FCT Assembly consists of three divisions: FCT Solder, Fine Line Stencil and A-Laser. FCT has numerous facilities in the United States manufacturing lead-free and leaded solder products, stencils and precision cut parts. Here we catch up with Tony Lentz, the company’s newest field application engineer, to find out about his promotion to Field Application Engineer. […]
Photos of the Day: Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Edition impec
Race cars and race bikes have a lot in common. Beyond the obvious similarities in shapes and colors, the cutting-edge technology, high-performance handling characteristics, and complete integration of engineering, research, and design all combine to deliver world-class performances on road and track. Lamborghini and BMC are two companies known for forging their own identities and […]
I-scope Probe Add In-Circuit Power Measurements
IAR Systems has enhanced its innovative Power Debugging technology. At Embedded World in Germany, the company demonstrated new functionality in its development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM. This functionality includes detailed in-circuit power measurements made possible by the new I-scope probe. Features include: C-SPY, which is included in IAR Embedded Workbench together with […]
Focusing on Strategic R&D
Recently, Green Plug named longtime executive Kevin Jones to the newly-created position of Chief Scientist and appointed semiconductor industry veteran Rajeev Prasad to succeed Jones as VP of Engineering. The announcement followed Green Plug’s Series C investment round, from U.K.-based strategic investor Imagination Technologies Group and others. PD&D had the opportunity to speak with both […]
Stackpole’s SM8036 for High Energy Pulse Applications
[[{“fid”:”244101″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:189,”width”:250,”style”:”float: right; margin: 10px;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]The SM8035 from Stackpole (Raleigh, NC) is a 4 watt molded SMD wirewound resistor. The robust wirewound element is able to withstand much higher surge energy than other film surge resistors. The SM8035 features: A 1 ohm value that provides an energy handling capacity of 43.3 Joules. Applicability in power supplies […]
New Box PC from B&R with Third Generation Intel Core i Processor
[[{“fid”:”244096″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:186,”width”:250,”style”:”float: right; margin: 10px;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]Robust and reliable with long-term availability – these are the distinguishing characteristics provided by B&R’s (Roswell, GA) new box PC, the Automation PC 910. The newest third generation Intel Core i technology is at the heart of this powerful industrial PC, providing: Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs with […]
Microchip Launches The JukeBlox Wireless Audio Platform
[[{“fid”:”244036″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:143,”width”:250,”style”:”float: right; margin: 10px;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) [NASDAQ: MCHP] has announced the Wi-Fi audio connectivity platform—featuring the new JukeBlox 3.2 platform and software development kit—to support all of the major mobile and PC operating systems along with the DLNA standard. This includes seamless support for iOS/AirPlay, Android, Windows 8 (mobile and PC), and […]