The National Semiconductors LM26484 multi-function, configurable power management unit is now available from Farnell.
Article 6 of the RoHS directive requires the European Commission (EC) to carry out a review of the RoHS directive regularly and to consider any changes that are needed. This review started in 2005 and all aspects of the directive have been considered. The Commission has now published its proposals during December 2008. So how do these proposals affect the Electronics Engineer?
Unlike in the original RoHS Directive, the EC now has to take into account the aims of the Lisbon strategy so that development of an environmental strategy also considers growth and employment. Another fundamental change is that RoHS substance restrictions would be imposed only if there is an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment, whereas previously it was based only on the precautionary principal.
Read further details of the proposed changes and their implications for the Electronics Industry in this pdf from FARNELL.
A new global franchise agreement has been signed by Samtec and Premier Farnell. Premier Farnell will stock Samtec’s industry-leading range of high-speed connectivity solutions, and distribute them through its global network of companies – Newark in the Americas, Farnell in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and India, Premier Electronics in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Farnell-Newark in ASEAN and Brazil. The Samtec product offering to be actively marketed and stocked across the world, will include signal integrity systems, rugged systems including power-to-board, sealed circular and rugged / high shock and vibration systems, and micro systems with flexible board stacking from 0.5mm pitch to 200-inches and above. The new global agreement will provide designers immediate web access to data and support, as well as reduced delivery lead times, says the company. “The new global franchise agreement with Samtec will fortify our high-speed connectivity solutions for our world-wide design engineering customer base,” said Marianne Culver, head of global supplier management, at Premier Farnell. “We are remarkably pleased to be working with an industry-leading organisation that has ranked number one in The Bishop Report’s for ‘Customer Survey of the Electronics Industry’ for over a decade.” Scott Lamb, Samtec's global distribution manager: “We are excited about our new relationship with Premier Farnell. "Premier Farnell’s global reach and dedication to the engineering and design segments for the electronics market are a great fit with Samtec’s product offering."
