Earlier this year, cryptocurrencies valued at $530m were stolen in a hack on a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange. Reportedly, slack security practices made the exchange vulnerable because the money was stored in a poorly-secured digital wallet. If the exchange had been using a hardware security device, the hack probably wouldn't have succeeded. Guest blog written by Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics.

The CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT PSoC 6 Pioneer Kit from Cypress Semiconductor is in stock at Mouser Electronics. Ideal for Internet of Things (IoT) applications and wearable devices, the Pioneer Kit enables the development of Wi-Fi applications using a high-performance Cypress PSoC 6 microcontroller.

The QPD1025L gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) transistors from Qorvo are available at Mouser Electronics. Operating with 1.8kW at 65V, the devices deliver high signal integrity and extended reach essential for L-band avionics and identification friend or foe (IFF) applications.

The LUMAWISE Endurance N Enhanced base from TE Connectivity (TE) is in stock at Mouser Electronics. It creates a platform for the rapid development and manufacturing of NEMA/ANSI-compliant street and outdoor lighting controls, smart grids, and commercial lighting solutions.

Episode 1: Grant Imahara visits the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) at Georgia Tech to answer the question 'What is a robot, and how will they redefine the human experience?'

The FIRST Robotics Competition Hall of Fame exhibit at the 2018 FIRST Championship events in Houston and Detroit will be sponsored by distributor Mouser Electronics. Overall, more than 30,000 high school students worldwide are expected to participate in the two 4-day championship events.

The TLE9250 high-speed CAN transceivers from Infineon Technologies is now in stock at Mouser Electronics. Designed for high-speed automotive and industrial Controller Area Network (CAN) systems that connect microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators, the TLE9250 transceiver serves as an interface between the physical bus layer and protocol controller to protect against interferences generated inside the network.

Mouser Electronics has signed NewAE Technology, a company dedicated to providing low-cost, open source tools for performing side-channel power analysis and fault glitching. The global agreement centres around the ChipWhisperer toolchain, which combines open source hardware, software, training, and documentation for embedded hardware security research.

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Altitude Technology, a designer and supplier of intelligent sensor technologies for the smart home and secure Internet of Things (IoT) market. As part of the agreement, Mouser Electronics becomes an authorized distributor of Altitude Tech's popular line of IoT Bit HAT modules and accessories, which easily integrate with the Raspberry Pi single-board computer to enable internet acc...

LUXEON CoB Core Range (Gen 4) LEDs from Lumileds are available at Mouser Electronics. These LEDs offer high flux densities in a small light emitting surface (LES), enabling double the luminous flux of the third generation of LUXEON CoB Core Range devices. The high-density CoBs can achieve the highest center beam candlepower (CBCP) in narrow-beam (less than 20-degree) spotlight applications.

The ACEPACK IGBT modules from STMicroelectronics (ST) are in stock at Mouser Electronics. Part of a new plastic power module family developed mainly to address industrial applications, the Adaptable Compact Easier PACKage (ACEPACK) modules provide economical and highly integrated power conversion for 3kW – 30kW industrial and power management solutions.

Mouser Electronics has received the prestigious NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from the Customer Relationship Management Institute (CRMI) for the sixth consecutive year. The award was given in recognition of achieving excellence in customer service and support throughout 2017. Mouser received a 99% satisfaction score as rated solely by its customers.

Mini-Fit TPA 2 power connectors and cable assemblies from Molex are in stock at Mouser Electronics. Part of Molex’s broad Mini-Fit family, the TPA 2 power connectors and cable assemblies provide a versatile, off-the-shelf solution that delivers current ratings up to 9A. The Mini-Fit TPA 2 interconnects ensure proper mating in a variety of applications including consumer and home appliances, office equipment, automotive installations and ind...

The B82806D pulse transformers from EPCOS are available from Mouser Electronics. The transformers are designed specifically for the IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet++ (PoE++) standard for supplying devices with higher power demands, such as video and point-of-sale systems, lighting controllers, fire alarm systems, and building access systems.

A radar microcontroller from NXP Semiconductors has been engineered to meet the high-performance computation demands required by modern beam-forming and fast chirp-modulation radar systems. The S32R274 which is available from Mouser Electronics combines signal-processing acceleration with a multicore architecture to provide up to four times the power performance in industrial and automotive applications, compared to previous generations of produc...

The MAX12900 sensor transmitter analogue front end (AFE) from Maxim Integrated is now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics. With ultra-low power consumption of just 170µA (typical) and a 5mm × 5 mm footprint, the highly integrated sensor transmitter reduces space by up to 20% and power up to 50% compared to other 4 – 20mA loop solutions.

The LTM8065 µModule step-down regulator with Silent Switcher architecture from Linear Technology, now a part of Analog Devices, is in stock at Mouser Electronics. The regulator offers an input voltage of up to 40V, which can safely operate from unregulated or fluctuating 12V to 36V input supplies in noisy environments such as industrial robotics, test and measurement, factory automation, medical, and avionics systems.

Mouser Electronics is sponsoring the 2018 Mood Reader Hackathon Challenge in the Contamination Lab & Innovation Kitchen (CLIK) at Politecnico di Torino. CLIK is designed to nurture and incubate new projects and innovative ideas by students at the prestigious Italian engineering facility.

The QPL7210 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi LNA receive module from Qorvo is in stock at Mouser Electronics. Designed for IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac WLAN devices, Wi-Fi consumer equipment, routers or gateways, the fully integrated QPL7210 front-end module provides an exceptional wireless RF solution for connecting users to a variety of communications, networking, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Cirque Corporation to distribute Cirque’s GlidePoint circle trackpads. Cirque’s high-precision GlidePoint circle trackpads are customisable modules that support different input modes and are configured to use either I2C or SPI host interface.