Element14 launches Asia-Pacific microsites targeting key technology segmentsThe electronic components distributor Farnell Company element14 has initiated 6 fresh microsites within the Asia-Pacific region to life, with a focus on key sections of the lighting technology, alternative energy, wireless sensor, transportation and instrumentation and measurement.

Due to the new locations, customers will be able, by the large number of distributors of products and information resources of leading manufacturers who navigate especially for those segments. The microsites also provide direct and easy access to resources and the latest design methodologies and say element14.

The lighting microsite focuses on LED lighting, a mature technology that keeps their energy efficiency has the potential to detect and enforce the market in the near future, the dealer. element14 has more than 10,000 hours component in action, in categories including LED modules, power supplies, LED drivers, high-power LEDs and thermal management and optical networking solutions from major suppliers such as National Semiconductor, NXP and Cree.

As worldwide energy, expenditure persists to increase, and more nations and companies to explore and endow in sustainable energy options. element14 said its substitute energy microsite seeks to be a reliable and comprehensive source for engineers in this rising region. The catalog comprise of more than 3,000 energy-efficient products for major brands such as Amphenol and connectivity technology, linear Panasonic ET. The dealer says the microsite enables engineers to total cost of ownership, real environmental benefits and simplicity to reduce the application to areas such as the generation, conversion, storage, processing and distribution phases of the design.

Wireless technology is one of the fastest developing areas, especially with the growing popularity of mobile platforms. Today, almost all mobile devices come with some wireless connectivity options. element14 offers more than 5,000 Wi-Fi products that are essential in the design phase, prototype testing and life cycle of development. These components of the leading vendors such as Freescale, Texas Instruments and Microchip, support for frequently used functions such as ZigBee, Bluetooth, 3G and Wi-Fi and can be utilized in a range of applications ranging from car telematics wireless data collection.