sales Distribution Wuerth Electronics; Nicki Mandery Distribution Marketing, Wuerth Electronics; Jason Simoneau, Director Passives Digi-Key.

This year’s “Global Distribution Award” of the Wuerth Elektronik eiSos Group went to Digi-Key Electronics. Representatives of the American subsidiary of the Group, Wuerth Electronics Midcom Inc., presented the award during a visit to the Digi-Key headquarters in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Along with ac
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Date:
04/03/2017
DesignSpark PCB tool from RS Components racks up 100,000 users via educational network licence

Free-for-download PCB tool used under license at more than 200 educational institutions worldwide

RS Components(RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc(LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has recorded 100,000 users of the educational network licence for the company’s free-for-download DesignSparkPCB design tool. Since the introduction of DesignSpark PCB in 2011, launched simultaneously with the DesignSpark online engineering community, t
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Date:
04/02/2017
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