February 4, 2014 – Mouser Electronics, Inc, a leading engineering resource and global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, is pleased to congratulate its suppliers that have won Elektra Awards 2013 across a variety of categories. The Elektra Awards recognize innovation and achievements in the electronics industry, and are awarded to outstanding individuals, companies, and products in their class.
Environmental Award Winner: Amphenol – Black Zinc Nickel Plating
Amphenol developed Black Zinc Nickel plating as a qualified Mil-Spec alternative to Cadmium, offering the excellent corrosion resistance of cadmium without the environmental toxicity. This plating is popular in Amphenol’s MIL-D38999 connectors.
Passive & Electromechanical Product of Year Winner: Harwin – Gecko G125 Connectors
Harwin’s Gecko G125 Connectors target board interconnect situations where a low profile connector is absolutely necessary. The G125's dense pin count results in a 35% space saving over competing high-performance connectors, while still providing up to 2.8A per contact over a wide temperature range.
Semiconductor Product of the Year Winner: FTDI Chip – FT800 EVE Graphics Processor
The FTDI FT800 is a high integration graphics solution that combines display, audio, and touch features into a single chip. The FT800 targets intelligent QVGA and WQVGA TFT displays, and can provide 24-bit color on an 18-bit interface.
Solid-State Lighting Award Winner: LED Engin – LuxiTune Dimmable LED System
LED Engin’s LuxiTune offers the lighting quality of halogen-style dimming with the energy efficiency of LED lighting. It uses standard dimmers and adapts to the dimmer's 0 to 100% range. It features an LED Engin High Luminous Efficacy LED, providing exceptional white light quality for an LED at an affordable price. LuxiTune offers low power and highly directional lighting where quality dimmable lighting is required.
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Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 4 million products online from more than 500 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 400,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.
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