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Farnell podcast explores AI, brain science

Farnell’s Top Tech Voices podcast continues its second season with two new episodes exploring how neuroscience, AI, and health technology are reshaping the way people think, behave, and live. The latest conversations feature renowned neuroscientist and Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth, and Dr Julia Jones, a neuroscientist, former Olympic psychologist and founder

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How is AI shaping everyday technologies?

Mouser Electronics announced the first 2026 instalment of its Empowering Innovation Together (EIT) technology series, Engineering AI for Daily Life. This instalment explores how artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in everyday products and services, from assisted search and messaging tools to healthcare wearables that monitor personal wellbeing. As AI capabilities expand across consumer and connected

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Codasip announces strategic pivot

Codasip announced a strategic evolution of its business to focus on the rapidly growing need for cyber-resilient semiconductor architectures and semiconductor System on Chips (SoCs). In conjunction with this change, Codasip is also announcing the divesture of its low-end RISC-V processor design business to a public US semiconductor company. As part of the divestiture, the

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GigaDevice strengthens Brazil expansion

GigaDevice, a semiconductor company specialising in Flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog products, has appointed ACP Componentes Eletrônicos as a strategic long-term distribution partner for Brazil, covering the company’s full portfolio, including Flash, specialty DRAM, MCUs, sensors, and analog products, across all 26 states. The partnership marks a significant milestone in GigaDevice’s expansion

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Harwin announces 2026 Distributor of the Year winners

Harwin has announced the winners of its Distributor of the Year Awards, with DigiKey declared the Global Winner 2026. On announcing the award, Harwin highlighted DigiKey’s exceptional performance to its business across multiple regions and helping to drive year-on-year growth across all territories. DigiKey also took home a second trophy: Global e-Commerce Distributor, 2026. Regional

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Mouser seals global deal with StarTech

Mouser Electronics has signed a new global distribution agreement with StarTech, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, professional-grade connectivity accessories that support IT, industrial, and embedded system integration. StarTech’s wide portfolio includes solutions supporting hundreds of technologies, from legacy to the latest industry standards. StarTech’s USB interface modules are designed to upgrade or expand network

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Anritsu expands portfolio via TTi sales agreement

Anritsu Corporation has signed a sales agreement with Thurlby Thandar Instruments Limited (TTi), a UK based test and measurement instrument manufacturer. Under this agreement, Anritsu has started selling TTi general purpose test instruments in European markets as of 1st April 2026, expanding its portfolio beyond communications test and measurement into core laboratory and production instrumentation.

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What are military-grade components standards?

Military-grade components mean that a component has been made to a specific standard that allows it to carry out a certain task. They are designed to ensure they consistently perform under extreme conditions. For a component to be military-grade, it means that the parts, materials, and equipment used must adhere to stringent defence standards and

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Emil Otto expands its international sales network

Emil Otto has expanded its international sales network with several new sales partners in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, strengthening its presence in key growth markets while improving local support for its customers. “These new partnerships enable us to provide electronic fluxes, solar fluxes, and cleaning chemicals for electronics manufacturing and photovoltaic production in the

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Supplyframe launches new tariff estimator

Supplyframe’s Findchips launched its Tariff Estimator across a wide range of parts in the vast Findchips catalogue. This new feature empowers engineers and sourcing professionals to translate Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Harmonised System (HS) codes and country-of-origin details into estimated tariff duty rates for imports into the US, providing a cost range for sourcing

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