element14 has launched a smart transport design challenge inviting engineers, makers and technology enthusiasts to design and build innovative prototypes focused on the future of electric and intelligent vehicles. The challenge encourages participants to create a prototype smart electric vehicle or an intelligent system designed for next‑generation transportation, tackling real‑world challenges such as obstacle avoidance, battery optimisation, vehicle safety and ...
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Strong execution at RS
RS grew share and improved margin in a flat market for its 2025/6 fiscal year. “2025/26 was another year of strong execution of our multi-year plan to improve the business and deliver on the significant value creation opportunity at RS,” says CEO Simon Pryce (pictured). “Revenue was broadly flat in challenging markets, but we gained share with most major suppliers ...
Mouser signs EPC
Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) a leader in eGaN-based power solutions, offering GaN devices spanning 15 V to 350 V. The agreement is aimed at expanding access to GaN technology for engineers and accelerating the adoption of high-efficiency power solutions. The EPC2302, now available from Mouser, is a 1.8 mΩ max RDS(on), 100 ...
Anglia signs Same Sky
Anglia Components has signed a Pan European authorised distribution agreement with Same Sky, the established manufacturer of an ever-expanding range of product technologies, including audio, interconnect, motion and control, relay, sensor, switch, and thermal management solutions. Same Sky was formerly known as CUI Devices. Commented David Pearson, Anglia’s technical director: “This partnership significantly enhances our audio portfolio and expands the ...
DigiKey signs Morse Micro
Morse Micro, the Wi-Fi HaLow specialist, has signed a distribution partnership with DigiKey. The partnership expands global access to Morse Micro’s Wi-Fi HaLow products, making it easier for engineers and developers to evaluate, prototype and build next-generation long-range, low-power wireless devices. Through DigiKey’s global distribution platform, customers can now access a growing range of Morse Micro’s second-generation MM8108 products, helping ...
Mouser signs Transtector
Mouser has signed a global distribution agreement with Transtector, an Infinite Electronics company, which manufactures surge protection, power distribution, EMP filters, and NEMA equipment enclosures. Transtector’s non-degrading silicon diode technology and custom filter products are designed to safeguard critical AC, DC, and data applications, supporting industrial, utility, security, transportation, and telecommunications networks. The conpany’s DPR indoor data surge protectors (SPDs) ...
Anglia adds Isocom
Anglia Components has signed a Pan-European distribution agreement with Isocom Components the leading manufacturer of high performance infrared optoelectronic devices. Anglia now stocks Isocom Components full range of cost effective opto isolators including equivalents for all the popular commercial industry standard types, including discontinued models. “Isocom Components is one of the most respected brands in the worldwide optoelectronic industry”, says ...
F C Lane celebrates 60th anniversary
F C Lane Electronics a franchised distributor for many of the industry’s major electrical, electronic and optical connector manufacturers is celebrating 60 years of trading since their foundation on 12th of April 1966. FC Lane was established by the much-respected Fred Lane, who had previously been running a division of an electronic components business dealing in a variety of device ...
Adios secures first £1m order as world markets brace for supply disruption
Outsourcing company, Adios, has secured its first £1m order within a year of its formation. Marketing director, John Bowman (pictured) says Adios has set a target to hit $50m in three to four years “which is validated by this $1m single order”. Although the market has already turned in terms of book-to-market ratio if not volumes, he said there is ...
Rutronik makes industrial Infineon XMC5000 MCU series available
Component distributor Rutronik is selling the Infineon XMC5000 series of dual-core microcontrollers, which are aimed at motor control, power conversion and industrial applications. Featuring an Arm 160MHz Cortex-M4F core, memory can up to 2MB Flash and 256KB SRAM, with interfaces for CAN FD, SPI, I²C and UART. With a supply voltage range from 2.7V to 5.5V, the operating temperature range ...
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