Mouser stocks NXP ISELED enabled S32K MCUs for automotive

Mouser Electronics is stocking the S32K ISELED enabled microcontrollers from NXP Semiconductors. Part of NXP’s family of S32K automotive-qualified microcontrollers, these devices offer the same feature set in addition to the ISELED communication protocol. The protocol avoids external processes and targets well-balanced light parameters with tight calibration and processing control for RGB LEDs. The microcontrollers ...

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RS Components wants engineers to show they care and share

The distributor wants to grow its DesignSpark community and has introduced a quarterly prize draw as part of a referral scheme. The scheme encourages members to introduce friends and colleagues to the engineering platform, which offers access to resources such as free MCAD and ECAD design software, CAD neutral libraries as well as the 850,000+ ...

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IoT harvesting firm gets another $10m in Series A

Netherlands energy harvesting chip firm Nowi has added further cash to its Series A funding – from Disruptive Technology Ventures (DTV), which also injected money with the Dutch Government in 2018. “This new $10m series A round of funding enables Nowi to further grow the team and complete the transition from start-up to a mature organisation, ...

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Semiconductor revenue declines but UK bucks the trend

European semiconductor distribution revenues fell by 8.9% in Q3 2019, reports DMASS, a non-profit organisation which monitors the European semiconductor distribution industry. Yet the UK is bucking the trend with – albeit it modest – growth of 1.6% in the same period. The largest market, Germany’s semiconductor distribution revenue dropped 12.9% to €618m, Italy’s fell ...

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Engineers Without Borders competition expands internationally

Engineers Without Borders UK has launched the 2020 cycle of the Engineering for People design challenge, in partnership with the organisation’s South Africa and USA chapters. The competition calls on first and second-year university students to consider the social, economic and environmental impact of their engineering and tasks them to propose a solution that could ...

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Enclosure allows automotive radar testing

Rohde & Schwarz has announced a test system for automotove radar, consisting of the ATS1500C automotive radar test chamber, according to the firm, plus the AREG100A automotive radar echo generator for radar target simulation at various distances. “Together, they form an indirect far-field testing solution for verification of radar sensors throughout the R&D and validation ...

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TT Electronics lead-free GBCN helps designers meet RoHS compliance

TT Electronics has announced the latest series to be added to its green thick-film chip portfolio – the GBCN, a thick-film chip array which is free of Pb (lead) and lead compounds. As environmental regulations become increasingly stringent, the GBCN series allows designers to achieve exemption-free compliance with the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) ...

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US electronics imports from China down 12% Q1-Q3.

In the first three quarters of 2019, total US electronics imports have dropped 6% versus the first three quarters of 2018 with imports from China dropping 12%, although China still accounted for 54% of US electronics imports in 1Q-3Q 2019, says Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence. The second largest source, Mexico, dropped 3%. Two countries benefiting from ...

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Denchi adds St Ives development hub

Denchi Group, the battery specialist, is adding a development hub in St Ives, Cambridgeshire to its existing engineering facilities in Thurso, Scotland. At St Ives, focus will be placed on making major advances in battery and charger design. It will leverage the expertise that the company has built up in mission-critical defence and aerospace applications, ...

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