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RS Components delivers STEM learning to the home through the new Extraordinary Engineering Challenge and more free lesson plans for teaching smart conservation

LONDON, UK, 15 May 2020 – RS Components (RS) (https://uk.rs-online.com/web/), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has expanded its series of STEM-related activities to help primary and secondary schoolchildren across the UK meet the challenge of studying from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Saelig Introduces SSG5000X Series 6GHz RF Analog/Vector Signal Generators

Fairport, NY, USA:  Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced the Siglent SSG5000X RF Signal Generators which generate analog and vector signals over a frequency range of 9kHz to 4GHz/6GHz with a 0.001Hz frequency setting resolution. They offer excellent performance in phase noise, spectral purity, bandwidth, EVM, and output power. The internal IQ modulation generator and waveform playback function on the -V models make it easy to create even the most complex signal types. They also cover the most important RF band for digital wireless communications and include standard waveform files.

NXP Extends its Wireless MCU Family with New Devices Featuring Enhanced Bluetooth Capabilities for Automotive and Industrial Markets

Eindhoven, Netherlands – May 15, 2020 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the availability of new devices within its KW3x family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The new KW39/38/37 MCUs add Bluetooth 5.0 long-range capabilities and expanded Bluetooth advertising channels. These enhancements are made while offering seamless migration with hardware, software and tools compatibility with the previous generation of devices, KW34/35/36. The connectivity MCUs allow Bluetooth LE devices to communicate at distances of more than a mile and increase the amount of Bluetooth advertising channels and advertising data within the Bluetooth standard, the predominant IoT protocol. The new wireless MCU solutions allow … Read More → "NXP Extends its Wireless MCU Family with New Devices Featuring Enhanced Bluetooth Capabilities for Automotive and Industrial Markets"

RS Components teams up with Nordic Semiconductor and Cadent on new global design challenge to combat isolation

LONDON, UK, 15 May 2020 – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has joined forces with Nordic Semiconductor and the UK’s largest gas network operator, Cadent, to launch a global ‘Connect the Community’ competition calling for practical examples of how technology could transform the lives of people in isolation.

Using their extensive network of customers and stakeholders, the three companies hope to engage with creative minds to devise new solutions, and then connect the people behind those solutions with sources of funding that … Read More → "RS Components teams up with Nordic Semiconductor and Cadent on new global design challenge to combat isolation"

element14 Community Launches Design Challenge to Help Fight COVID-19

Chicago – May 14, 2020 – element14, an Avnet community, announced the launch of the “Fighting Germs” Project14 design challenge. The challenge is engaging element14’s problem-solving designers and engineers to find innovative solutions to fighting germs, one of the most efficient ways to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The goal of this challenge is for members of the element14 Community to create an affordable project … Read More → "element14 Community Launches Design Challenge to Help Fight COVID-19"

Lopos, a spin-off of imec and the Ghent University, presents the SafeDistance wearable that helps employees follow social distancing guidelines

LEUVEN and GHENT (Belgium), MAY 12, 2020 — Lopos, a spin-off of imec and the Ghent University presents the Lopos SafeDistance wearable that supports companies in remaining active or safely restarting in-person activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The wearable warns employees through an audible or haptic alarm, when they are violating the social distancing guidelines while approaching each other. The solution guarantees absolute privacy of the user. After successful pilots at medium and large companies in the chemical, metal and construction industry, Lopos is now scaling up to mass production. 

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Pasternack Debuts New Vehicular Antennas, GPS Timing Antennas and Portable UHF Antenna to Address the Growing Wireless Mobile and T&M Markets

IRVINE, Calif. (May 14, 2020) – Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has introduced a new line of GPS timing antennas, vehicular antennas, and a 118-174 MHz tunable, telescopic … Read More → "Pasternack Debuts New Vehicular Antennas, GPS Timing Antennas and Portable UHF Antenna to Address the Growing Wireless Mobile and T&M Markets"

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