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Affordable alternatives on a wide range of electrical and electronics products for design and production applications are being offered by Premier Farnell through its range of Exclusive Brands. The range offers cost savings of typically 30% on over 50,000 production level quality, in-stock products with the additional benefit of customisation options.

Premier Farnell plc, the leading multichannel distributor, is first to stock Microchip Technology Inc and Digilent, Inc’s first chipKIT™ 32-bit microcontroller development platform. Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analogue and Flash-IP solutions, and Digilent, Inc. recently launched the first 32-bit-microcontroller-based, open-source development platform that conforms to Arduino™ hardware and software. Designed and manufactured by Digilent, a Microchip Authorised Design Partner, the chipKIT™ platform is the first 32-bit solution in Arduino™ form-factor in the industry to enable hobbyists and academics to easily, and inexpensively, integrate electronics into their projects, even if they do not have an electronic-engineering background. The platform consists of two PIC32-based development boards – Uno32 and Max32.

Through a single interface the element14 knode gives the design engineer immediate access to a world of electronic design solutions. Automating the creation of project design from initial concept to full realisation, increasing productivity and accelerating time to market as another unique aspect of the element14 global engineering community.

element14, a collaborative global electronics community from Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), is providing additional resources and guidance on its comprehensive legislation page to help manufacturers and design engineers to better understand the recent changes made in the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. An informative free RoHS eBook, which addresses the recent recast changes and live chat with global legislative expert Gary Nevison, are available to demystify and expedite compliance.

Online TV series hits million-view milestone giving engineers, enthusiasts and DIYers entertaining insight into modding inspiration, practice and culture

– element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers announces that The Ben Heck Show, featuring modding guru Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. Ben Heck, has registered 1 million viewers since its launch just four months ago. “The Ben Heck Show” is an informative and entertaining online television series dedicated to the science, art and mindset of system and hardware modders. Hosted by Benjamin J. Heckendorn, widely regarded as one of the most talented and innovative game console modders around the world, “The Ben Heck Show” is a bi-weekly online television series that spotlights Ben’s modifications of popular electronic devices. Ben rings in the New Year with his all-new, custom pinball machine build in the latest “The Ben Heck Show” episode. He kicks things off by installing a new CNC router in his workshop to gear up for another year of modding mayhem, and takes a closer look at programming embedded processors with the popu

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) the leading multi-channel, high service distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals globally, today announced a global franchise agreement with demmel products, an innovative leading manufacturer of Next Generation Intelligent LCD (iLCD) technology.

element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative online technology resource and community for electronic design engineers, and a leading authority on environmental legislation in the electronics industry, announces it will auction off its ‘electronics waste sculpture’ built over this week’s four day electronica event, 9-12 of November. The building of the sculpture can be watched via an exclusive web cam available through the element14 website at http://www.element-14.com/community/groups/electronica-2010. The proceeds from the auction will go towards supporting the charity Computer Aid International in support of their work to provide high-quality, professionally refurbished PCs to developing countries and to deliver training and technical support. The ‘electronics waste sculpture,’ acts as a reminder to the industry of the need to tackle the dangers of unregulated recycling of electronic waste in developing countries.

All visitors to Electronica are requested to bring an old electronic device, component or piece of hardware and leave it at the “Atrium at the entrance East” where the electronics waste sculpture will be built by German artist Birgit Werres

element14, Premier Farnell’s online technology resource and community is pleased to announce in line with its roadmap of innovation for electronic design engineers, the introduction of a new functionality that enables users to easily upload their own demonstration, tutorial or development videos to the eCommunity. Coming directly after the recently announced 150 community requested enhancements, element14 will allow users to share, sort and view videos, just like documents, throughout the site, by way of a simple search function. The recent site enhancements also mean video can be shared with anyone.

Premier Farnell, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor of electronic components, will provide access to over 8,000 free, 3D multi-media models of Tyco Electronics products to support millions of electronic design engineers globally, in their designing processes. The 3D models will be available globally via element14, the company’s online technology resource and community created exclusively for electronic design engineers. The products are available for purchase via the web in Europe, through Farnell and Asia Pacific, through Premier Electronics.