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Modules and Dev Kits Emerge for Building Amazon Sidewalk Devices

As the company opens Sidewalk up for testing, the service from Amazon could have big implications in the IoT and smart home space.

3 days ago by Jake Hertz

Silicon Labs Spins Bluetooth SoC and MCU for Small Form-factor Designs

With a goal of serving the design needs of small form-factor embedded systems, Silicon Labs is rolling out families of MCUs and wireless SoCs in tiny packages.

March 17, 2023 by Jeff Child

Metasurface Research Could Usurp LCDs as Flat Screen Technology

New research hopes to pave a path towards using metasurfaces as a display technology.

February 27, 2023 by Jake Hertz

XP Power LCS150 35- 150W AC-DC Enclosed Power Supplies | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

February 16, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

SMD LED Considerations for Lighting and Indicator Applications

When developing lighting and indicator devices, surface mounted diode (SMD) LEDs offer a variety of benefits. Learn the options available—including multi-color SMD LEDs—and the advantages they provide.

February 16, 2023 by Mario Davila and Alan Sanchez, VCC

Kyocera SLD Laser LaserLight SMDs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

February 13, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

Infineon DC-DC LITIX boost Controller | Product Sociable

Infineon delivers innovative, high-performance LED driver IC solutions with best-in-class technologies that can be used in a broad range of LED lighting applications.

February 06, 2023 by Infineon Technologies

XP Power LCS150 150W Convection Cooled AC-DC Power Supplies | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 31, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

Simpson Electric Company 260-8P LED Lighted Analog VOMs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 22, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

ams OSRAM OSLON® Optimal LEDs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 12, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

Meta Acquires Smart Eyeglass Maker for Prescription AR Glasses

Expanding its reach in AR, Meta has acquired Luxexcel, a company that 3D prints lenses for prescription eyewear and the next generation of smart wearables.

January 07, 2023 by Aaron Carman

An Introduction to Current Sources

Current sources are less familiar than voltage sources like batteries and AC wall power. Current sources usually are buried, unseen, inside electronic circuitry. Learn what they are and how they are designed.

January 02, 2023 by Harry Trietley

Chip-scale Laser Isolator Paves New Ground in Integrated Photonics

Researchers at Stanford built an effective, passive ultra-thin laser isolator using silicon, a well-known material for chip manufacturing.

December 19, 2022 by Darshil Patel

Cree Led XLamp® Element G (XE-G) LEDs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

December 13, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

From New CAN Protocols to LED Arrays, LED Innovations Shine Bright

LEDs have come a long way since their inception in the 1960s at General Electric. Here is a roundup of three innovations in lighting technology.

December 03, 2022 by Ikimi .O

Amphenol Aorora 0.5mm Power Pin Floating Board-to-Board Connectors | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

November 10, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

Luminus Devices SFT-70X-WxS High Power White LEDs | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.

November 06, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

On-chip Laser Pushes Photonics Milestones in LiDAR, AR/VR, and Beyond

Shrinking a room-sized laser to the scale of a fingernail, the researchers believe their on-chip laser will “reshape the landscape of integrated photonics.”

October 31, 2022 by Jake Hertz

NXP Rolls Out Five Development Platforms for Matter 1.0 Designs

Seeking to provide the embedded IoT “plumbing” needed for smart home devices, NXP has unveiled a set of development platforms for implementing Matter-based designs.

October 26, 2022 by Jeff Child

Shining an LED Light on Historical Engineer Nick Holonyak Jr.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) paved the way for the full-spectrum lights and lasers used in a variety of today’s devices, and we have inventor Nick Holonyak to thank.

October 05, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova