Electronic And Industrial Components

To help design engineers decipher the wave of new and developing technologies hitting the electronics market, Farnell InOne, the international distributor of electronic and industrial components, has launched a new 'Technology First' initiative. The 'Technology First' series begins with the launch of a new catalogue of development kits from the leading microprocessor suppliers. The catalogue is an industry-first in providing engineers with a platform for unbiased choice and comparison, showing all the latest microprocessor offerings, such as 32-bit ARM core processors, in one place. The twenty-page microprocessor catalogue lists development kits from ten leading microprocessor suppliers, including Microchip, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Freescale. The wide range of kits allow engineers to develop their designs from concept to solution without incurring full-scale production costs whilst the catalogues simple format enables them to compare features and benefits alongside price and performance. Other technologies which the 'Technology First' series will focus on later in the year include optoelectronics and power/analogue signal paths, providing topical information on a number of areas including architecture and core design. Supporting technical information, associated links and reference material will be available to download from Electronics Design World, Farnell InOne's online community for electronic engineers at www.farnellinone.co.uk. Jamie Furness, EDE development manager at Farnell InOne, comments: 'With so many new technologies coming on to the market, we feel it's really important to make sure that design engineers have all the information needed to make informed decisions that will help them achieve real benefit from these cutting edge developments. We're delighted to be able to share our technical expertise and offer design engineers the support they need in adopting these new technologies. Farnell InOne's 'Technology First' series will help engineers choose the best components to meet their design needs from the widest choice of leading manufacturers.'