Marl increases Anglia status to Master Distributor

A new partnership between Anglia Components and Cumbria-based LED manufacturer, Marl International, cements the distributor’s status as Master Distributor for the UK and Ireland, covering the full range of panel lamps, PCB mounting indicators and other standard LED components. As Master Distributor, Anglia will carry “an extensive” stock of standard devices for customers and for other resellers, ...

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LEM: ‘World’s most accurate current transducer’

LEM is claiming “unparalleled levels of accuracy” for its latest current transducer: 0.6ppm linearity and 10ppm maximum electrical offset, according to the data sheet, although “in-house tests have shown that the sensor can achieve linearity below 0.5ppm and offset of +/-5ppm”. Called IN 200-S, the sensor is rated at up to ±200A (dc or ac(rms), 300A ...

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The real reason for the auto IC shortage

The real reason behind the automotive chip shortage is a step-function increase in demand, suggests IC Insights. After years of moderate increases, IC suppliers blindsided by automotive IC demand spike in 2021. The vast majority of the current headlines regarding the auto industry revolve around the semiconductor device shortage that began in earnest in 2021 ...

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Intel’s 13 year-old €1.06bn EU fine quashed on appeal

Intel has won its appeal against a €1.06 billion antitrust fine imposed by the EU in 2009. The fine was imposed on Intel for giving rebates to Dell, HP and Lenovo for buying most of their chips from Intel, thereby shutting out AMD The judgment came from Europe’s second-highest court – the General Court. It ...

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FTC blocks Lockheed Martin’s $4.4bn acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is blocking Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, on grounds of competition. Lockheed Martin announced its plans – which were subject to regulatory approval – last year, in January 2021. The FTC, however, has now decided that Aerojet Rocketdyne – which it describes as the last ...

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BT to trial O-RAN in Hull

BT is to trial Nokia’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) for O-RAN in Hull. BT will install the RICs across a number of sites, to optimise network performance for customers of its mobile network, EE. BT is developing O-RAN, with its vendor partners, to ensure it becomes a viable, mature, scale option for network optimisation as ...

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Automotive precision 0402, 0603 and 0805 surface mount resistors

Vishay has extended its Automotive precision resistor range in 0402, 0603 and 0805 case sizes, which now rub up to 7.5MΩ with ±25ppm/K temperature resistance and ±0.1% tolerance. MCS 0402 AT, MCT 0603 AT and MCU 0805 AT offer values from 47Ω to 1 MΩ, 2MΩ and 7.5MΩ respectively. “They join the previously enhanced MCA ...

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Raspberry Pi Pico MCU becomes the brains of 3D printers

Big Tree Tech, a respected Chinese make of 3d printer parts, has adopted Raspberry Pi’s RP2040 microcontroller to miniaturise a 3D printer controller board. Called ‘SKR Pico V1.0’, the controller has a second link with Raspberry Pi, as it directly mates with a Raspberry Pi 4 or Raspberry Pi Zero 2, used to run Klipper, ...

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Nexeon pulls in $80m towards silicon anodes for Li-ion cells

Oxfordshire-based silicon anode research company Nexeon has landed a $80m investment from a consortium including SKC, SJL Partners, BNW Investment and Kiwoom Private Equity. “SKC, a $5bn market cap company, is one of Korea’s leading advanced materials companies, with a strategic focus on rechargeable battery and semiconductor materials,” according to Nexeon. “Through this transaction, Nexeon ...

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