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Red Pitaya, Arduino and DigiKey team together for "Maker-to-Engineer Learning Lab", supplying tools such as oscilloscopes and Arduino boards.

DigiKey is providing a free, on-demand Zephyr RTOS online workshop and video series. Aimed at students and engineers, you learn how to write a Zephyr device driver. Zephyr is real-time operating system (RTOS) and development framework, an open source project at the Linux Foundation. DigiKey identifies a steep learning curve, but says Zephyr is a key system for engineers and ...

DigiKey is introducing its own private-labeled product line, DigiKey Standard. The first DigiKey Standard product appeared in 2022 but it is now being expanded into a full product line, spanning kits and soldering stations to power systems and battery holders. The products will deliver “dependable solutions and tools for everyday designing and building needs” says the distributor. “With DigiKey Standard, ...

DigiKey is releasing a new video series, Sustainable Futures, on the latest innovations that can drive eco-friendly technology. The series, which is sponsored by Analog Devices, has three episodes. They deal with companies and individuals leading the way in developing green technologies and more sustainable practices within organizations. Episodes The first episode of Season 1 is “Optimizing for Sustainability”. This ...

At Embedded World in March, Electronics Weekly asked DigiKey‘s vice president global business development, Mike Slater, if new tariffs and executive orders had resulted in any changes. The main headlines have been around the introduction and then retraction of some tariffs in a short space of time. “There’s been some, well, there’s been a lot of discussions around fallback [in ...

DigiKey and SparkFun are collaborating to bring Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) kits to school and college students. The “next generation of engineers, developers and innovators” says the distributor. The STEM initiative, aims to lower the barriers to learning robotics, engineering, software development and automation. The open-source, educational robotics system is designed to be easy-to-use, and comes with its own beginner-friendly ...

DigiKey has signed a global distribution partnership with Qorvo for its power and connectivity product lines. Under the terms of the agreement, DigiKey will distribute Qorvo’s portfolio across across North America, EMEA and APAC regions. Qorvo said it hoped to accelerate its customer’ time-to-market. “For Qorvo, delivering innovative, high-performance solutions to our customers is a top priority, and our agreement ...

DigiKey has announced a significant expansion of its portfolio in 2024, adding 1.1 million new parts and the addition of 455 suppliers. This includes across its core business, DigiKey Marketplace, and the Fulfilled by DigiKey programmes. Key suppliers added, highlighted by the company, include Amphenol Airmar, HALO Electronics, Menlo Micro and Jameco. “2024 was a year of investment for DigiKey, ...

Fabless semiconductor company, MediaTek has signed a global distribution agreement with DigiKey. Products available for immediate shipment include MediaTek’s development boards, development kits and programmers, ICs and RF and wireless products. Taiwan’s MediaTek is the fifth largest fabless semiconductor company in the world, said DigiKey. Its portfolio includes SoCs for embedded systems, mobile devices, home entertainment, network and connectivity, automated ...

DigiKey is launching Series 3 of its video sequence on logistics technology called ‘Supply Chain Transformed’. The new set of videos focus on innovative technologies, including IoT, that are driving the logistics industry. The first of three videos in the series, “Optimizing Supply Chain Logistics” is already live on DigiKey’s website. It considers the evolving landscape of supply chain and ...