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Universal development board enables choice of MCU & peripherals, plus remote access programming & debug

DALI-2 certification supports interoperability & sustainable lighting

Manufacturing & Engineering Week offers full programme to inspire, inform & entertain

Nexperia & KYOCERA AVX partnership for Gallium Nitride (GaN) automotive power modules

Design your future at Design Engineering Expo 2022

Protecting drones with EMI shielding & thermal interface materials

- Strong demand & allocation continue to drive European semiconductor distribution in Q1 2022 (06/05/2022)
  
  Electronics industry trade body, DMASS (Distributors’ & Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists) reports first quarter 2022 growth of 43.5% in semiconductors & 35.7% in interconnect, passive & electromechanical components. Shortages continue, but order situation becomes lighter. Ukraine war impact limited so far, but poses a risk for near-term future.
- Digi-Key Electronics now offers Google Pay & Apple Pay (03/05/2022)
  
  First high service electronic component distributor to offer the digital payment methods.
- Editor’s comment: War in Ukraine means supply chain woes are set to continue… (02/05/2022)
  
  I’ve written about both global & local electronics industry supply chain issues in these pages several times over the last couple of years – and with good reason, as a confluence of factors has uncovered the gaps in the system we have come to rely on...
- MEMS accelerometer provides ultralow power for healthcare & industrial applications (02/05/2022)
  
  Semiconductor firm specialising in sensing, data conversion, signal processing, RF & power management, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has announced a three-axis MEMS accelerometer designed for a wide range of healthcare & industrial applications, including vital signs monitoring, hearing aids & motion-enabled metering devices.
- Dynamic duo from Mornsun extends Relec’s AC-DC power converter portfolio (01/05/2022)
  
  Power specialist, Relec Electronics adds two AC-DC converter series from Mornsun. The open frame LOF series of AC-DC converters & the LMF series are designed to high specifications to enable their use in a wide variety of applications. Both are designed to provide low cost, high reliability power for demanding applications, while meeting the latest regulatory standards.
- Hitting a moving target: Designing a HILS test rig for an EV start-up (01/05/2022)
  
  Imagine the challenge: you’re working for an EV (electric vehicle) start-up, designing a hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) test system. Everything is new: the hardware, the software, the tools, the testers & the test code. Yet, the system must be as accurate as possible in order to correctly simulate the operating environment.
- World’s first plug-and-play IoT LED streetlight controller to make any city instantly smart (21/04/2022)
  
  Set for initial deployment in April 2022, the Urban Node 324 Cellular, from Urban Control & Nordic Semiconductor, is simple to deploy & can scale cost-effectively from one streetlight to millions.
- e-bikes on the rise: how charging station technology is supporting e-bike growth in the UK (20/04/2022)
  
  e-bikes are making cycling more accessible for all, so it’s no surprise that sales of e-bikes are on the rise. Contributing to a reduction in carbon emissions, as well as lower travel costs, e-bikes are increasingly used for commuting, as well as recreation. Much as we’ve seen with the rise of EVs, for e-bikes & e-scooters to truly gain traction, we first need an infrastructure in place of innovative & accessible charging solutions.
- Bel Power expands power subrack systems for railway applications (05/04/2022)
  
  Bel Power Solutions, a Bel group company, has announced its new LRSA Power Supply Subrack System designed & used for operation in railway control centres. The system supplies redundant voltages & power for rugged railway & subway applications, solidifying its reliability & efficiency in harsh environments.

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