Longer service hours support longer working days for electronic design engineers
element14, a new collaborative community and electronics store created for electronic design engineers, announces that it has extended its store’s service hours for online technical support to 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday. Service can be initiated by clicking the Live Support button at the homepage on the navigation bar at http://www.us.element-14.com
“Today’s design engineers must work longer hours to meet compressed design cycles,” comments Alisha Mowbray, Senior VP, Innovation Marketing, element14. “Customers can now confer with our team of engineers through element14’s website, anytime Monday through Friday, whether a product or application question occurs to them on the job or at home.”
More than 150,000 top brand electronic products are stocked at the store from such world-class suppliers as Analog Devices, Fluke, Freescale, Microchip, TDK-Lambda and Texas Instruments. Uniquely, the store offers flat rate shipping for $5/per order.
Launched in March 2010, the element14 electronics store is a complement to the site’s engineering community, which in effect serves as another layer of technical support. Tens of thousands of engineers around the world each week visit the community to consult with experts and peers, test and review new technologies and discuss topics such as embedded design and lighting in more than 200 groups.
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Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from Atmel. The Atmel AT91SAM9M10 multimedia-enabled high-performance embedded microprocessor (MPU) combines user interfaces, video playback, and connectivity.
The AT91SAM9M10 is an ARM926-based device running at 400MHz. This Atmel MPU includes a hardware video decoder, a 2D accelerator, an LCD controller, a resistive touchscreen, a camera interface, audio, Ethernet 10/100, and high-speed USB and SDIO. The Atmel AT91SAM9M10 MPU is targeted at media rich display and control panels in industrial application segments, such as home and commercial buildings, POS terminals, entertainment systems, Internet appliances, and medical.
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Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from Bourns. Bourns TBU™-PL Series SLIC High Speed Protectors protect telecommunications applications from surges in the industry’s first electronic current limiter triggered by excessive voltage or current. The new Bourns TBU-PL-Series Subscriber Line Interface Circuit (SLIC) provides extremely fast overcurrent protection combined with SLIC battery voltage tracking triggered protection.
The Bourns TBU-PL High Speed Protectors respond in 100 nanoseconds, protecting sensitive telecom applications from the potentially damaging effects of surges that can cause current and voltage to rise above normal operating levels. The Bourns TBU-PL Series combines with additional overvoltage protectors to protect against very high surge levels and meets telecom 500A Telcordia GR-1089 intrabuilding and 6kV / 150A ITU-T standards.
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Payback achieved within a year
The Marl MR11 and MR16 LED downlights are now available in the UK from Aerco. These new lamps use 80% less electricity than halogen lamps with the same light output for which they are designed to be direct plug-in replacements.
Figures from Marl indicate that replacing standard halogen lights with LED products will show a return on investment within a year when operated for 18-24 hours a day. Once installed they will have an operating life of nearly six years (50,000 hours) continuous illumination.
The Marl MR16 LED downlight will fit directly into all standard MR16 sockets and matches the output of a 35W halogen light but draws just 6W. In most cases it can be powered from the same 12V AC or DC supply. They also emit zero ultraviolet or infrared radiation and are available in warm white or cool white versions.
The Marl MR11 LED is offered in two power levels that produce the light output of a 20W and a 10W halogen respectively but draws less than 2W.
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Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor of electronic and industrial components has announced it is now stocking International Rectifier’s Gen 2.1 SupIRBuck™ point-of-load (PoL) voltage regulators.
The new family of high efficiency products is offered with a range of input voltages from 1.5 V to 16 V and is ideal for providing power management solutions in a wide variety of applications where minimising power consumption is of importance. To assist in the adoption of SupIRBuck Gen 2.1 PoL voltage regulators, Farnell will also stock product evaluation kits that can simplify development and help customers shorten time-to-market for their new designs. Online design tools are hosted on both the International Rectifier website at mypower.irf.com/SupIRBuck/ and on Farnell’s online element14 technology portal and eCommunity, which provides further valuable support.
“With the drive to minimise power consumption in new product designs, high efficiency power management solutions have taken on new importance,” said Richard Curtin, Farnell’s Segment Manager for Semiconductors Passives and Optoelectronics. “At the same time, simplifying the design process to shorten time-to-market giving OEMs a competitive edge is also crucial. With the products and support encompassed in this agreement with International Rectifier we hope to satisfy both of these needs comprehensively.”
“In addition to continuously improving and expanding the SupIRBuck product line in accordance and ahead of market trends and customer needs, we are committed to providing best-in-class design support to further establish SupIRBuck as the primary choice for performance, size and cost optimized power management designs for a broad range of embedded POL applications,” said Goran Stojcic, executive director, POL group, IR’s Enterprise Power Business Unit.
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Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, today announced the presentation of the Best in Class award to those individuals representing our suppliers who performed at the highest level to support ongoing marketing programs and initiatives for 2010.
The awards ceremony was held on August 2, 2010 during the 15th Annual Mouser-Supplier Golf Tournament. Winners of the Best in Class award were selected by Mouser using five criteria: –Promoting the product line within Mouser, –Finding solutions to grow Mouser and supplier market share, –Strategic partnering with the Mouser team, –Working together to launch new products, and –Maximizing Mouser’s unique value proposition within their own businesses.
Winners of the Mouser Best in Class award:
Larry Buckley, National Distribution Manager, 3M Electronic Solutions
Canda Carr, General Manager Global Distribution, Tyco Electronics
Ryan Crouch, Corporate Sales Director, Freescale Semiconductor
Anna Greashaber, Marketing Communications Manager, Honeywell Sensing and Control
Scott Johnson, Corporate Account Manager, Texas Instruments
Dawn Manhart, Corporate Distribution Manager, Littelfuse
Steve Nye, Strategic Account Manager, Vishay
Sue Rios, Channel Sales Account Manager, Digi International
Steve Shoemaker, President, Advanced Web Offset
Doug Steele, Global Vice President of Catalog Distribution, Harwin
Cheryl Swaim, Account Executive, KEMET
Caroline Wells, Distribution Sales Representative, Omron Corporation
Glenn Smith, Mouser President and CEO, commented, “It’s a great pleasure to express our gratitude and publicly recognize the winners of the Mouser 2010 Best in Class award. These individuals were incredibly supportive and showed great creativity. Our record growth is due, in large part, to the unwavering commitment of suppliers who help us introduce the newest products and latest technologies. Our commitment to becoming the most preferred distributor of design engineers is strengthened with the help of business associates who champion our mutual goals. Congratulations to each of them on a job well done, and thank you to the companies they represent for sharing these winners with Mouser.”
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Award reflects success of Arrow Embedded Solutions
Arrow Nordic has been named as the Best Performing Channel Partner in the Kontron European distribution network. The award, which was presented at the embedded systems vendor’s 2010 partner conference in Dresden, was decided based on billing criteria. It is the third year in succession that Arrow has been honoured by Kontron.
Presenting the award, Franco Genovese, Kontron distribution manager EMEA, said: “As a key partner for Kontron I would like to congratulate Arrow Nordic for the excellent performance of its team during the past year. Together, Kontron’s excellent product range and Arrow’s high level of support, ensure that our customers have the best possible experience and deliver their own products to the market in good time. We look forward to more excellent cooperation and to increasing the business even further.”
Stefano Persichitti, supplier business manager, Arrow, commented: “Our continued success with Kontron is built on two pillars. Kontron provide high quality products and support. Arrow’s Embedded Solutions team always aim to gain a deep understanding of the customer’s system and so endeavour to meet all their requirements while keeping the Kontron product at the core of the design.”
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Registered My Digi-Key users can now sort by price when sourcing electronic components
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced its new Sort by Price feature is available for all registered Digi-Key users.
“The Sort by Price feature is something our customers will find extremely helpful when sourcing electronic components,” said Tony Harris, Digi-Key’s chief marketing officer (CMO). “While registration is not required to place an online order or to use the Digi-Key website, we believe our new sort-by-price feature will prove to be an essential tool for registered users.”
The Sort by Price feature is available for registered Digi-Key users after logging in to their My Digi-Key accounts. This feature is based on tier 1 or unit pricing and applies to all parts, all Digi-Key websites, and all Digi-Key supported currencies.
Registered users will be able to sort by price in ascending or descending order in addition to applying filters for product in stock, lead free product, and RoHS Compliant product. An Advanced Sort option is also available and allows users to request parts in specific quantities.
“You asked, and we listened: Digi-Key is now able to provide registered Digi-Key users their most requested feature. Registered users can now sort parts by price on the Digi-Key website,” said John Collins, Digi-Key’s chief information officer (CIO). “With our new Sort by Price feature, customers can view pricing of products from our vast collection of suppliers at a glance and choose the parts that best fit their particular needs. We want to enable our customers to take full advantage of this new feature and all that Digi-Key has to offer by becoming registered Digi-Key users.”
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Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Harwin today announced the two companies have entered into an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute Harwin’s products to customers worldwide.
Harwin is a leading manufacturer of hi-rel connectors and SMT board hardware. With a more than 50-year history of manufacturing electronic components, Harwin has a wealth of experience in the industrial/instrumentation, military/aerospace, medical, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and test and measurement markets. Harwin products are currently available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites and will be featured in future print and online catalogs.
“We are very pleased to announce this distribution agreement and provide Harwin’s high quality, high reliability interconnect products to our customers,” said Jeff Shafer, Digi-Key’s vice president of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical product. “In addition to the value this agreement will bring to design engineers around the globe, this new partnership with Harwin affirms Digi-Key’s commitment to working with the world’s foremost suppliers of electronic components.”
Doug Steele, Harwin’s global vice president of catalog distribution, said, “We are delighted to have signed this distribution agreement with Digi-Key, which will enable customers worldwide to access Harwin’s Datamate hi-rel 2mm interconnect family as well as other Harwin products such as our EZ-Boardware range of surface mount PCB hardware. With this new agreement, more designers will learn about our products, bringing real benefits to the projects they are working on.”
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Now available from Aerco is a new LED buffer stop light that has a robust housing supporting a multi-cluster of high intensity, sunlight readable red LED elements.
Operating from either 110 VDC or AC, the polycarbonate lens provides excellent wide-angle viewing for signals and indicator illumination. Benefits include high optical performance, lower heat generation and outstanding reliability. Railtrack approved, the unit features two parallel branches of LEDs and independent circuitry providing a 50% redundancy factor.
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