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While buoyed by the incoming results over the first months of 2011, industry members attending the recent Electronics Distribution Show (EDS) show in Las Vegas were keeping their eyes focused on potential changes to their landscape ahead. Bringing together all of the elements of the components supply chain, the annual electronics ‘meetings’ show has been an industry standard for more than 70 years, drawing distributors and manufacturers’ representatives to work in concert with vendors and suppliers. Coming on the heels of a few soft years, many – if not most players within the distribution sphere have experienced a significant ‘uptick’ in business thus far in 2011. For many, it’s been as strong as double-digit growth. Seemingly, show attendance had increased, with some participants returning after taking a break for a few years. That boomerang trend may improve even more next year, as EDS moves across the street to the brand new Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino. Space within that facility provides plenty of room to grow, as suites and convention space are co-located in the same tower. The EDS show is now stewarded by the recently formed ECIA, crafted through the consolidation of the National Electronic

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In an effort to better serve its Canadian customers, Krayden Inc., Denver CO, distributor of engineered materials, has opened a new warehouse in Toronto. “With the booming solar industry and the supportive benefits offered in Canada, the expansion in Toronto was a natural next step for Krayden,” says Krayden president Wayne Wagner. “We are on the front line working with customers and the new technology being developed in thermal management and conductive transfer. Also, we are members of CanSia and fully support this growing market. Having a stocking warehouse centrally located will allow us to provide more cost effective and efficient service to support our Canadian customers.” Representing the firm’s third expansion in the last two years, the Toronto warehouse is a “key step” in Krayden’s strategic effort to constantly improve its customer service and support, Wagner adds. Krayden provides technical expertise, working with its customers from purchase and engineering through production. The company also provides application assistance through custom packaging and formulating, dispensing/processing equipment and technologies, in addition to fabricating capabilities. Some of Krayden’s product lines include; Dow Corning, Humiseal, Henkel, Huntsman, Cytec, Chomerics, Loctite, Permabond, Lord, Nihon Superior, FCT Assembly, 3M, Dow Automotive and more. Krayden serves the solar, electronics, aerospace, and transportation as well as OEM manufacturers. With numerous locations, the company provides distribution throughout North America including Mexico, and now improved service throughout Canada.

Canadian co-creator of CCD sensor dies Willard Boyle, Nobel laureate Canadian born co-creator of the charge coupled device (CCD) Willard Boyle, passed away at the age of 86. The technology is at the heart of every digital camera, camcorder, telescope, copier and HD TV. In 1969 the native of Amherst NS invented the CCD with George E. Smith, his colleague at AT&T Bell Laboratories. The lab was working on semiconductor bubble memory when Boyle and Smith conceived of the design of what they termed, in their notebook, “Charge ‘Bubble’ Devices”. Boyle’s prolific scientific career included inventing the fist laser to be used in medicine and helping to choose sites on the moon for NASA’s manned landings. In recognition of their efforts, they jointly received the Franklin Institute’s Stuart Ballantine Medal in 1973, the 1974 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award, the 2006 Charles Stark Draper Prize, and – most notably - the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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TELUS to build $65-million data centre in Quebec TELUS has announced plans to construct a $65-million Tier III intelligent Internet data centre in Rimouski QC. The ‘green’ facility will be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Standards. The facility will become a cornerstone in the firm’s strategic shift in support of next-generation cloud computing and unified communications solutions. Representing Rimouski’s largest private employer with more than 1,400 employees, construction of the new TELUS intelligent Internet Data Centre is set to begin this spring with the opening scheduled for 2012. The new facility will be directly connected to the national TELUS IP network and interconnect into existing data centers across the country.

STMicro & McGill U collaborate on program Global semiconductor supplier STMicroelectronics, has collaborated with McGill University in Montreal, to create an undergraduate course that teaches the integration of multiple state-of-the-art sensors into embedded computer systems. Some 35 students have already completed the course, which started in January 2011. The new course, which is the first of its kind in North America, includes laboratory exercises and a final project that enables students to analyse and design systems that include the integration of data from multiple sensors. It was designed by Professor Zeljko Zilic of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University and is based around ST’s award-winning iNEMO, a unique platform that integrates ST’s most advanced accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers, together with pressure and temperature sensors, to provide 3-axis sensing of linear, angular and magnetic motion, complemented with temperature and barometer/altitude readings. “We believe this new course, which integrates the curricula of Computer, Electrical and Software Engineering programs, provides an ideal foundation for modern system design, which increasingly requires the ability to combine computer system and software design, as well as the signal processing needed to integrate multiple sensor data,” said Professor Zilic. “For example, smart phones now routinely employ multiple movement sensors to make more effective and intuitive user interfaces, navigation control and position detection and the same technology has unlimited applications in areas as diverse as robotics, factory automation and energy systems.”

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BCTIA awards BC’s best and brightest The West Coast is blessed with a diversified economy, high quality of life, highly skilled workforce and solid public sector financials, not to mention excellent natural resources. Forest products are BC’s most important export commodity, historically accounting for more than half of the total value of BC’s international goods exports. However, the dominance of forest product exports has been eroded in recent years and now account for less than 30% of the total (guidetobceconomy. org). The downturn in the forestry industry emphasizes BC’s need to diversify by innovation in the New Economy. To do this, infrastructure that cradles technologies is required, with funding support for research and development, to strengthen our emerging technologies and to encourage enterprise. Since innovative entrepreneurship comes from a growing number of startups, the public sector has taken strides to help

technology entrepreneurs, through the introduction of innovative investment tax credits, the Renaissance Fund, and the New Ventures BC West Tech business competition. Columnist, (The BCIC New Ventures Sohail Kamal calls the competition “a boot camp for business start-ups”, where entrepreneurs can learn from BC’s best business experts, network with professionals and improve your business strategies. See www.newventuresbc.com for more information.) In May 2011, the BC Technology Industry Association announced the finalists for the 2011 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs): “This year we find ourselves celebrating companies who have made substantial gains in technology and market development during one of the most trying business environments in the past 70 years,” observed Pascal

Spothelfer, president and CEO of the BCTIA. The finalists represent a broad range of technologies including enterprise, mobile and social media software, power electronics, imaging and microprocessor hardware, including quantum processing and unique lighting and hybrid Stirling/Thermoacoustic devices. To profile one finalist, Avigilon has been nominated for Company of the Year for their success in the design and manufacturing of award-winning HD surveillance systems. The Control Center, the world’s first open HD Network Video Management Software platform, delivers full situational awareness and actionable image detail. This reduces investigation time and garners more successful investigations by immediately producing indisputable video evidence from their HD video devices. As Canadian manufacturing continues to fight a battle against a strong dollar, firms must work together to stay competitive against US and global competition. Avigilon and the other finalists can

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Detecting counterfeit

electronic components

By Martine Simard-Normandin, Ph.D., MuAnalysis Inc., Ottawa

The economic impact of counterfeit goods in our society is staggering. The world trade of counterfeit goods is estimated at over $600-billion dollars annually. As consumers, we often buy counterfeit goods in the form of clothing, handbags, watches, golf clubs etc, either willingly or naively since we are not particularly concerned with the long term quality of such items. No one wants to buy counterfeit food or medication, yet we often purchase those from uncontrolled sources, becoming targets for unscrupulous sellers of less-than-perfect products. Counterfeit cereal is so widespread that Kellogg’s has developed a hitech method to stamp out imitations by laser branding individual flakes in Corn Flakes cereal with the company logo. If melamine can find its way in brand name baby formula or pet food, what lurks in deliberately counterfeit food products?

Cracked die inside a blacktopped part detected with acoustic microscopy.

Commerce has been able to document. The problem is unquestionably bigger than this. That figure only accounts for the incidents reported, and the majority of incidents go unreported.

Who falls prey to counterfeit components? Why would you be a target for counterfeit components? Do you have a need for obsolete components, a need for leaded components in a lead-free world, a need for lead-free older components, for repairs or for special applications? Caveat emptor! (Let the buyer beware). What can you do to ensure that counterfeits do not find their way into your product? Although counterfeiters get better all the time, when the intention is to deceive, quality monitoring is not too strict and there are often tell-tales signs to look for. Scratches, poor markings and evidence of prior use are often present and easily detectable to the naked eye or a low power microscope. Such defects are not to be ignored. If you do dismiss these indications, you may be the next victim of a sly forger. Not every counterfeit component is a clone. At MuAnalysis, we have seen only a few cloned ICs but several instances of cloned capacitors and some cloned diodes. Many counterfeit parts are not clones, they are genuine older parts, sometimes used, sometimes known to be defective, that have been rebranded, often cleaned of lead plating, and sold as new parts. The uniformity of manufacturing expected in a date or lot code is absent when parts from various dates and sources are grouped together.

Counterfeits are often re-branded A common counterfeit is a BGA chip, originally leadDevice looks genuine, but has a mask level missing. ed, now rebranded and sold Will it still work properly? as lead-free. Sometimes the counterfeiter will not even bother to replace the balls. It’s easy to The purchase of electronic comspot lead balls, if you know what to look ponents is a business-to-business for, and if you bother to look. If your leadtransaction, since few of us have free BGA has shiny balls, a check with an needs to acquire reels of thousands X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument is of integrated circuits, resistors or called for. If the balls have been replaced, capacitors in our daily lives. Business it could have been done well, or very transactions have checks and balbadly. Remember that this seller is trying ances regarding quality, such as to deceive you. Have ESD precautions been procurement specifications, ISO ceradhered to? Most likely there will be more tifications, terms and conditions. Yet counterfeit electronic components than one date code in the lot. Were the proliferate within the supply chain. parts fully functional before reballing? Were An IHS report indicates there has they whole? Were they new parts or have been a 140% increase of counterfeit they been reclaimed from recycled boards? incidents in three years, but that’s Assuming that there are no obvious only what the US Department of defects, you have a part with lead-free

balls in-hand that was never meant to be. It is probably not RoHS compliant. It has received two additional reflow cycles already, one to remove the lead balls and one to attach the lead-free balls. The die attach was not designed for the higher temperatures of lead free soldering and its glass transition temperature has possibly been exceeded already. The good parts in the lot may work, for a while. The worst case scenario is a part that looks brand new. It can be from a defective wafer batch, targeted for destruction, but that somehow survived and was assembled as a genuine part. It can be from a reclaimed second-hand part. The reclaiming “plant” is certainly not ISO registered. It’s likely to be a bonfire by the side of the dump. The process of refurbishing second-hand parts is called black topping and consists of applying a thin coat of new encapsulant on an old part. Only certain chemical etches can reveal that the part has been black topped.

‘Lead-free’ components with lead balls.

Poorly re-balled.

X-Ray may not detect anything unusual

What lies inside the new exterior is a defective die. X-Ray may not detect anything unusual, acoustic microscopy might detect a reclaimed part, if the die has cracked or the part is badly delaminated. Parts assembled from bad wafers look pristine if the counterfeiter is skilled. Opening the part and looking at the die may not reveal anything amiss unless the defects are gross. We have seen a part that was missing a mask level. If a reference part had not been available the deception would not have been detected. Passive components are easier to clone than ICs. Cloned capacitors are unfortunately very common. Usually the electrical performance of cloned components does not match the datasheet. Bench testing a few components from the lot is quick and simple. If the mean value of any parameter is off, including the exterior dimensions, further analysis may be desirable. The consequence of installing a counterfeit capacitor or resistor in a product is a shorter than expected lifetime which may result, among other things, in tarnishing of the product’s and company’s reputations. Other easy to clone items include diodes, resistors and hybrids. Some parts look suspicious and are easy to spot. Most parts are small, but what is missed by the naked eye is obvious under a microscope. If the package thickness is less than specified, this is a tell-tale sign of rebranding. Pay attention to cleanliness, fonts and logos. Do not ignore the subtle signs. If the quality looks questionable, it probably is. X-Ray Fluorescence can detect residual tin-lead plating or lead balls. If the part is sold as lead-free, you have a counterfeit in-hand. X-Ray imaging can easily pick up differences in die size or configuration, and detects die attach voiding, which is never a good thing, particularly if the part has high power consumption.

With missing encapsulant, leaving the bond wires unprotected and still with lead balls.

Acoustic microscopy reveals previous use by detecting delamination or cracked die. Mask revisions and die level defects, which can affect functionality, are much harder to spot.

New standards aim to mitigate problem Standards such as AS5553 and AS6081 are being developed to mitigate the proliferation of counterfeit components by defining practices and methods related to parts management, supplier management, procurement, inspection, test/evaluation and response strategies when suspected or confirmed counterfeit parts are discovered. Tests are available to spot counterfeits, some you can do yourself, some that require specialized equipment. However tests are useless if you are not aware that you are a target and ignore the evidence before your eyes. Be vigilant and avoid falling into the counterfeit trap. For more information on detecting counterfeit electronic components in your supply stream from MuAnalysis Inc., go to http://ept.hotims.com/34483-90

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Birde Marketing establishes new leadership Toronto-area based manufacturers’ representatives Birde Marketing Inc., recently appointed a new president, Mario Colacino. No stranger to the Markham ON firm, he has spent the past 23 years with Birde in a range of sales related positions. Colacino was elevated to his new post to provide a refreshed approach to sales. He follows a strong history of sales leadership, upon recent retirement of Ivan Noble, who was one of Birde’s original founders. Among his immediate plans, Colacino is looking to add some new principals that “work synergistically” with the existing linecard, which already includes such regarded vendors as Lemo Connectors. “Passive components are our specialty, not commodity products,” he says. “We like to get involved with our customer’s design process. Often providing guidance through design challenges in a wide array of applications - from component use in an operating room environment to a dirty, oil and gas down-hole project site,” Colacino adds. Birde is also looking to add a sales person to its current sales team of five. Colacino works directly with vice-president of sales Dario Scognamiglio and company partners Bill Miller and Randy MacKenzie. Birde also operates sales offices in Vancouver, Ottawa and Montreal.

Rebranding Newark: Disty becomes Element14 North American catalog distributor of electronics components Newark announced it will rebrand itself as element14, a collaborative engineering community and online store for design engineers that launched in 2009. “This will be an evolutionary process, converging community and commerce under a single global identity,” says David Wenger, VP customer experience. Newark has created a special page for customers, newark.com/together, to provide information on the integration process. Newark’s British parent, Premier Farnell, is also adopting the element14 moniker. The company is adding tens of thousands of new products and will provide a range of new tools and services online to increase productivity and enhance the shopping experience, remaining committed to multi-channel model, according to Wenger.

Avnet pairs single board computers, LCDs into kits Avnet Embedded Americas, Phoenix AZ, recently rolled out Performance Matched Kits, comprised of a motherboard, display, peripheral and support products from world-class manufacturers that eliminates the need to source individual components, develop cables and spend precious time and resources validating hardware. The kits take the guesswork out of hardware compatibility, pairing single-board computers (SBC) with liquid crystal display (LCD) screens. Each base kit within the Performance Matched Kits portfolio has a single part number for easy ordering and is plug-and-play compatible, straight out of the box. Avnet’s technical team fully validates the interoperability of the products, eliminating the need for the customer to perform validation through trial and error or through time-consuming datasheet matching. Add-ons or enhancements to existing kits can include touch sensors, storage, memory, power suppliers and operations systems. Avnet Embedded also offers many LCD visual enhancement services such as optical bonding of touch sensors or protective materials to LCDs, LCD passive enhancement to increase brightness, reduced reflection, infrared blocking, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields, privacy films, as well as enhancements such as high-brightness LED backlighting systems.

Tradeport to distribute Metrel testers Tradeport Electronics Group, Concord ON, has been appointed as a Canadian distributor by Metrel d.d. of Slovenia. Metrel is a widely recognized European manufacturer of electrical safety testers, power quality testers, high voltage insulation diagnostics, LAN cable testers, indoor environment quality analyzers and educational apparatus.

Future Electronics adds semi, Hosonics Future Electronics Inc., Pointe-Claire QC, has reached a global franchise distribution agreement with Spanish-based ADD semiconductor, a high-performance powerline communication (PLC) IC company, for its powerline communication SoCs. ADD specializes in the design of system-on-chip (SoC) PLC solutions for narrow band communications using the low voltage electric grid transmission medium that turns the existing electric grid into a reliable and easy-to-use ‘smart grid’ topology. Powerline communication is applicable in multiple fields such as residential automation, control systems, tertiary buildings, telemetering, lighting, security and protection, white line, machine-tomachine (M2M) applications.

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Ellsworth signs Dow Corning solar solutions Ellsworth Adhesives, Germantown WI, has been appointed as an authorized distributor of Dow Corning Solar Solutions in Canada. As a leader in silicone materials for the solar industry, Dow Corning’s products include photovoltaic cell and module coatings, junction box potting agents, rail bond adhesives and frame sealants and PV junction box adhesives. “Ellsworth is committed to delivering quality solar solutions to our customers around the world. Our continued relationship with Dow Corning showcases our commitment to the high-quality customer service, timely technical support and delivery assurance that our clients have come to expect from Ellsworth,” states Mike McCourt, global president of Ellsworth Adhesives-specialty chemical distribution.

PEI Genesis and ITT expand quick-turn program on MIL grade connectors Global connector supplier ITT Interconnect Solutions Corp. has expanded its Quick-Turn program with distributor PEI –Genesis Inc., Philadelphia PA, also an assembler of precision connectors and power supplies. An ITT distribution partner for nearly 60 years, PEI-Genesis now has the capability to terminate discrete wire terminations, allowing for the extension of the ITT QPL to certify PEI-Genesis as manufacturing location for final assembly of military grade product. The expanded Quick Turn program ensures the assembly and delivery of ITT military-grade connectors within 48 hours. “We strive to reduce customers’ total acquisition cost and lead times, simplify assembly, and improve the quality and reliability of their designs,” said Russ Dorwart, president & COO of PEI-Genesis. “As applications continue to become smaller, they demand the same robustness of larger connectors in a smaller amount of space.”

Mouser launches microsite for medical apps Mouser Electronics Inc., Mansfield TX, global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has launched a medical applications microsite, devoted to patient monitoring and diagnosis applications. Representing one of the fastest growing industries, medical electronics is projected to grow more than threefold over the next five years. It is also one of the most demanding for design engineers due to complex technologies, regulatory considerations and long product development cycles. Mouser recognizes these challenges and has created a unique resource to keep the engineer educated on technology and product trends with an eye for ‘What’s Next’ in medical design. Mouser also recently added three principals to its linecard, including a worldwide distribution agreement with Code Red Technologies, creators of software development tools for 32-bit microcontrollers. The technology enables embedded systems designers to get their applications running in just minutes instead of weeks. RECOM Power, manufacturers of dc-dc and ac-dc converters, switching regulators, and LED drivers struck a worldwide distribution alliance with Mouser Electronics. RECOM’s converters range in output power up to 60 watts, addressing the needs of a variety of vertical markets with wide operating temperature ranges and IEC 60601-1 compliant products. Mouser recently reached a global distribution agreement with Luminus Devices, manufacturer of ‘Big-Chip’ LEDs, considered to be among the brightest and most versatile solid state light sources available, according to Jim Hunter, VP & GM, global commercial markets, Luminus Devices.Mouser also recently inked a distribution agreement with Alliance Memory Inc., San Carlos CA, worldwide provider of legacy memory ICs for the communications, computing, industrial, and consumer markets. Mouser will carry Alliance’s complete lineup of asynchronous SRAMs and low-power SRAMs.

TTI rolls out bevy of online service options With the mission of improving customer experience online, electronic component distributor TTI Inc., Fort Worth TX, has rolled out a number of online service options to its global client base. TTI has expanded the capabilities of its web-based part search tools. Customers accessing ezBuy can now search by customer part number or manufacturer part number online. The resulting combined customer-specific part number information and detailed product information provides for much easier part identification for customers, according to Kevin Schubert, global eBusiness director, TTI. “The improved service allows online users to tie their TTI terms account to their online shopping experience. This cohesion enables customer part number cross references, custom pricing, online ordering, and payment terms throughout the TTI website.,” Schubert says. TTI also introduced a time saving enhancement to ezBill, the company’s online invoicing service. ezBill customers have access to invoices online, as well as the ability to have digital invoices sent directly to them via email. Adding to this,

customers can control the frequency in which ezBill notifications are sent to them. Kevin Schubert, Global eBusiness Director commented, “The ezBill tool has been enhanced to give the customer more options for online invoicing, contributing to our goal of continuously improving our customers’ online experience.” This enhancement builds on TTI’s existing ezBill service which replaces the need for hard copy invoices by offering digital versions, advanced online filtering, as well as invoice consolidation options; all available 24 hours a day. TTI also recently expanded its capabilities of the online Multi-Part Upload toolset, providing an option of uploading multiple parts from the firm’s spreadsheet and choosing the specific data to import through Multi-Part Upload. Once the parts have been uploaded, customers can choose to add the parts into a new or existing Project List, add the parts directly into a cart, request a quotation from a salesperson, or submit the list for a Quick Quote. “Adding new functionality to Multi-Part Upload is the first of many steps we’re taking to help our customers manage their bill of materials more quickly and efficiently online,” comments Schubert.

Digi-Key adds Orion, Peregrine Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp., Thief River Falls MN, signed a global distribution agreement to list the entire thermal management portfolio of Orion Fans, Dallas TX, including ac fans, dc fans, fan trays, fan accessories and blowers. Digi-key also reached a global distribution agreement with RFIC manufacturer Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., San Diego CA, involving the firm’s UltraCMOS RFIC products. A number of Peregrine’s most popular RF ICs include RF switches, digital step attenuators, PLL frequency synthesizers, mixers and prescalers. Peregrine leverages its proprietary UltraCMOS technology, enabling the design, manufacture and integration of multiple RF, mixed-signal, and digital functions on a single chip. Peregrine’s products target a broad range of applications in the aerospace and defense, broadband, industrial, mobile wireless device, test and measurement equipment and wireless infrastructure markets. Digi-Key Corporation, and Nuventix, Inc., maker of SynJet thermal management technology, have signed a global distribution agreement. “Product designers are under constant pressure to solve increasingly tougher thermal problems, quickly. Digi-Key’s rapid fulfillment and global logistics will allow us to get our SynJet solutions to these designers overnight to help accelerate their product introductions,” says Thomas Dalton, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, Nuventix.

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Designing for manufacturability

Importance of managing and automating supply chain efficiency

With more than 60-million different electronic components available in the market, it’s no wonder companies have spent a tremendous amount of time, energy and money during the last couple of decades to automate the massive amount of transactions in the manufacturing supply chain to make it more manageable and efficient. Improved visibility provided by stateof-the-art forecast management tools helps balance the original equipment manufacturers’ (OEMs) need to minimize inventory carrying costs through a JIT environment and the component manufacturers’ goal to build to order while keeping their plants at near capacity. Likewise, the continuous development of on-site inventory programs, consignment or auto-replenishment programs being offered by distributors provide a buffer through vendor-managed inventory. Moreover, efficiency gains made by sharing information in real time via EDI transmittals have allowed supply chain partners the ability to anticipate disruptions earlier in the process and, once detected, react quickly to stave off shortages before a line goes down. Such tools and programs have doubtlessly had a very positive impact in the

By Beth Ely, senior vice president and director of new channel development, Avnet Electronics Marketing Inc.

“Sharing information in real time via EDI transmittals have allowed supply chain partners the ability to anticipate disruptions earlier in the process” industry and will continue to do so. These improvements have enabled many supply chain professionals to begin taking a look at the next area they can tackle to drive continuous improvement. Some are looking farther upstream to the process of component selection itself – which seems to be ripe with opportunities for eliminating supply chain issues once the product is moved into production. In many ways, however, designing for manufacturability is still somewhat of an industry frontier. While sophisticated MRP, ERP and PLM tools work hard to smooth out the production process, even the best cannot help much if the design engineer has selected a recently introduced device which has not gained enough traction to be readily available, or, worse yet, is on the verge of obsolescence. Respect for freedom of design to produce an innovative product often pre-

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“Hard-to-find components will still drive the need to keep excessive inventory in the chain” So how do companies ensure they pick the right components? Guiding engineers to websites associated with the partners they use in their end-to-end supply chain is a good first step. Sourcing managers who claim they don’t have time to closely manage their engineering buys because they are small dollars in the scope of the purchasing volume they handle miss the point of how much impact these small dollar buys will have on their ability to smooth out their supply chain long term. Knowing where samples and prototype material are being secured is paramount to ensuring that the choices made in design are not causing more downstream problems. Most recently, many companies are doing this is in a more automated fashion via web portals personalized by their distributor partners, which allow engineers unrestricted access to a distributor’s website, and aid the decision process by identifying preferred suppliers, highlighting components already on their approved vendors list and flagging those parts which are the distributor’s top sellers,

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vents companies from restricting where they go to make their component selections, and in the process, poor choices are made and the supply chain suffers. What are the tools of the future to help manage this front-end of the supply chain? Recent engineering surveys, such as those conducted by US-based media companies, indicate public websites are increasingly useful – component manufacturers’ sites primarily for product information, and then distributors’ websites for finding off-the-shelf inventory for prototypes and NPI builds. Engineers should be careful to selects components recommended for new designs, as it will be important that the designers’ selections are available once a product moves into production.

indicating that the part is readily available in the market. AvnetExpress.com has created several such portals for customers within the military-aerospace market, where ensuring that components are being selected from a pre-approved component manufacturer is critical and built into their quality processes. Supply chain management has made great progress, but far too often even the best supply chain methodologies and tools still fail to prevent component constraints caused by poor component selection during the design decision. No matter how sophisticated the tools, hardto-find components will still drive the need to keep excessive inventory in the chain, which costs companies additional dollars to maintain. The ability to marry the growing number of distributor online tools available to the engineering community with the needs of supply chain management teams provides the best opportunity for next level improvements. Failure to manage this important step in the supply chain’s front end leaves it open to significant disruption. Selecting the right partner to assist with component sourcing selection at the design phase is one of the best ways an OEM can maintain an assurance of supply through production. Using the same criteria when selecting a distributor partner for engineering and prototype buys as is used when selecting a production fulfillment partner is a good way to ensure end-to-end support throughout the entire lifecycle of the end product, and newly available online tools make doing this even easier.

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The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA), Atlanta GA, has launched an industry-owned and managed inventory search website that aims to assist purchasers in avoiding gray market and counterfeit products. The site (www.eciaauthorized.com ) only lists inventory that is genuine and backed by the manufacturer’s warranty, according to Robin Gray, Jr., ECIA’s president and CEO. “This website is a key component in the association’s efforts to fight the sale of counterfeit parts, providing customers with a secure site to find authorized product,” says Gray. All sales are completed through the distributor’s site with no inventory offered through the association’s site. In addition, search results are random based on search match and availability. Search results are not influenced by advertising or sponsorships. The ECIA is a not-for-profit trade association representing manufacturers of electronic components, their authorized distribution partners and manufacturer representatives.

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Laser marking aids

Green laser markers – used for certain plastics, silicon and reflective metals Lasers in the visible green spectrum operate at a 532 nanometer (nm) wavelength, which provides increased contrast on plastics that do not have pigmentation, the ability to soft mark silicon, and high quality marking of such reflective materials as gold and silver.

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Selecting the right laser marker for an application Several laser marking technologies are on the market and each one has specific marking characteristics that align best with particular materials and applications. The major choices are Ytterbium:fiber (Yb:fiber); Neodymium: vanadate (Nd:YVO4); green (532 nanometers (nm)); ultraviolet (UV); and carbon dioxide (CO2). In addition, Neodymiumdoped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) is an older technology that is still being used in the high power market, but has largely been superseded by one of the others listed. Each of these lasers and types of laser materials create light at different

wavelengths and with different optical properties, for example, peak power and pulse width. Both the green and UV lasers use the Nd:YVO4 laser engine, but employ additional materials to change the light wavelength from 1064nm to 532nm and 355nm respectively. Each laser wavelength is suited to different marking requirements based upon material, contrast, size of characters and thermal input to the part. Yb:fiber- cost effective with great mark quality The fiber laser is the latest laser design, in which the laser is generated in an ytterbium-doped silica fiber. The pump energy is supplied by single emitter telecom style diodes, which have an extremely long estimated life, up to 100,000 hours. High energy efficiency and low maintenance requirements give the fiber laser the lowest cost of ownership.

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3-Phase sine wave filters boost EMC performance Series FMAC SINE and FMAC SINE DCL 3-phase sine wave output filters are designed to convert output voltage wave forms produced by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) frequency converters into low distortion sine wave forms for motor and power transformation applications resulting in significantly increased efficiency and life of the motor. Products’ operating voltage is 3 x 288/500 Vac and rated currents range from 4-16A. Both have screw clamp terminals and screw on mounting to the chassis. SCHURTER http://ept.hotims.com/34483-99

Smart card connectors are PCI, PCI-ready CCM01 and CCM02 Series of smart card connectors that provide PCI and PCI-ready security features, provide additional accessories that are integrated on the connector in order to prevent unauthorized access to the data contacts and to detect any connection attempt. Devices provide a sealed, normally-open card detection switch and a card guide with a chamfered opening in the card entry slot to improve the card guidance. Maximum card insertion force is 40N and contact force ranges from 0.20N to 0.5N. Minimum (EMV compatible) mechanical life for the 8-contact and PCI ready CCM01 Series connector is 500,000 cycles. C&K COMPONENTS http://ept.hotims.com/34483-101

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RNV series high voltage, anti-moisture, axial leaded metal film resistors have a standard ¼ watt body size and are able to handle voltages up to 1600Vdc and overload voltages of up to 3200Vdc. Products meet IEC 60065.14.1 standards and provide improved voltage surge handling up to 7KV. Device uses proprietary manufacturing processes and materials to provide a robust product, providing enhanced electrical performance under prolonged high temperature and high humidity stress. STACKPOLE

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Low power oscillator suits high frequency applications SiT8004 low power, high frequency oscillator, reduces oscillator power consumption by up to 66% and is suitable for high performance networking, video, computing and storage applications. The MEMS-based programmable device provides 6.7mA of typical current consumption at 125MHz, which is up to 66% lower than that of a standard crystal oscillator. In addition to supporting any frequency between 125 MHz and 150 MHz, it is also available in pre-configured options such as 125MHz and 125.00375MHz for GPON, EPON and Gigabit Ethernet. SITIME CORP.

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Miniature illuminated snap-in rocker switches are configurable CWS Series of fullface illuminated miniature rocker switches are available with red, green or amber illumination and are configurable with either LED (CWSC) or neon (CWSB) lighting. Product’s snap-in mount capability ensures labor saving installation. Devices are rated 9A @ 125Vac for resistive loads. Model CWSC has a rating of 6A @ 250Vac, while model CWSB versions provide a built-in resistor for direct connection to the ac power source. The offset terminal alignment on both versions improves insulation resistance and dielectric strength. NKK SWITCHES http://ept.hotims.com/34483-47

Oscilloscope platform enhances performance, analysis MSO/DPO5000 Series mixed signal oscilloscope platform includes FastAcq with a >250,000 wfm/s maximum waveform capture rate to discover elusive problems, FastFrame segmented memory acquisition and long record length to capture long time periods at high resolution, extensive built-in tools for in-depth analysis of complex designs, and a Windows-based user interface for easy networking and intuitive operation. Product series includes eight models ranging from 350MHz of analog bandwidth and 5 GS/s sample rates to 2GHz and 10GS/s for higher-end applications. Record length ranges from 12.5M up to 250M for in-depth analysis and debug. Each model has 4 analog channels. The MSO models provide 16 digital channels and built-in parallel bus trigger and decode functionality. TEKTRONIX http://ept.hotims.com/34483-49

Nylon self-retaining spacers grip screw shank

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500 configurations of knobs in various styles are available as push-on, set-screw, collet, wing, bell-shaped, aluminum, locking and specialty knobs. Product series serves the two-communications, medical, industrial, audio, military, and instrumentation markets. Product’s have specialty features such as unique shapes, a soft-touch feel, ergonomic design. The collet knobs provide a more reliable grip on the switch shaft with metal ‘fingers’ that tighten evenly around the shaft. This prevents slippage and ensures that the shaft will not be marred or damaged, unlike knobs that use set-screws. ELMA ELECTRONIC

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