High current circular, rugged RJ45 and Quadrax connectors in D38999 format from Aerco

Deutsch DTS is a new range of D38999 connectors, available in the UK from Aerco, that provides high current circular, rugged and shielded RJ45 and Quadrax connectors, all in the D38999 format.

D38999 connectors are widely used in all types of military and aerospace applications and the Deutsch DTS-HC high current circular connectors incorporate high electrical power and signal contacts within the same body and are ideal for power control systems in military vehicles using 8mm², 16mm² or 25mm² diameter cables. The power contacts are rated to 150 amps and are therefore suitable for power ring main supplies.

The RJ45 jack and receptacle have long been adopted for local area networks in stable environments and now, with commercial, off the shelf communication equipment being used extensively in harsh environments, there is a growing requirement for a more robust RJ45 connector. The Deutsch DTS-RJ45 connector addresses this need and has additional provision for grounding and sealing. The pre-wired and assembled plug connectors eliminate termination errors and provide high and consistent levels of reliability and performance.

Deutsch has introduced the DTS Series 3 Quadrax connector to meet the needs of complex cable systems used in modern, high data-rate, densely packed electronic systems as used in modern tanks or aircraft. The DTS Quadrax can accommodate eight quad contacts within a D38999 connector assembly and has contacts designed for 110 ohm quad cables for high speed applications.

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Ericsson Power Modules expands its distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics

World-class supplier of DC/DC power modules for distributed power architectures Ericsson Power Modules has extended its distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics to include the APAC regions. Mouser is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers.

Customers throughout the APAC regions now have the convenience of ordering Ericsson’s complete DC/DC converter range including its latest digitally controlled converters from Mouser. Mouser currently has branch locations throughout Asia in countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. Mouser has launched websites and printed catalogs in multiple currencies and languages.

Patrick Le Fevre, Marketing & Communication Director at Ericsson Power Modules, said, “We are pleased to extend our agreement with Mouser Electronics to include the Asia Pacific region. We can now offer those customers the ability to buy Ericsson Power Modules products from Mouser. Throughout our partnership with Mouser Electronics, we have benefited from their wealth of experience, knowledge, excellent customer service, and outstanding level of professionalism.”

Keith Privett, Mouser Vice President Interconnect, Electromechanical, Power, and Test, says, “We are excited that Ericsson Power Modules has expanded our distribution agreement into the APAC regions. Ericsson’s wide range of DC/DC converters, along with Mouser’s expertise of introducing the newest products faster than any other distributor, are what make this distribution expansion a winning combination. Mouser is committed to being the source most preferred by design engineers worldwide.”

Mouser’s Ericsson stock includes hundreds of DC/DC converters and regulators with output power ranges from 1.65W to 700W, inputs from 2.95V to 53V, and a variety of package sizes.

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Stockholding, NPI and Customer Support cited

Harwin, the leading manufacturer of connectors and interconnect solutions for high-reliability applications, has named TTI, Inc., the global distributor of passives, connectors, electromechanical and discrete components, as its European Distributor of the Year.

Commented Andrew McQuilken, Harwin’s CEO: “TTI is known for the focussed approach it brings to selling relatively low value components. We are impressed by the inventory the company holds and by the efforts they make to bring new components to market. Also, TTI employs very dedicated, committed people who offer customers exemplary levels of service and support.

Added John Sandy, TTI’s European Director of Supplier Marketing, Connectors: “We are delighted to receive this award. Harwin’s range of high performance connectors are a good fit with the demands of Europe’s medical, industrial, aerospace and defence sectors, and products such as the Datamate family of 2mm cable to cable, cable to board and board to board connectors are winning new design slots wherever there is a call for a rugged, reliable, flexible and affordable interconnect system.”

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Arrow Electronics EMEASA and Johanson Announce Distribution Agreement

Arrow Electronics EMEASA and The Johanson Companies announced a distribution agreement for the European markets based on an expanded agreement between Arrow and Johanson adding the European and Asia-Pacific regions to the existing cooperation.

The Johanson Companies, which include Johanson Dielectrics, Johanson Technology and Advanced Monolythic Ceramics, offer specialized products that will enable Arrow to provide leading technology solutions to customers. Its X2Y capacitors offer superior decoupling and EMI filtering performance and can replace multiple components, saving board space and reducing assembly costs. This patented technology, together with Johanson’s high-voltage MLCC (multilayer ceramic chip) products, RF (radio frequency) capacitors, RF inductors and RF integrated passive components, as well as Advanced Monolythic Ceramics’ custom military and industrial offerings, complement Arrow’s major semiconductor lines.

“Johanson is a leading supplier of high-quality, customized solutions that are a good fit with Arrow’s other product offerings,” said Jan Salsgiver, Executive Vice President Arrow EMEASA and Corporate Vice President Supplier Marketing. “Johanson is a valued partner, and we look forward to working together to provide our world-class engineering and inventory management capabilities at the European level.”

“Arrow has provided outstanding support to our customers,” said John Petrinec, Chief Executive Officer, The Johanson Companies. “This new agreement is a logical progression in our quest to offer customers’ unparalleled support in their passive component needs.”

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Pact features 8-Bit microcontrollers, new digital touch sensor ICs and covers major product lines, including power management ICs, PLLs, DACs

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, has signed a new agreement with Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) for the worldwide distribution of FMA’s innovative new low-power, low-pin-count, 8-bit microcontrollers and digital touch-screen sensor ICs.

Fujitsu products stocked by Digi-Key are now available for immediate shipment via Digi-Key’s global websites. Products will also be featured in upcoming print and online catalogs.

The new low pin count, 8-bit MB95200 series of MCUs is designed for home appliances such as vacuums, ovens and other kitchen appliances; electrical tools; consumer healthcare products; and aftermarket car accessories. These MCUs have low power requirements, high reliability and a broad range of features ideal for cost-efficient applications.

The new FMA1127 is the industry’s first digital touch-screen sensor IC, a low-power, fast-processing, easy-to-implement capacitive touch controller developed for mobile phones, PDAs, remote controllers, multimedia players and other mobile devices. Digi-Key is FMA’s exclusive online distribution partner for its MB95200 low-pin-count MCUs and FMA1127 touch sensor controller.

Additional Fujitsu products covered by the distribution agreement include FMA’s phase-locked loops (PLLs), high-performance digital-to-analog converters (DACs), power management ICs (PMICs), spread spectrum clock generators (SSCGs) and a full range of microcontrollers.

Other products include 16-bit MCUs, which combine various FLASH, ROM, and RAM options with integrated peripherals. The agreement also covers 32-bit MCUs for embedded device control, including general-purpose and application-specific versions that incorporate FLASH, ROM, A/D, D/A, CAN, LIN, USB and LCD controllers. Evaluation kits for all Fujitsu microcontrollers and touch-sensor controllers are also available under the terms of this agreement.

“Fujitsu Microelectronics has a strong record of developing innovative, high-quality and easy-to-use MCUs, wireless ICs, power management devices and other products that we are certain will appeal to our customers,” said Dave Doherty, Digi-Key vice president, semiconductor products. “We look forward to making this new portfolio, which includes the new MB95200 series of low-pin-count MCUs and digital touch-screen controllers, available to designers and developers worldwide.”

“Digi-Key is a global leader in electronic component distribution and now delivers products to more than 140 countries,” said Keith Horn, chief operating officer of Fujitsu Microelectronics America. “Designers and engineers rely on Digi-Key for quality and availability and count on the organization as a reliable source of ICs and development tools. We are pleased to work closely with them to provide many of our newest and most innovative devices to customers around the world.”

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New nano FPGAs raise the bar on performance, price, size, power consumption

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is the first catalog distributor to stock Actel’s IGLOO® nano FPGAs and ProASIC®3 nano FPGAs. Actel is the leading manufacturer of nonvolatile, low-power programmable technologies at both the chip and system level, and a world leader in flash-based FPGAs.

Mouser stock includes Actel’s IGLOO nano FPGAs, which are the lowest power, smallest size FPGAs in the world. Designed for high-volume applications where power and size are key decision criteria, they are perfect ASIC or ASSP replacements, yet retain the historical FPGA advantages of flexibility and quick time-to-market in low-power and small footprint profiles.

Also in stock at Mouser are Actel ProASIC3 nano FPGAs which deliver high performance, low-power consumption, and enhanced I/O functionality. It provides an attractive alternative to ASICs and application-specific standard products (ASSPs) in fast moving or highly competitive markets.

Both the IGLOO® nano and ProASIC®3 nano FPGAs are designed specifically for high-volume, cost-sensitive industrial, medical, and consumer applications. To learn more about the Actel IGLOO nano and ProASIC3 nano, visit http://www.mouser.com/actelnano/.

Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President of Active Products, states, “These newest FPGA families from Actel extend their commitment to help our engineering customers create designs that maximize performance while minimizing cost, power, and space – allowing them to offer the most creative and cost efficient products to their customers. Quickly stocking Actel’s IGLOO and ProASIC3 nano and FPGAs means designers have next-day access to these for their newest designs.”

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Global Expansion advances Mouser’s international growth strategy

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced its distribution authorization with Multi-Tech Systems has been expanded into a global agreement. Multi-Tech Systems manufactures telephony, internet, remote access, and device networking products that connect voice and data over IP networks.

The addition of Asia and Europe to Mouser’s distribution agreement coincides with Mouser’s international expansion strategy. Mouser currently has branch locations throughout Asia, in countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. In addition to Asia, Mouser’s presence is felt worldwide with branches in the United States, Mexico, Israel, and several throughout Europe, as well as other authorized partners around the world. Additional customer service centers are planned for 2009. To further the expansion, Mouser has launched websites in multiple currencies and languages.

Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President of Active Products, remarks, “We are excited that Multi-Tech Systems has expanded our distribution agreement to a global status. Multi-Tech’s global compliance, along with Mouser’s expertise of introducing the newest products faster than any other distributor, is what makes this global distribution expansion a winning combination. Mouser reaffirms its commitment to being the source most preferred by design engineers worldwide.”

“The ability to expand our contract with Mouser Electronics aligns with our global growth strategy,” said Bill Chesney, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Multi-Tech Systems. “Mouser’s worldwide reach is impressive; and our modems are already certified by more than 20 carriers in more than 40 countries. This is of huge value to international customers who are looking to quickly deploy a solution with data communication capability.”

Mouser’s Multi-Tech stock includes embedded solutions for Ethernet / Dial-Up Modules and WiFi Modules, as well as development tools. Multi-Tech’s embedded device networking solutions, including the SocketModem® GSM/GPRS embedded wireless modems, instantly add communication ability to existing or new products with minimal engineering effort. Mouser also stocks Universal SocketModem® embedded modems and the MMCModem™ GPRS embedded wireless modems.

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Amesys Products from Link Microtek

Link Microtek, the specialist supplier of microwave and RF components and systems, has been appointed as UK representative for French defence-systems manufacturer, Amesys.

Based in Aix-en-Provence, Amesys offers a comprehensive range of non-ITAR equipment for signal intelligence applications in the defence and security fields.

Commenting on the appointment, Link Microtek’s managing director, Steve Cranstone, said: “Link Microtek is already well established as a supplier of components and subsystems to the defence sector, and this new agreement will enable us to move up a level to offer a range of complete systems to UK military and government customers.”

The Amesys product portfolio includes instruments for the interception, demodulation, decoding, recording and analysis of signals, as well as a variety of jamming systems, radar simulation systems, ruggedised computers and missile launch systems.

Olivier Bohbot, managing director of Amesys’s sales arm, Elexo, believes that Link’s expertise will be invaluable: “Link Microtek has many years of experience in microwave and RF defence electronics, and we are confident that this agreement marks the beginning of a very successful partnership.”

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Stock includes Joule-Thief™ energy harvesting modules, demo kits, and Random Vibration DC Power Supplies

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with AdaptivEnergy. AdaptivEnergy designs and manufactures energy harvesting power solutions.

Mouser’s stock includes AdaptivEnergy Joule-Thief™ energy harvesting modules and demonstration kits and first-of-its-kind Random Vibration DC Power Supplies. Joule-Thief™ technology scavenges and converts ambient mechanical energy, such as vibration and impact events, into a standard DC voltage output. AdaptivEnergy energy harvesters are renewable, green power supplies that constantly recharge themselves from the environment, unlike ordinary batteries that lose their charge and must be replaced. AdaptivEnergy Joule-Thief™ products are powering a wide variety of low power microcontrollers which are used extensively in wireless and active RFID applications.

Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President of Active Products, states, “We welcome AdaptivEnergy to our linecard of embedded solutions. They offer unique energy harvesting products that allow our engineering customers to create remotely-powered applications that are powered from environmentally available energy sources that have typically been wasted in the past.”

Jim Vogeley, AdaptivEnergy CEO, says, “Mouser provides a quick and easy means of supply to design engineers to test and become familiar with AdaptivEnergy’s exciting new energy harvesting technology. Mouser has a reputation within the industry for being aggressive with stocking and quickly delivering avant-garde technologies.”

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New DC bearing technology improves life and performance of DC fans

Now available in the UK from Aerco is the new AUB series of DC fans from Delta that incorporates new bearing technology to provide a life of 50.000 hours measured with L10 at 40ºC, much longer than conventional sleeve bearings.

Available in 60mm and 92mm square frame sizes with a depth of 25.4mm, AUB fans are supplied in either conventional axial flow or centrifugal blower formats with a maximum airflow 7.58 litres/sec (16.11 CFM). Supply voltage is 5V or 12VDC and the fans are RoHS compliant making them ideal for cooling modern equipment in IT applications, desktops, PCs, CPU cooling and equipment housed in 1U sized enclosures. Waterproof versions are also available.

The new Superflo bearing system is an improved sleeve bearing with reduced shaft friction and improved, recycling oil reservoirs that reduce power consumption and extend the product life over conventional sleeve bearing systems. The operating noise level is at a similar level to a two-ball bearing system.

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