Digi-Key Electronics announced that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing a U.S. distribution partnership with Amphenol Procom, providing Digi-Key customers with an extensive offering of antenna, RF combiner, and RF filter products. This partnership further rounds out Digi-Key’s offering of the entire Amphenol product line. This expansion is part of Digi-Key’s Marketplace initiative […]
PCB builder tool streamlines ordering process
Digi-Key Electronics announced that it now offers a printed circuit board (PCB) builder tool to streamline customers’ ordering experience of PCBs and to more broadly support their rapid prototyping needs. The PCB Builder allows PCBs to be shipped directly from the PCB manufacturer and will allow customers to receive instant quotes from multiple PCB companies […]
Free eBook on implementation of API solutions, new ROI calculator
Digi-Key Electronics announced that it now offers a free eBook on the benefits of implementing Application Programming Interface (API) solutions, as well as a new ROI calculator to see the return on investment that implementing APIs can deliver. Digi-Key’s APIs have long provided a complete digital platform for customers to automate and streamline procurement processes […]
Digi-Key launches partnership with ADI on multi-sensor development kit
Digi-Key Electronics, the global electronic components distributor, announced today a partnership with Analog Devices on their innovative new MeasureWare platform. The multi-sensor platform will allow Digi-Key customers to kickstart designs by providing immediate access to availability and pricing of qualifying products. “We’re proud to be Analog Device’s chosen partner for this intuitive new platform,” said […]
u-blox extends Digi-Key distribution agreement to global basis
u-blox has announced that it is extending its distribution agreement with Digi-Key from covering just the Americas region to a global arrangement. u-blox will now appear on all Digi-Key websites worldwide, including 80 country websites that together trade in 28 different currencies. “u-blox has always been a global provider and this partnership with Digi-Key aligns […]
On The Radio: RF Design In The ISM Band
Mastering the groundswell of radio waves The intangible and the invisible electromagnetic spectrum of which radio frequency is a relatively small part is as valuable a natural resource like any other and one which commands our constant attention. From Hertz to Marconi to today’s RF engineers, microwave electronics basics may not have changed dramatically but […]
IDE simplifies IoT idea-to-prototype design and development
Digi-Key Electronics has released a new design tool called the DK IoT Studio. The DK IoT Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that aims to provide a radically simple way for developers and providers to create IoT solutions, allowing the user to go from idea to prototype in minutes without writing any code. The new […]
FPGA maker board available through Digi-Key
Microsemi has teamed up with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, to provide the SmartFusion 2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) maker board exclusively to Digi-Key’s global customer base. This low-cost evaluation platform lowers the barrier for hardware and firmware engineers to develop embedded applications for the ARM Cortex-M3 and 12K logic elements (LE) FPGA fabric […]
TinyDuino boards get distribution through Digi-Key
TinyCircuits’ selection of small-size open source electronics, including the TinyDuino, is available for immediate shipment worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, thanks to a new distribution agreement between the two companies. TinyCircuits are used by thousands of people in over sixty countries worldwide to create a variety of projects, from Makers creating projects […]
Getting started in electronics: core components
By “Spec“, Electro-Tech-Online forum member Often newbies ask, ‘How can I get started in electronics?‘ This is a big question, but the very short answer is, ‘Learn the two fundamental electronics laws (Kirchoff, Ohm), get a good book about electronics theory and practical, build some circuits, and make some measurements.’ Follow-on questions are, ‘What electronic […]
