TTI, Inc. has been named Global Distributor of the Year, 2011 by TE Connectivity and has also scooped a Special Recognition award in the EMEA region for the same period.

TE Connectivity is a global, $14 billion company that designs and manufactures approximately 500,000 products that connect and protect the flow of power and data inside the products that touch every aspect of our lives. Award recipients are selected from TE’s authorized electronic distribution channel based on strategic categories matched to TE Connectivity’s business and growth priorities with its distribution partners. TTI has achieved this prestigious award for three consecutive years which clearly demonstrates the company’s strength in all locations with across the many product technologies offered by TE.

The EMEA Special Recognition award recognizes that TTI’s performance was above and beyond the results of TE’s distribution network in Europe. TTI Europe had an outstanding year in 2011 growing TE Connectivity sales by over 50% year on year.

Commented Geoff Breed, TTI Inc, Europe, Vice President Marketing, Europe: “Our fantastic sales performance combined with great local relationships, a broad-and-deep stocking policy, committed business plans and a strong project pipeline led to TTI receiving this European recognition from one of the world’s leading manufacturers. We are delighted to receive both awards and thank TE Connectivity for all the help they have given us which has helped us develop such a strong position.”

Added Joan Wainwright, Sr. Vice President, Channel, Marketing and Communications at TE Connectivity, “This award recognizes TTI’s for their extraordinary performance and exceptional commitment to TE Connectivity in 2011. TTI has delivered on their commitments and we look forward to their continued growth in 2012″.

Concluded Breed: ““Congratulations to everyone involved who can be justifiably proud of these awards from TE Connectivity. This is recognition of the hard work of both teams, the partnership we have and the value we jointly deliver to our end customers.”

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In recognition of the outstanding contribution made by Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) towards the growth of its PIC32 Microcontrollers in 2011, Microchip has presented the global multi-channel distributor with the Major Contribution to PIC32 Microcontrollers Sales Growth Award.

Sales of Microchip’s PIC32 microcontrollers and associated development tools have grown consistently quarter on quarter since introduction in Q4 2008, but growth in 2011 was stronger than previous years. Premier Farnell’s contribution has been instrumental towards the success of the Microchip’s 32-bit product family on a global basis.
Premier Farnell offers a market leading range in Microchip’s MCU portfolio along with accompanying supporting development kits and software. Through Premier Farnell’s global distribution network, over 5,000 stocked products from Microchip can be ordered in bulk and are available for next-day delivery, supported by discussion forums and technical documents available via Microchip’s dedicated page on the element14 community. Local language websites and regional offices ensure that Premier Farnell’s customers across the world receive excellent sales and technical support on all its product lines.

“Not only is this a testament to the excellent work done by our global go to market teams but also a recognition of our key strategic relationship with such a leading supplier,” said Marianne Culver, Global Head of Product Marketing and Supply Chain at Premier Farnell. “We will continue to enhance the Premier Farnell value proposition by continually developing and growing our already extensive Microchip product portfolio to meet the evolving requirements of our customers worldwide.”

“Our PIC32 microcontrollers are enjoying strong sales growth with many designs reaching volume production. Microchip are delighted to recognise the major contribution Premier Farnell have made to the success of these best in class 32-bit microcontrollers,” said Mike McGlade, Sales Channel Manager, Microchip.

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TTI, Inc. has been named Distributor of the Year 2011 by connector giant, Molex.

At the ceremony to present the trophy, Mark Davies, Molex’s Distribution Corporate Account Manager – Europe commented: “At the end of our financial year Molex reviews the performance of our European Distribution Network in order to recognise and the Distributors that have had the strongest performance during the previous 12 months. We have a number of objective and subjective criteria for measuring this performance which takes into consideration many different aspects of the business, including Molex POS growth (up approximately 30% July 2010 to June 2011) over the previous year, project pipeline, sales team engagement, customer joint visits and Management engagement. All of these criteria are taken into consideration so that we can assess each Distributors performance and commitment to Molex.

“I am delighted to announce that TTI have been given this award for their very impressive POS growth combined with very positive activities in the other critical areas. Their overall contribution to the Molex business is significant and they continue to penetrate the market with new customers, new opportunities and a very proactive marketing and inventory approach. We are looking forward to a very successful FY12 and we hope that with your continued support we can further grow our business in Europe.”

John Sandy, TTI’s European Supplier Marketing Director – Connectors replied: “We are very happy to win this award from Molex. In a challenging year we have remained committed to our NPI driven focus, further developing our inventory profile to better support our Molex customers and focused on demand creations activities. This has enabled us to work closely with Molex on our joint marketing activities to ensure we continue to add value to our customers in these challenging market conditions. We know at TTI that this will put us in the best possible position to support business as demand increases through 2012.”

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MSC now offers 12 new high-performance RX631 microcontrollers (MCUs) in 64- and 48-pin packages from Renesas Electronics. The new devices are particularly suited for compact and cost-sensitive industrial and consumer applications.

The MCUs are provided with 256 KB, 384 KB or 512 KB flash memory and achieve up to 165 DMIPS processing power at 100 MHz operation. At the same time, the new MCUs offer users a wide range of communication, timer and analog peripherals including USB 2.0 full-speed channel (Host, Device and OTG), CAN interface, 12 A/D converter channels, a 10-bit D/A converter and a real-time clock (RTC).

Furthermore, the RX631 derivatives that come in a 64-pin LQFP package, provide a six-channel multi-function timer pulse unit 2 (MTU2) with complementary six-phase PWM, a six-channel timer pulse unit (TPU), a four-channel compare match timer (CMT), a four-channel timer (TMR) and dual watchdog timers. The RX631 derivatives also feature numerous serial data communication channels, six SCI, two SPI, and one I2C. Four channels of DMA and a Data Transfer Controller make it easy to handle transfers with peripherals and ensure efficient use of the CPU.

Many functional enhancements were made to reduce system costs and power consumption, including a Vbat pin for connection to a coin cell or super cap to automatically power the RTC and a tamper-detection system within the RTC to time stamp and store an intrusion event from three different, independent sources. The RX631 MCUs also feature an on-chip temperature sensor, on-chip 50 MHz oscillator to boot up a system at high speed and on-chip voltage reference for the A/D and D/A converters. Furthermore, thanks to an on-chip data flash with up to 100000 erase cycles and finer write/erase granularity at just 2-byte write and 32-byte erase, the need for an external EEPROM device is eliminated.

Developers are provided with a wide variety of hardware and software tools for design-in of the new RX631 MCUs. For example, the popular High-Performance Embedded Workshop (HEW) integrated development environment (IDE) from Renesas Electronics, which supports the low-cost E1 JTAG on-chip debugging tool as well as the comprehensive E20 high-speed trace on-chip debugging tool. The HEW IDE and Renesas Electronics’ C/C++ compiler come with unlimited use for 60 days, and then the compiler size is limited to 128 KB thereafter.

Over the last few years, the Eclipse C/C++ Development Toolkit (CDT) has become increasingly popular. Therefore, MSC also offers its customers the Eclipse Embedded studio (e2studio), an Eclipse environment supported by Renesas Electronics. The e2studio is available as a packet together with the RX compiler from Renesas Electronics.

Samples of the new RX631 MCUs, which are pin-to-pin and software compatible with others in the RX631 MCU Group, are available now.

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With the new generation of Oslon SSL LEDs from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Rutronik presents a particularly temperature stable light source. The LED provides a luminous flux of typically 98lm in warm white (3,000K), with an operating current of 350mA at an application temperature of 85°C in the chip. With its typical luminous efficacy of 96lm/W it is among the most efficient 1 mm²-Chip-LEDs presently to be found on the market.

The combination of higher luminous flux and reduced forward voltage of 3.1 V of the new Oslon SSL equals an efficiency increase of approximately 25%, when compared with the previous generation. For manufacturers of lighting solutions, this makes luminaire development much easier: a smaller number of LEDs attains the same luminous flux, as well as the same efficiency as before. The higher temperature stability of its luminous flux, even when operating under “hot” application conditions, significantly simplifies thermal management.

The new Osram Oslon SSL LEDs are available in the light color “warm white” (3,000K), suitable for interior lighting (type EC), for instance in downlights, as well as in “cold white” (5,000K), for use in exterior lighting (type PC). As with the previous products of the Osram Oslon SSL-range, also the new arrivals are available in the small component size of 3mm x 3mm and offer two different lenses.

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Following its successful seven year relationship with EPCOS, Gateway Electronic Components Ltd – a leading independent franchised distributor – has secured a strategic agreement with TDK to distribute its range of innovative EPCOS and TDK products in the UK. Through the combination of EPCOS with the electronic components business of TDK, Gateway has been selected to carry the full range of components from the manufacturer due to its long standing relationship with EPCOS and the value it brings to customers within this arena. Customers now have the option to purchase the full range through the distributor, who is building a solid reputation both in terms of customer service and value added supply chain solutions.

Gateway is currently making a major investment in its stock profile of EPCOS and TDK products to ensure it is ready to respond to customer requirements. Investment in increased stock levels is being made in film and aluminium electrolytic capacitors, including pulse and suppression components; RF components, including SAW filters; current and voltage protection devices; sensors, piezo products, and thermistors.

Martin Ford Managing Director of Gateway components said “This extension to our franchise is a recognition of our commitment to EPCOS over the past seven years. We have achieved growth through technical competence augmented by our capability to deliver value for money supply chain solutions for major UK based OEM and CEM organisations. The relationship has gone from strength to strength and this gives our customers even further opportunity to take advantage of the range of value added procurement services that we have a reputation for.”

“During the seven years of engagement with EPCOS products, Gateway has demonstrated technical competence, stocking commitment and innovative supply chain solutions. We are subsequently delighted to extend our agreement to include TDK products and promote our broad range of leading technology high cap MLCCs and magnetic components”, commented Peter Miller. Senior Director Distribution TDK Electronics UK.

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Neil Harrison, President Europe, Farnell Element14 (on right) and Peter Jeutter, Senior Director Distribution Sales, EMEA Atmel (on left) conclude the signing of a full-line distribution agreement. The extensive range of Atmel’s advanced devices and development kits will now be available from Farnell element14.

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Rapid Electronics has announced that it is able to offer for the very first time products from Cree, one of the world’s leading manufacturer of LED lighting solutions. The first products available are the XLamp XP-E, XP-G and ML-B series of miniature power LEDs, which combine high output and efficiency lighting performance with a small footprint and are ideal for integration with indoor and outdoor lighting.

Producing a high level of light output from a single die LED, the XP-E and XP-G are high efficiency devices which benefit from a wide viewing angle, symmetrical package, small footprint, unlimited floor life and electrically neutral thermal path. They can be mounted on PCBs and are the ideal component for use as LED light bulbs. The lens size (diameter 2.5 and 2.6mm) and availability from Rapid in white, warm white, neutral white and cool white suit these lamps for a wide range of applications, such as outdoor lighting, colour changing displays, portable and personal lighting systems, indoor directional lighting, transportation, stage and studio, commercial and emergency vehicle lighting.

The ML-B range of power LEDs are supplied in warm white and cool white, with colour temperatures that range from 2700K to 7000K, luminosity from 23.5lm to 30.6lm and a maximum forward current of 175mA. These flat profile LED lamps have a high output, lighting-class performance and a smooth look that make them industry leading performers in quarter watt solid state lighting.

With features that include a wide viewing angle, uniform light output and precise chromaticity binning, the ML-B’s are ideal for use in applications such as linear lighting, under cabinet illumination, fluorescent retrofits, T5/T8 bulbs, retail and refrigerated display and panel lights.
Richard Philpot, LED product manager at Rapid, said: ‘We are delighted to be introducing Cree to our extensive offering of LED components. The high performance, efficiency and versatility of these first products are a fantastic showcase for Cree for our customers and we look forward to adding more Cree LEDs to our ranges.’

Up to +200 price breaks are offered on these products. For more details, technical specifications and datasheets please visit the Rapid website.

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Admiral Microwaves, has just announced the availability of the DBS6950 desktop antenna. It is aimed specifically at LTE (Long Term Evolution) applications in the cellular mobile communication systems marketplace. Undergoing rapid deployment in international markets, LTE is described as the last step toward the 4th generation (4G) mobile phone technology, designed to increase the capacity and speed of mobile telephone networks.

Manufactured by Laird Technologies, the DBS6950 external wireless dipole antenna provides a high quality, high performance air interface for LTE installations. This unit features a wide bandwidth, covering both the 700 to 960MHz and 1.7GHz to 5GHz frequency bands, making it ideal for systems required to provide multiple bandwidths, and therefore suitable for use in various regional and global applications.

In fact, the antenna operates simultaneously in more than 11 frequency bands supporting not only LTE, but also cellular, Quadband, GSM+UTMS, WCDMA/3G, AWS, IEEE802.11b/g/n WLAN, WISP, WiMAX MMDS/3.5GHz and Public Safety Radio applications.

The desktop antenna features omnidirectional gain patterns, and is designed with a minimal detuning effect when placed on a ground plane. Gain figures are quoted as 3.0dBi (698 to 960MHz) and 4.9dBi (1.7 to 5GHz) and VSWR at

The unit is supplied with coaxial cable pigtail providing a variety of connector choices, and conforms to the RoHS directive.

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MSC now offers two new high-speed optocouplers, the PS9123 and the PS9324, from Renesas Electronics. The new optocouplers feature a high communication bandwidth of 10 Mbit/s, a maximum isolation voltage of 5 kVrms and an extended operating temperature range from -40°C to +100°C for the PS9123 series and up to 110°C for the PS9324 series.

The PS9324 series has an open collector output and the maximum propagation delay time is specified as 75 ns at 25°C. The PS9123 series comes with a totem pole output, offering shorter propagation delay times as low as 65 ns at 25°C. The maximum pulse width distortion |tPHL tPLH| is less than 35 ns for the PS9324 series and less than 50 ns for the PS9123 series.

Furthermore, for operation in noisy industrial environments, the new high-performance optocouplers have an internal shield providing a common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) of minimum 15 kV/µs and typical values of 20 kV/µs.

The PS9324 optocouplers come in a small 6-pin shrink dual inline package (SDIP). The small package reduces the mounting space by 50 percent compared to a conventional 8-pin DIP package while guaranteeing a maximum isolation voltage of 5 kVrms and achieving a minimum creepage current distance of 8 mm (PS9324L2). The PS9123 is delivered in a 5-pin small outline package (SOP), allowing space saving designs.

The PS9123 series and the PS9324 series are optically-coupled high-speed isolators containing an integrated signal processing circuit and can be operated from a 2.7 V to 5.5 V supply voltage. Furthermore, the new devices comply with international safety standards such as UL, CSA and VDE (optional), making them ideally suited for applications in harsh industrial environments such as factory automation, measurement equipment and motor-control.

Samples of the new PS9123 and PS9324 series of optocouplers are available now.

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