Interconnect, Passives & Electromechanical | Engineers' Insight

From software architecture to design, and systems to application, software runs the devices, interfaces, and world that we live in. Explore our resources to get technical expertise and stay up to date with software trends and technology.

Featured

How to Select Power Supplies for Medical Devices

By James Spencer - 2024年2月8日

This article aims to assist in selecting the correct power supply for medical applications. It explains the main factors to consider in identifying the optimal power supply option and provides a brief overview.

Redefining healthcare & the interconnection technology repercussions

By Marco Enge - 2022年2月16日

As healthcare applications move out of the hospital and into patients' homes, electronic components must be adapted to a new set of criteria. Here Marco Enge explores how these criteria are affecting connector design.

What does miniaturisation mean for connector selection?

By Paul Jones - 2022年2月9日

As electronic systems become smaller, they also require more component parts in increasingly space-constrained environments to meet extra expectations on functionality. Here Paul Jones explores what they means for connector selection across markets.

Molex-Non-Automotive-Transportation-EN-Article-Image

Making farming smarter with next generation connectivity

By Paul Jones - 2022年1月18日

Paul Jones looks at how the latest technological advances will help to make the global agriculture sector function more efficiently - and what the implications will be on connector selection.

Finding the right fuse for the task: Five criteria for fuse selection

By Jerry Moss - 2021年8月11日

Regardless of what an electronic system does, it will contain one or multiple fuses. So making the right choice for your design is key. Read how in this five point guide.

What to consider when specifying cable assemblies for high reliability applications

By Marco Enge - 2021年8月10日

Sourcing or building cable assemblies for high-reliability applications isn't always a straight forward process. Here, Marco Enge takes a look at the options.

Emergency stop button on an automated assembly line

How can relays keep your electronic systems safe?

2021年5月27日

Relays play a key role in switching electrical signals, but with the right specification, these devices can also provide safety and circuit protection.

Advances in avionics

By Martin Keenan - 2021年3月24日

Avionics sits at the heart of the aerospace industry. Here Martin Keenan investigates the latest advances in technology and the innovations that are likely to follow.

Robots working on a factory production line

Connecting the IIoT: an introduction to single-pair Ethernet

By Martin Keenan - 2021年2月17日

Single Pair Ethernet is the perfect power delivery and data networking method for IIoT. Learn why in this introduction to SPE.

From trace to interconnect: a quick guide to optimising high-speed signal-path design

By Martin Keenan - 2020年11月23日

In high-speed applications, effects such as common-mode noise, crosstalk, and losses due to signal-path impedances can challenge signal integrity. Here Martin Keenan explains how connector choice and signal path design can offset these issues.

Autonomous vehicles communicating with each other on roads

How automotive Ethernet and 5G will power autonomous driving

2020年9月22日

Automotive Ethernet and high-performance 5G communication systems will form the backbone of autonomous vehicles, enabling safety, and increased comfort for drivers and passengers.

How SiC and GaN technology is affecting passive component development

2020年6月19日

To keep up with the semiconductor process innovations, SiC and GaN present some unique challenges to the essential passive components used in power conversion and motor drive circuits.

Evolution before revolution: the origins of Industry 4.0

2020年5月27日

We’ve come a long way from the days of Henry Ford famously telling customers that they could have the Model T car painted any colour ‘so long as it was black’ – a quote which reflected the compromise of having to put efficiency before choice.

The evolution of cellular networks

By Martin Keenan - 2020年4月29日

Since the first 5G services were launched in the USA by Verizon and AT&T, 5G networks have been rolled out in a further 17 countries with South Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States leading the charge and China catching up fast.

The future is 5G

By Adam Chidley - 2020年4月29日

'The explosive growth of the IoT shows no signs of abating, with Gartner forecasting 20.8 billion connected “things” by 2020, and IHS Markit predicting that this number will rise to 125 billion by 2030.'

Extending battery lifetime in wireless applications using supercapacitors

By Martin Keenan - 2020年4月20日

This article describes how supercapacitors can be deployed in conjunction with batteries to extend their operational life and reduce maintenance and replacement costs.

Engineer using an oscilloscope to test a circuit

Selecting relays for test and measurement equipment

By Shlomo Avital - 2020年3月30日

Follow Avnet Abacus on LinkedIn One of the key challenges with developing test and measurement equipment is to ensure that the signal that gets measured is the same as the signal that you want to measure. It sounds obvious, but multiple factors in the ...

An electric vehicle charging cable being plugged into a charging station

An introduction to EV charging infrastructure design

2020年2月7日

With demand for faster charging of EV vehicles increasing, the design of charging stations and infrastructure becomes ever more important.

V2X: The future of vehicle communications

By Martin Keenan - 2019年12月10日

Vehicles are about to become a lot more communicative: with other road users, with the infrastructure they pass on their journeys, with cloud-based services, and even with the energy grid. This communication should make vehicles more economical to operate...

Switching high voltages and currents with PCB-mounted relays

By Martin Keenan - 2019年11月8日

The growing demand for safe, robust and energy-efficient ways to switch relatively large amounts of power means that relays have an important role to play in a wide range of modern applications.

Avnet Abacus helps engineers to develop smart flow meters for monitoring water and gas consumption. Alan Jermyn, VP Marketing, looks at what’s driving demand for smart meters, how they work and how they’re built.

Taking flow measurement to the next level

By Alan Jermyn - 2019年10月25日

Avnet Abacus helps engineers to develop smart flow meters for monitoring water and gas consumption. Alan Jermyn, VP Marketing, looks at what’s driving demand for smart meters, how they work and how they’re built.

While connectors are not the most interesting components in automotive systems, they can make or break a design. Here, Mathias Goebel looks at the four main factors affecting connector choices in modern automotive applications.

4 factors steering connector choices in today's automotive applications

2019年9月16日

Connectors are critical components in any automotive systems, and their selection can make or break a design. Here, Mathias Goebel looks at the four main factors affecting connector choices in modern automotive applications.

When specifying connectors for IIoT applications, making the right choice is vital to ensuring the integrity of the transmission. Vibration, humidity and environmental stress are regular concerns when specifying any system component for a factory or

Industry 3.0 vs. Industry 4.0: Selecting connectors for the new industrial age

2019年6月17日

When specifying connectors for IIoT applications, making the right choice is vital to ensuring the integrity of the transmission. Vibration, humidity and environmental stress are regular concerns when specifying any system component for a factory or

Recent advances in wireless technology have enabled the use of mesh network topologies in home and building control applications, but what are your options, and can you combine them?

A quick guide to multi-standard mesh networking

By Alessandro Mastellari - 2019年4月11日

Recent advances in wireless technology have enabled the use of mesh network topologies in home and building control applications, but what are your options, and can you combine them?

To mark International Women’s Day, we spoke to two female engineers at different points in their careers – one from the UK and one from Germany – to find out from them what their take is on being a woman in engineering

Women in engineering – where are we now?

By Lisa Rees - 2019年3月7日

To mark International Women’s Day, we spoke to two female engineers at different points in their careers – one from the UK and one from Germany – to find out from them what their take is on being a woman in engineering and to learn more about t

Cars used to be little more than four wheels, four seats, an internal combustion engine, and enough electronics to get a spark to each plug at the right time. Today’s vehicles are radically more complex.

Design trends: Automotive passives

By Martin Keenan - 2018年11月29日

Cars used to be little more than four wheels, four seats, an internal combustion engine, and enough electronics to get a spark to each plug at the right time. Today’s vehicles are radically more complex.

And so electronica 2018 is over. In our final post, we look back on the best bits of day three.

From humanoids to holograms and humanity projects - How Avnet showcased the future at electronica

2018年11月16日

And so electronica 2018 is over. In our final post, we look back on the best bits of day three.

Another day at electronica 2018 has passed and it was arguably even busier than the first. A constant stream of customers and suppliers kept the atmosphere on the Avnet Abacus stand buzzing, and our schedule was packed full of great speakers and demo

electronica 2018 day two highlights

2018年11月15日

Another day at electronica 2018 has passed and it was arguably even busier than the first. A constant stream of customers and suppliers kept the atmosphere on the Avnet Abacus stand buzzing, and our schedule was packed full of great speakers and demo

On a crisp morning at Messe Munich there was an excited buzz around the exhibition centre as electronica 2018 opened its doors. Read what happened on day one.

electronica 2018 day one highlights

2018年11月13日

On a crisp morning at Messe Munich there was an excited buzz around the exhibition centre as electronica 2018 opened its doors. Read what happened on day one.

As electronica 2018 prepares to open its doors, here are three reasons you should visit Avnet Abacus on stand C5 101 this week.

3 reasons to visit Avnet Abacus at electronica 2018

2018年11月12日

As electronica 2018 prepares to open its doors, here are three reasons you should visit Avnet Abacus on stand C5 101 this week.

First 1 2 3 Last Results Per Page: 30 60 90 All

Complementary Content

${loading}