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Chip resistor maker TT Electronics has been able build a much larger and more potent metal foil chip resistor. This new innovative chip resistor will be equipped with a larger base and will take form of a newly configured a 2817 size. The size will allow for premium performance and will be able to release up to 3W in power. The increased size will allow for larger current to extracted and therefore suitable to other components with limited size such as leading medical and industrial applications. Read more >>

During the Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) Expo the birth of a new idea was presented for law enforcement air transportation. During the expo that took place at the Reno Sparks Convention Center MD Helicopter, Inc presented their MD 6XX Concept Helicopter idea to the audience and resulted in great success. They had the opportunity to not only present their latest model but also had the chance to present of other capabilities that their company has to offer. Other offers that MD promoted were their FAA-approved E-to-F conversion program, customer support, and fleet modernization programs. Read more >>

Norwegian was founded in 1993 and it is the sixth largest low-cost carrier in the world, as well as the largest airline in Scandinavia. Today they have around 130 aircrafts and take great pride in being one of the world’s youngest and greenest fleets with an average age of almost 4 years. The company offers domestic flights between Scandinavia and Finland, business destinations to London, as well as vacation holidays in the Mediterranean. In order to generalize, the Norwegian route network includes over 500 routes on 150 destinations in Europe, North Africa and Middle East. Read more >>

loTUK Boost, a government funded programme has begun to take place in the United Kingdom. Digital Catapult is the company in charge of the entire production and has chosen Cambridge Wireless thee company to put it in to play. Beside the leading company, Cambridge there are partners located from Bristol to Yorkshire in the UK. This government ran project has been implemented in hopes of supporting the “SMEs developing internet of things (LoT) enabled services and applications using a LoRa wireless network in Cambridge.” Read more >>

Seoul Semiconductor is launching their Wicop LED reference designs by offering module solutions that will allow their customers to realize their solutions much faster than by just using LED components. CEO of Seoul Semiconductor Europe, Andreas Weisl believes that their module solutions also will benefit their customers by letting them evaluate the technology quickly in order to reap the benefits almost instantaneously. Read more >>

A first for Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, the company has progressed the global headquarters for its cooling compressor business to Singapore. Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say publicized the company's first relocation freestanding of Japan in current decades yesterday at the official opening of Panasonic's refrigeration compressor business unit (RCBU) in Singapore. The engineering plant here, which makes refrigeration compressors, will also be altered from a conventional engineering plant into a "smart factory", which will make use of big data and make procedures more systematized. Read more >>

The Zero W, which is the New Raspberry Pi has an 802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity. It also has high-tech camera enhancements that were not on the original Zero. The new Zero makes a better computer because you most likely will not need a hub if you’re connected through Bluetooth. Read more >>

There was an article on Electronics Weekly that talks about how Infineon is selling their 5th generation CoolSet in May. This fifth generation item is the stand alone quasi resonant flyback controller and integrated power IC CoolSET. The 700 V and 800 V CoolMOSP7 are integrated together into a single package. To understand more about the product, David Manners from Electronics Weekly talks more about the Infineon. Read more >>

Global distributor Arrow Electronics Parts is making a FPGA IoT Maker Board available. Designed for end-to-end application development and optimized for cost. The MAX1000 board can be installed directly into a custom application or integrated on to a separate board. It is intended for use by start-ups, universities or established equipment manufacturers who are looking for a flexible, low cost FPGA platform for development, customized variants of the board are also available. Read more >>

Recently, a major technological advancement for HDMI cables & adapters took place through Elka International. Elka International – A Taiwan Exporter, Manufacturer, and Trading Company – Has revealed the first HDMI Alternate Mode cable. This cable allows any device that has USB-C video outputs such as cameras and phones to connect with HDMI port-equipped displays such as a television. This also includes HD and 4K televisions. Previously, 4k and HD televisions connected to a USB-C device required HDMI adapters and converters that limited the features of the HDMI devices. Read more >>