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Farnell ships Arduino Nano and Raspberry Pi Pico development boards

The recently released Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect and Raspberry Pi Pico development boards are available from stock at Farnell. They are designed to accelerate development time and time-to-market. They are also competitively priced for deployment in production systems, adds Farnell. The new-to-market Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect and Raspberry Pi Pico provide differentiated development platforms for ...

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Anglia Unicorn connects dots for tech start ups

Anglia Components has broken ranks with other distributors targeting the UK’s start-ups and entrepreneurs and has launched a dedicated division, Anglia Unicorn, to put academic start-ups in touch with financial seeders and both in touch with skilled engineers who can make the vision a reality. Named after the mythical creature which eludes capture, a Unicorn ...

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Positive update for the semiconductor industry

As the world’s economies emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, showing good growth and strong support from governments, the semiconductor industry is forecast to an annual growth of 22-25.5% in 2021. Future Horizons forecast a growth of 24.5%, for a total market value of $546.65bn, in its Mid-Term Semiconductor Industry Update. For next year, there remains ...

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Teflon high film capacitors can tolerate up to 150°C without derating

Two high temperature film capacitors by Electrocube can be used in high temperature applications. The 433D and 463D foil capacitors are manufactured using Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE or Teflon) for extreme heat protection. The 433D series is Teflon and foil and the 463D series is metallised Teflon. The capacitors are available from New Yorker Electronics. The capacitors are ...

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Nordic’s 91% efficient SiP joins Rutronik’s linecard

The low power system in package (SiP) from Nordic Semiconductor, the nRF9160 Gen2 is now available from Rutronik. The integrated SiP has power saving and security functions, making it suitable for use in IoT projects. At 91% efficiency, it is more power efficient that comparable modules currently available, claims the distributor. For power saving, it ...

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Sensors flags up a frozen screen

Distributor Display Technology has added the IF444 sensor which can detect a frozen screen and sends an alert if the background lighting is defective or the image signal is missing. Manufactured by Distec, the motion sensor is for mounting on a corner of the active display surface. It checks selected pixels of the active screen ...

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Surface mount clock oscillators survive 3,000G

Surface mount frequency oscillators manufactured in the UK by Euroquartz are capable of surviving up to 3,000G shock and operate in the extended industrial temperature range. Frequency control specialist, Euroquartz is to launch a new range of UK manufactured surface mount clock oscillators capable of up to 3000G shock survivability with extended industrial temperature range. ...

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Nordic’s first pmic is added to Farnell’s portfolio

The first power management IC (pmic) from Nordic Semiconductor is now shipping from Farnell. The compact nPM1100 pmic and evaluation kit are designed for developers of wearable electronics, personal medical devices, smart home sensors and remote controls. The nPM1100 can be used as a generic pmic for applications using rechargeable Li-ion/Li-Po batteries. It requires only 23mm² ...

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Farnell adds Connective Peripherals adapters and cables to simplify debug

Adapter boards and cables by Connectivity Peripherals to connect computers with equipment with legacy interfaces are available from Farnell. The products enable engineers to connect PCs and laptops to instruments or systems regardless of their serial interfaces.  PCs and laptops using a USB Type C port can connect directly to legacy serial interfaces, whether RS232, ...

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Display Technology meets SWaP with Litemax night vision system displays

Displays used in defence and avionic installations have their own set of challenging electrical and environmental demands because they are expected to have quiet switching signatures while also conforming to size, weight and power (SWaP) criteria and the ability to operate reliably in harsh environments. Distributor Display Technology has a military portfolio which offers a ...

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