Industries

CODICO GmbH, the Austrian distribution company for electronic components continues its growth strategy by acquiring a 100% stake in Swedish firm Broadband Technology AB as of 11 November 2015. The objective behind the acquisition of the Swedish distribution company is to expand CODICO’s presence in the Northern European market. Stockholm-based Broadband Technology AB has been […]

Silicon Labs introduced a fully integrated, pre-certified Bluetooth® Smart module solution that gives developers the fastest path to low-power wireless connectivity for the IoT. The new BGM111 module is the first in a family of advanced Blue Gecko modules from Silicon Labs delivering best-in-class integration, flexibility, energy efficiency and toolchain support with an easy migration […]

Digi International®, and Digi-Key Electronics announced the availability of the Digi XBee® Wireless Connectivity Kit (XKB2-AT-WWC). Initially available exclusively through Digi-Key for the next 90 days for $59, the platform provides a comprehensive resource for developers to better understand how XBee RF modules can be used for wireless device connectivity and sensor networking solutions. With […]

Microchip announces the addition of the LAN9353, LAN9354 and LAN9355 Three-Port, 10/100 Industrial Ethernet Switches to its reliable, high-quality, and high-performance portfolio of Ethernet solutions, which includes Ethernet switches, controllers, bridges and PHYs. Featuring the IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) standard for clock accuracy in the sub-nanosecond range, these highly integrated Ethernet switches offload […]

Murata will present its latest RFID products at RFID Tomorrow, which takes place in Dusseldorf, Germany, 28 – 29 September 2015. Featured Murata products focus on enabling Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things. Products include MAGICSTRAP®, UHF series for PCB and HF/NFC for Smart Plastic creation. MAGICSTRAP® is a robust miniature RFID tag module […]

Microchip announces a new series within its PIC32MX1/2 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family that features a large 256 KB Flash configuration and 16 KB of RAM in small-footprint packages. These latest additions to this popular MCU family provide flexibility to low-cost applications that need complex algorithms and application code, and they are coupled with Microchip’s comprehensive […]

u-blox announces TOBY-L201, the world’s first 4G LTE Cat 4 module with 3G WCDMA fall-back, which works on AT&T and Verizon networks. TOBY-L201 switches automatically or via AT command to AT&T’s or Verizon’s network, without the need to load new firmware. Depending on which carrier’s SIM card is inserted, TOBY-L201 recognizes the carrier and starts […]

u-blox announces a portfolio of new LTE low data-rate cellular modules supporting LTE Cat. 1 for IoT and M2M applications in the industrial and automotive markets. Major carriers are rolling out LTE networks worldwide at an accelerated pace, considering the sunset of their existing 2G and 3G networks. Devices that are expected to operate for […]

By Stefano Moioli, Director Product Management Cellular, u-blox AG and Thomas Nigg, Senior Director Product Strategy Positioning, u-blox AG The rate of growth of machine-to-machine (M2M) connections now far exceeds new connections between people and very soon there will be many more machines than people connecting over cellular networks, as shown in the GSM Association […]

Microsemi Corporation announced the availability of its PD-9001GI and PD-9501GI Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) midspan injectors, expanding the company’s industry-leading PoE product offering into new industrial and outdoor applications. The PD-9001GI and PD-9501GI industrial PoE midspans are targeted at applications including physical security, WLAN infrastructure, cellular infrastructure and industrial automation. According to market research firm Technavio, the […]