Solsta (formerly Solid State Supplies)
- Ravensbank Business Park
Hedera Road
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9EY
B98 9EY
United Kingdom - 01527 830800
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Solsta (formerly Solid State Supplies) Articles
Solid State buoyed by March trading surge
Solid State Group expects to announce results ahead of the recently upgraded consensus forecasts for its full year to March 31, 2021.
Solid State Supplies partners with TT Electronics
Value added distributor Solid State Supplies has announced a new strategic partnership with Industrial IoT specialist TT Electronics. Speed to Connect from TT Electronics is an innovative system that enables customers to deploy IoT solutions faster, smarter and more cost effectively than ‘going it alone’.
Commercial EV charging points the way to green driving
Late last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his green plan to ban new cars and vans, powered wholly by petrol and diesel, in the UK from 2030. That November announcement has highlighted a range of possibilities and challenges for designers, manufacturers and distributors of EV charging solutions such as Solid State Group, to ensure the Prime Minister’s vision is a success.
Military monitors deliver 4K resolution at 1080p
Pristine image quality of up to 4K resolution at 1080p is a feature of Winmate Communications’ ultra-high definition (UHD) military monitors.
Solid State buys Willow Technologies and US subsidiary
Solid State plc has acquired completed the acquisition of UK-based Willow Technologies and its US-based subsidiary American Electronic Components.
The Battle of 5G and Wi-Fi 6
John Fitzpatrick, Product Manager at Solid State Supplies Ltd, examines the latest Cellular and Wi-Fi standards and what it means to customers.
Seminar demystifies IoT
Solid State Supplies is hosting the “Real” IoT Seminar (RIoT) with Robustel, Quectel and InVMA on Thursday 20 June at its HQ in Redditch. Real IoT is an event aimed at people who are considering a move from the provision of “products” to “connected products”.
Module reaches commercial sample stage on track for 5G
Quectel Wireless Solutions has just announced that their LTE Category six EP06-E module has reached Commercial Sample stage, working on track towards their release of 5G. The Quectel EP06-E embraces the 3GPP release 12 LTE technology, especially optimised for IoT and M2M applications, delivering at speeds of 300Mbs downlink and 50Mbs uplink data peak rates.
Long term DDR3 memory module supply chain solution
Solid State Supplies has announced that it is now offering a range of memory products from SMART Modular Technologies. With recent announcements that certain major manufacturers are discontinuing the manufacture and supply of DDR3 memory modules, many OEMs are faced with an interrupted supply chain and the prospect of an expensive, risky and time-consuming re-design to continue to support their customers.
New partnership delivers mission critical power solutions
Solid State Supplies has announced that it has been appointed as the sole and exclusive representative/distributor in the UK & Eire for high reliability power modules and other products from VPT.
Small and secure RF modules for embedded applications
Advanced embedded technology company, Solid State Supplies, now offers the XBee3 embedded RF modules from Digi. The modules ease the design task with easy-to-add functionality and flexible wireless connectivity. The ultra-small Digi XBee3 range is now available in a micro (13x19mm) form factor as well as the existing surface-mount (SMT) and through-hole versions. The 2.4GHz devices offer multiple interfaces including ZigBee 3.0, 802.15.4 and Digi...
Say goodbye to your LED problems with custom emitter arrays
Advanced lighting technology company, Solid State Supplies, now has the ability to offer fully customised LED emitter arrays from LED Engin (a division of Osram Specialty Lighting). For certain optoelectronic applications, such as scientific instrumentation, horticulture and machine imaging, engineers need to look beyond simply sourcing standard off-the-shelf emitters.
BLE module fits space-constrained applications
What is claimed to be the world’s smallest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) SiP module from Silicon Labs is available at Solid State Supplies. With a package size of 6.5mm x 6.5mm x 1.4mm the BGM11S Blue Gecko SiP (System in Package) module targets applications where ultra-small size, reliable high performance RF, low power consumption, full modular certification and easy application development are key requirements.
Compact BLE module targets IoT devices and wearables
Solid State Supplies now offers what is supposedly the world’s smallest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) SiP module from Silicon Labs. With a package size of 6.5x6.5x1.4mm the BGM11S Blue Gecko SiP (System in Package) module targets applications where ultra-small size, reliable high performance RF, low power consumption, full modular certification and easy application development are key requirements.
Emergency LED driver to feature at LuxLive
A versatile all-in-one emergency LED driver from Fulham is available at Solid State Supplies. The HotSpot FHSAC1-230-45CE comes with a 5-year warranty and combines an advanced programmable LED driver, emergency system and Lithium battery pack in a single, convenient package.
Low-power FPGAs offer high security for connected machines
The PolarFire FPGAs from Microsemi are now in stock at Solid State Supplies. PolarFire is a low power cost-optimised FPGA that offers a significant reduction in power over equivalent SRAM FPGAs while addressing specific market needs. The architecture and process optimised PolarFire FPGA family offers between 100k and 500k logic elements (LEs) while high performance 12.7Gbps transceivers deliver small physical size and requires around 50% less pow...
Compact board offers wide array of connectivity options
Solid State Supplies now stocks the RICO-3288 Pico-ITX fan-less board from Aaeon, which is based on the Android operating system. Central to the board’s elevated levels of performance is the 32-bit Rockchip RK3288 ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core processor which proves efficient at multi-tasking when compared to dual-core devices. Running at up to 1.6GHz, this IC has advanced graphics processing and video decode functionality (supporting 60fps 2160...
Hall-effect sensor IC programs many parameters
The A1377 linear Hall-Effect sensor IC has been added to the Solid State Supplies product range. Recently introduced by Allegro MicroSystems, the device is able to determine changes in magnetic fields to an elevated degree of precision, and is mainly targeted at industrial and automotive deployment.
Narrowband radio modules optimised for noisy environments
Assisting innovation in wireless communication system design and installation, Solid State Supplies now offers its customers the RC17xxHP series from Radiocrafts. These compact radio modules are capable of delivering RF output levels beyond those of the competition. Supporting 27dBm transmission power and 118dBm receiver sensitivity, they have a line-of-sight range reaching up to 20km. Using them reliable, fully encrypted radio links can be estab...
Post-graduate engineers join the Solid State Supplies team
After a successful 2016, it has been announced that Solid State Supplies, is expanding its electronic component distribution support team with the aim of providing even higher levels of engineering and sourcing support to customers.