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Inertial measurement units (IMUs) from Bosch Sensortec are now available from Mouser. The BMI088 is a low noise, six-axis inertial sensor is designed for industrial applications as well as drone and robotic applications. The IMU has a 16bit digital, triaxial accelerometer and a 16bit digital, triaxial gyroscope to measure orientation and detect motion along three orthogonal axes. It offers acceleration ...

As lead times have shortened from six months earlier this year, to 12 to 13 weeks, on chip resistors and passives, Steve Rawlins, CEO, Anglia Components, has warned that while availability has improved, there may be instability in pricing ahead.  Rawlins cited weak demand for iPhones and a softening in the Chinese economy due to sanctions as two factors. “We ...

Premier Farnell has signed  a global distribution agreement with  Zymbit, the developer of hardware security modules which ensure physical and digital security of IoT devices. This new franchise provides customers with access to Zymbit’s  ZYMKEY 4i security module which delivers professional grade security to the Raspberry Pi family of single board computers. The ZYMKEY 4i offers a unique plug-in security solution ...

The German component distribution market reported solid but sluggish growth for the third quarter of 2018. According to the distribution companies registered with the Fachverband Bauelemente Distribution (FBDi e.V.), sales during the period July to September 2018 grew by 4.7% to reach 980 million euros. The pattern of orders continued the trend of previous quarters, with orders growing significantly faster ...

At Electronica Mouser announced it will distribute the SamacSys range of design resources including PCB footprints, schematic symbols, and 3D models for more than 1.1 million components. These design resources work  with engineering CAD systems, including Cadence, Altium and other programs. The new service will be available free to Mouser customers around the world on millions of Mouser’s product detail pages ...

Premier Farnell is demonstrating its AI Configurator at the Farnell stand at Electronica in Hall C5.101. The AI ConfiguratoR allows engineers to quickly select the most appropriate development solution for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The tool enables users to identify the development boards, associated add-on board, accessories and software that best meet their needs from a wide range of vendors. “Engineers ...

On the opening morning of Electronica,  Mouser announced it is preparing to break ground on another large expansion of its global headquarters and distribution center. Read our full Electronica 2018 coverage » Construction will soon begin on a new 127,500 sq. ft. (11,845 sq. m) distribution center extension, which follows a previous large expansion that included more warehouse space and the ...

Industry body, DMASS, has released the latest figures for the European semiconductor distribution industry, reporting with €2.3 bn in sales in Q3, an increase of 6.3% compared to Q3 2017. The overall growth rate for semiconductor distribution in Europe was also 6.3% for Q3 2018. The trouble with averages is that they can mask some highs and lows and this ...

In a bid to advance AI and robotics, Arrow Electronics will offer Nvidia’s latest Jetson Xavier AI computer. The computer is designed to create autonomous machines in industrial settings. According to Nvidia, the collaboration with Arrow and its customer database will “open the door to the development and deployment of AI solutions for manufacturing, logistics, smart cities, healthcare and more”.  The Jetson Xavier ...

Farnell has published five papers on designing for the the IoT.  They are: Cloud Device Integration for the IoT – With the Internet of Things bringing unprecedented levels of intelligence to embedded control, devices are being integrated from a variety of manufacturers and hardware types – some of which pre-date the widespread adoption of IoT. This article explores the implications ...