Digi-Key Electronics has announced their participation at the 2016 Engineering Design Show (EDS) October 19-20 at Ricoh Arena in Coventry, UK. The company’s booth is located at stand J18. EDS is the UK’s must-attend event for engineering, electronics and embedded design. Digi-Key’s VP of Applications Engineering, Randall Restle, will be presenting a workshop during the event titled “Enabling Internet-Based Motion Cont...

Digi-Key Electronics will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2016 Engineering Design Show (EDS) at Ricoh Arena, Coventry (October 19-20). The company’s booth is located at stand J18. Digi-Key’s VP of Applications Engineering, Randall Restle, will be presenting a workshop during the event titled “Enabling Internet-Based Motion Control” from 10:15-10:55 am both days.

Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, invites attendees of electronica 2016 Munich to discover the support and collaboration Digi-Key provides engineers, purchasers, and students alike. Visit A5.578 to learn more about the over 650 manufacturers that Digi-Key is an authorized dealer with and the 1.3 million parts in stock.

Adherents to the Maker Movement have become important customers for the high service distribution segment. That’s why Digi-Key Electronics and it’s maker tool, Maker.io will be exhibiting the latest technologies at the Maker Faire in Rome (October 14-16). Maker-friendly suppliers such as Adafruit, SparkFun, SEEED Studios, and Mikroelektronika will line up alongside the distributor.

Sample kits of Ametherm's rush current limiters and NTC sensing thermistors are now available from Digi-Key. The distributor is stocking Ametherm's Standard, Mega, Mini, and Sensor Sample Kits. Ametherm's Standard Sample Kit consists of nine 120 VAC and 240 VAC inrush current limiters from the company's SL series.

Audio Sound eXciters from PUI Audio are currently available for immediate shipment from digikey.com. The eXciters transform nearly anything into an audio-generating device without the challenges of speakers including complex chambers, the worry of environmental damage, or the need to change the look of the product with speaker holes.

The world is set to become much smarter over the coming five years. By 2020, some 50 billion electronic devices will be connected to the internet, according to networking specialist Cisco. They will support an estimated $14tr market for distributed intelligence that set to improve not just manufacturing and service efficiency but the quality of life itself. Digi-key explain the impact of the IoT on a variety of industry sectors.

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics was presented with Teledyne LeCroy’s prestigious High Service Global Distributor of the Year award for 2015; marking the second time in three years the company has received the award. Digi-Key was awarded the honour due in large part to over 40% sales growth in 2015. Teledyne LeCroy credited Digi-Key’s large breadth of in stock product inventory available for immediate ship...

The Internet of Things (IoT) has applications that range all the way from automated manufacturing, to controlling the temperature of residential air conditioners. One particular area where IoT is hugely beneficial is in the medical equipment industry.

With Internet of Things (IoT) applications front and centre at February’s embedded world exhibition, power efficient communication was a popular topic, as Digi-Key explain.

How technical data, relevant content and updated design tools are helping design engineers with their entire Power design process will be discussed by Digi-Key Electronics at the 2016 Applied Power Electronics Conference in Long Beach, California (March 22-24). The industry session, IS01, titled “Aiding Design Excellence”, will take place Tuesday, March 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.

Digi-Key Electronics says its business in China experienced double-digit growth as well as significant customer count gains in 2015. The distributor cites investment in infrastructure, expanded product offering, continued development of design tools, and localised customer service and RMB currency options.

  Developments in low power for the Internet of Things (IoT) have led to the emergence of consortia that develop and promote low power protocols for wireless devices. By Josh Mickolio, product manager, RF and wireless, Digi-Key.

Digi-Key Electronics has upgraded its Scheme-it and PCBWeb design tools. With its electronic back-of-the-napkin functionality, Scheme-it provides an environment for creative ideation needs whether that is in block, icon, schematic or board expansion format. At Embedded World in Nuremberg, Digi-Key announced the most extensive update to Scheme-it in the history of the tool.

The partnership between Digi-Key Electronics and the ARM University Program has been extended to distribute ARM Education Kit hardware components to higher educational institutions. The products will be on display at Embedded World 2016 in Nuremburg (February 23-25). Digi-Key will provide Education Kit hardware that support design courses covering Embedded Systems, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) development and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

  Digi-Key Electronics will be discussing with attendees how the company's business model and updated design tools can help the design engineer with their entire design process at the 2016 embedded world conference in Nuremberg, Germany.

A new family of high density PFM AC-DC front-end modules from Vicor are now in stock at distributor Digi-Key Electronics. The modules come in a rugged VIA package that offers superior cooling performance and versatility in converter mounting. The modules feature a universal AC input range (85 – 264VAC), power factor correction, and a fully isolated 24VDC or 48VDC output.

Digi-Key Electronics has surpassed shipping its 50 millionth package in the history of the company. "Digi-Key has been serving electronic design engineers and 'Makers' in our industry before they were even called 'Makers' since our very beginning in 1972," according to Dave Doherty, President and Chief Operating Officer

Digi-Key Electronics and Accelerated Designs have signed an exclusive, global distribution agreement covering software and design data. Accelerated Designs focuses on providing engineers and electronics manufacturers EDA-tool-neutral software and data that improves efficiency of adding and managing new parts when designing circuits and printed circuit boards.

A new contest that seeks the most innovative use of IDT’s wireless power technology has been launched by Integrated Device Technology and Digi-Key Electronics. The contest asks electronics experts and tinkerers alike to proffer creative ways to incorporate wireless charging capabilities into products by using IDT’s 5W kits. Sponsored by Digi-Key Electronics, the theme of the contest is, “Power Without Boundaries.”