At a time when it seems less and less young people are attracted to the power electronics engineering field — just when we need even more innovation — another forward-thinking power supply company has stepped up to task of offering practical support in the form of a scholarship. Acopian Power Supplies, designer, manufacturer, and distributor of […]
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Sinclair Defends Tribune Deal Against Critics
Sinclair Broadcasting is striking back against the flurry of criticism over its proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media. In comments filed with the FCC late Tuesday in response to petitions to deny the deal, Sinclair argues the transaction will serve the public interest. Sinclair also claims the merger is necessary in a challenging media landscape with growing competition from […]
Avnet expands product development services with Dragon Innovation acquisition
Avnet announced today that it has acquired Dragon Innovation, expanding the global distributor’s portfolio of offerings for customers as they move from design to prototype to volume production. Dragon Innovation’s proven process and deep hardware experience help customers understand manufacturing costs and schedules, find factories and manage production as they scale their businesses. “With the […]
Report: AT&T’s Time Warner Talks with the DOJ Making Progress
AT&T’s Time Warner merger talks with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are making headway despite the Senate’s failure to confirm an antitrust chief for the agency and President Donald Trump’s previous opposition to the deal. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, discussions between AT&T and the DOJ have reached an “advanced […]
Eight product designs receive Model One Awards
Model Solution has announced the winners of the 2017 Model One Awards (MOAs). Eight students from various institutions across the United States have been selected as Model One Award winners. Model Solution assisted these eight students to bring their designs to life, working to verify designs for manufacturing and select of colors, materials and finishes. Model […]
Newark element14 shipping two new ADI peripheral modular boards
Newark element14 is now shipping the EVAL-ADT7420-PMDZ and the EVAL-ADXL355-PMDZ boards from ADI. The Pmod (Peripheral Module) interface is an open standard specification used with FPGAs and microcontrollers. When prototyping, these boards are used in conjunction with the ADICUP360 (an Arduino form factor compatible ARM Cortex-M3 development platform) or the ADICUP3029 (an Arduino based wireless […]
Master Electronics’ partnership with CalcuQuote facilitates price and availability searches
Master Electronics, a leading global distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, recently entered a partnership with CalcuQuote. This move allows Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies using CalcuQuote to search Master Electronics database for pricing and availability information. CalcuQuote is a Cloud based Quote Management System for high-mix, low-volume Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies. By […]
SecureRF CEO to speak to securing and future-proofing low-resource processors
SecureRF Corporation, a leading provider of quantum-resistant security tools for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that its CEO Louis Parks will give a TechTen talk at the General Dynamics Missions Systems Small Business Tech Conference in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2017. Parks will speak about challenges and options for securing and future-proofing low-resource processors […]
Silicon replacement? Stanford researchers identify two, ultra-thin semiconductor materials
The next generation of feature-filled and energy-efficient electronics will require computer chips just a few atoms thick. For all its positive attributes, trusty silicon can’t take us to these ultra-thin extremes. Now, electrical engineers at Stanford have identified two semiconductors – hafnium diselenide and zirconium diselenide – that share or even exceed some of silicon’s […]
CCA Warns Sinclair-Tribune Merger Could Hinder Spectrum Repack
The Competitive Carriers Association is warning the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media could throw the Federal Communication Commission’s 39-month spectrum repacking plan completely “off the rails.” In a Monday morning press call, CCA SVP of Legislative Affairs Tim Donovan noted that delays from Sinclair-owned stations could impact the entire repack schedule, as […]