Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has enhanced its range of commodity electronic components. 9,000 new passive, semiconductor and optoelectronic products have been added from some of the electronic sector’s leading manufacturers; including Tyco, Vishay, Panasonic, Texas Instruments and Epcos.

The addition of these products aims to give engineers a greater choice for their new product designs and seeks to strengthen Farnell’s reputation as a market leader in the distribution sector. The total number of products offered by Farnell now exceeds half a million with over a hundred more added each day.

Great care was taken in the selection of the new components to ensure that they reflected the needs of customers working to produce the next generation designs for both the consumer and industrial markets.

“This program underlines the dynamicism of our business model,” said Mike Buffham, Director of Supplier & Product Management, Farnell. “The electronics industry continues to be an incredibly fast changing and innovative market sector. Our design engineering customer base is always seeking the latest components and technologies to give them an edge and to meet the tough demands of their customers. We see it as our job to reflect this in the type and choice of components we offer backed by support that makes best use of the latest functionality the Internet can offer.”

Farnell’s wide range of technical support tools that includes online data sheets, live technical chat and the now well established the element14 www.element-14.com online engineering community, help speed and simplify the informed selection of the most appropriate components for particular tasks. A range of flexible packaging options such as peel packaging, reels, tubes, waffle trays and loose quantities supports the customer with the exact quantity of parts required, supplied in environmentally sound packaging that affords appropriate levels of protection in transit and handling.

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TI Stellaris® Flash and SRAM Memory Expansion Board: DK-LM3S9B96-FS8

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from Texas Instruments Microcontrollers.

The Texas Instruments DK-LM3S9B96-FS8 Stellaris® Flash and SRAM Memory Expansion Board is an optional memory expansion board for the Stellaris DK-LM3S9B96 development board.

The DK-LM3S9B96- FS8 TI Stellaris memory expansion board is designed to connect directly to the EPI port of the Stellaris LM3S9B96 MCU and provides external Flash memory, SRAM memory, and an LCD controller interface. This TI expansion board demonstrates the ease-of-use in connecting multiple external memories and peripherals via the Stellaris MCU’s flexible EPI configured in Host Bus 8 address / data multiplexed mode.

The TI DKLM3S9B96- FS8 Stellaris Memory Expansion Board features 8 Megabytes of Flash memory and 1 Megabyte of SRAM. To learn more, visit http://www.mouser.com/timicrocontrollers.

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Mouser Expands Globally with Cooper Bussmann

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced the global expansion of its distribution agreement with Cooper Bussmann, one of the world’s largest producers of circuit protection devices.

The new agreement greatly increases Mouser’s reach with Cooper Bussmann, from the Americas only to the worldwide stage, with a wide variety of Cooper Bussmann branded fuses and ESD suppressors, Coiltronics branded magnetic (inductors and transformers) and PowerStor branded coin cell and cylindrical supercapacitors. The global territorial expansion fits well into Mouser’s strategy for expansion into the international market. In addition to branch locations in North America, Mouser has aggressively added customer service centers throughout Asia and Europe, in cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Munich, and most recently High Wycombe, UK. Along with their local customer service centers, Mouser offers 39 country specific websites with multiple languages and the ability to complete transactions in 22 different currencies.

“Expanding our relationship with Cooper Bussmann provides easy access to Cooper Bussmann’s innovative products for our extensive global customer base,” said Keith Privett, Mouser Vice President Interconnect, Electromechanical, Power, and Test. “As we continue to invest in local markets around the world; it is great that Cooper Bussmann views these investments as an opportunity for mutual growth.”

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Mouser Electronics Announces Global Expansion of Distribution Agreement with Schurter Electronic Components

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced its distribution authorization with Schurter has expanded into a worldwide agreement. Schurter is a world leader in fuses, circuit breakers, connectors, EMC filters and input systems.

Mouser’s new distribution agreement with Schurter will allow electronic design engineers the world over the ability to order the latest products directly from Mouser. With a full online catalog updated daily, small quantity buyers have convenient access 24 hours a day to the newest technologies and components available on the market.

Barry McConnell, Mouser Senior Vice President of Products, remarks, “We are excited to announce that our distribution agreement with Schurter has been expanded worldwide. Schurter’s 75 years of experience with the safe supply of power and ease of use of electrical equipment, along with Mouser’s expertise of introducing the newest products faster than any other distributor, are what make this global distribution expansion a winning combination. Mouser is committed to being the source most preferred by design engineers worldwide.”

Diane Cupples, Schurter Vice President of Marketing, says, “Mouser has expanded the Schurter line year over year. Their quick to market approach with new products aligns well with our business focus on innovation. This common aim between our companies creates increased throughput of Schurter’s new products to market, and Mouser’s early acquisition of R&D customers. Schurter is pleased to provide Mouser with the support of the Schurter Group companies around the world.”

Mouser’s Schurter stock includes circuit protection components, power entry modules, filters, and common mode inductors, to name a few.

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Knowles Acoustics Stock Available from Mouser

Mouser Electronics, Inc. announced today it has signed a global distribution agreement with Knowles Acoustics, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced acoustic components.

Stock includes the Knowles Acoustics’ SiSonicTM MEMS Microphone and Subminiature Performance Microphones which are ideal for products that require premium audio and very small form factor solutions. Also available are the Knowles Subminiature Speakers featuring a balanced armature technology for a high efficiency, stable, and reliable performance in audio and communication products such as premium in-ear designs, as well as component and subassembly solutions.

Barry McConnell, Senior Vice President of Products, says, “The Knowles Acoustics’ name is synonymous with quality audio components and we welcome its addition to Mouser’s linecard.”

“Knowles Acoustics is pleased to add Mouser Electronics to our Internet/Catalog distribution lineup,” said Tom Budde, Knowles Acoustics’ Americas Sales Manager. “Mouser’s focus and proven success in servicing design engineers, at customers worldwide, will help Knowles Acoustics meet its goal of making selection and use of our products easier for engineers.”

Known for its broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations, Mouser continuously offers customers the most innovative products and latest technologies for their new design projects.

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RS becomes contracted supplier for NHS trusts and pan-government bodies

RS Components has secured a three-year NHS and pan-government estates framework agreement recognising the company as a framework provider of electrical sundries, electronic components, lamps and tubes.

The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) oversaw the tender process, which took approximately two years and was awarded on the following criteria: price, quality, sustainability and risk.

“We are extremely pleased to secure this agreement,” commented Paul Quested, General Manager at RS. “Being selected as a contracted supplier demonstrates the high standard of service provided by RS.”

The agreement covers all UK contracting authorities including, but not limited to: government departments and their agencies, NHS bodies, local authorities, police authorities, fire authorities, educational establishments and corporate agents.

Rachael Farmer, Category Specialist for Estates at the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency said: “This new framework agreement from NHS PASA is available to the entire public sector. It provides a flexible, sustainable and competitive solution to the on-going management and maintenance of the government estate. We look forward to working with RS Components to ensure we maximise the benefits of this contract to our customers.”

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Stock to include inductors and EMC components

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Wurth Electronics Midcom, Inc., a dynamically growing company that focuses on the manufacture of inductors through its EMC & Inductive Solutions unit.

Mouser stock includes inductors, EMC components, common mode chokes, snap-on ferrite line chokes, ferrite beads, and modular filtered jacks. Specifically, Mouser will carry SMD-common mode choke design kits, SMD-shielded tiny Power Inductors WE-TPC, and a STAR-FIX ferrite bead cable assembly with security key.

Barry McConnell, Mouser Senior Vice President of Products, states, “The addition of Wurth Electronic to Mouser’s line card is exciting. With a large European presence, their ISO certified plants and distribution hubs ensure the highest quality inductors and EMC components for our engineering customers.”

Wurth Electronics Midcom presidents Denis Giba and Don Rigdon state, “As a leading catalog and online distributor with a strong emphasis on design-in activities, Mouser is an excellent choice to promote the strengths of Wurth Electronics Midcom’s engineering talents and up-front customer service.” Lars Fahrbach, distribution manager for Wurth, agrees, “Mouser Electronics and Wurth Electronics Midcom both hold the common goal of strong and consistent service to the customer. A great fit!”

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ZIC2410 combines ZigBee®-compliant RF Transceiver with 8051-based 8-bit microcontroller for IEEE 802.15.4 applications

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking the ZIC2410 RF Transceiver System-on-Chip (SoC) from California Eastern Laboratories (CEL), a proven provider of RF, optoelectronic and mixed signal semiconductor solutions.

“We are pleased to be stocking this new product for Mouser’s existing IEEE 802.15.4 solutions,” commented Mike Scott, Mouser’s Vice President of Active Products. “Quickly providing the newest products to the engineering community is what customers have come to expect from Mouser.”

The ZIC2410 Transceiver IC is a fully-integrated System-on-Chip (SoC) for ZigBee / IEEE 802.15.4 applications. It combines a powerful, ZigBee-compliant RF transceiver with an industry-workhorse, 8051-based 8-bit microcontroller. The ZIC2410 provides +8dBM output power and a best-in-class link budget of 106dB. It also offers -98dBm receiver sensitivity to ensure immunity to interference from other 2.4GHz transmissions. The MCU includes an onboard a-law/µ-law voice CODEC with ADPCM support and an I2S/PCM interface with two 128-byte FIFOs.

To compliment the ZIC2410 IC, Mouser is stocking the ZIC2410-EDK-1 ZigBee Transceiver 2.4 GHz IC Eval Kit that features a wireless frequency of 2400MHz to 2483MHz, a data rate of 250Kbps, 24 I/Os, and four timers.

These low cost solutions help simplify radio designs, shrink their size, lower power consumption, and reduce overall system cost. The ZIC2410 transceiver is ideal for remote sensing, AMR/AMI, home and building automation, and security networks. With some of the lowest transmit, receive and standby power consumption figures available, it’s an excellent choice for applications in which battery life is critical.

The ZIC2410 transceiver IC is part of a broad family of CEL ZigBee products, including integrated radio modules and discrete power amplifiers, LNAs, and RFIC switches for ZigBee range extension.

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