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New appointments at Hiconnex
Hiconnex, News

Hiconnex, a leading provider of electronic components and solutions, has announced key appointments to support its continued growth and commitments to its clients.
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Extending AI assistance in AOI
Yamaha Motor Europe N.V., Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Artificial Intelligence is renowned for image recognition and classification skills, suggesting a great fit with the objectives of automatic optical inspection.
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Design & Repair range from RS Pro
RS South Africa , Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

The launch of the new RS PRO Design & Repair range caters to a wide array of industries, including discrete and process manufacturing, energy & utilities, facilities management, and intralogistics.
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High-voltage step-down DC-DC converter
Altron Arrow, Power Electronics / Power Management

The MAX17793 is a high-efficiency, high-voltage, synchronous step-down DC-DC converter with integrated MOSFETs operating over an input voltage range of 3 to 80 V.
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iCorp Technologies: 17 and counting!
iCorp Technologies, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

iCorp has emerged as a force to be reckoned with amongst the electronic component distribution players and, since its inception, has migrated from being a broad-based supplier to a more focused electronic component distributor.
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LTE Cat 1 and Cat 1 bis continue to drive cellular IoT connection growth
iCorp Technologies, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

LTE or 4G are now well-established as the go-to cellular technology for IoT but there is an enormous middle ground for LTE Cat 1 to serve, along with Cat 4 and other variants.
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World’s first wood-panelled satellite launched
News

Developed by researchers at Kyoto University, it is hoped that wood can be used in future designs to replace certain metals.
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Wi-Fi 8: The next evolution in wireless connectivity
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

It is expected that Wi-Fi 7 will be in use until 2028 before relinquishing control to Wi-Fi 8, which promises a better user experience.
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6 – 18 GHz driver amplifier
RF Design, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The QPA0022D from Qorvo is a high-performance driver amplifier covering a range of 6 to 18 GHz and fabricated on Qorvo’s production 0,15 µm pHEMT process.
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Ultra-low power Bluetooth connectivity
Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Silicon Labs’ delivers robust security and processing for common Bluetooth devices, while BG24L supports advanced AI/ML acceleration and Channel Sounding.
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Chokes rated at 36 A
RS South Africa , Power Electronics / Power Management

TDK Corporation has launched the EPCOS SurfIND series, a new range of current-compensated ring core double chokes for high currents and surface mounting.
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High-voltage contactors
RS South Africa , Power Electronics / Power Management

TDK Corporation has announced two new additions to its high-voltage contactor portfolio for harsh environments: the HVC43MC with integrated mirror contact and the HVC45 with enhanced short-circuit current handling capability.
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1 Mbit EEPROM with fast read/write capabilities
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The M24M01E-F from STMicroelectronics is a 1-Mbit I2C-compatible EEPROM that can operate with a supply voltage from 1,6 to 5,5 V.
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Handheld RTSA up to 9,5 GHz
Vepac Electronics, Test & Measurement

The PXE-90 implements an FFT engine on the built-in FPGA and support frame compression with trace detection while ensuring no missing samples between FFT frames.
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Wi-Fi HaLow FGH100M-H
iCorp Technologies, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The FGH100M-H Wi-Fi HaLow module is a long-range, low-power module from Quectel, compliant with the IEEE 802.11ah standard.
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INTEGRA Biosciences’ reagent dispenser now supports SiLA-2 integration
Test & Measurement

This new functionality will make it even easier to integrate the WELLJET into automated laboratory workflows, helping labs to enhance their productivity and reproducibility.
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MT8870A for NTN NB-IoT testing
Tamashi Technology Investments, Test & Measurement

Samsung Electronics has selected the Anritsu Universal Wireless Test Set MT8870A for use on the mass-production lines of the Galaxy S25.
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XJLink-PF40 JTAG controller
ASIC Design Services, Test & Measurement

XJTAG, a specialist in electronic testing, has released its new XJLink-PF40 JTAG controller together with version 4 of its popular PCB software testing suite.
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