Digi-Key Electronics is announcing the beta release of a library consisting of nearly 1000 common parts for use by the open source KiCad schematic capture and printed circuit board tool on their website. Digi-Key analysed which parts are the top 1000 that users of KiCad would likely need and created a library that binds the schematic symbols and printed circuit board footprints together into atomic elements, while adding several fields including part numbers and links to datasheets. The library is distributed under the same licence as KiCad's main library, thereby making it available for anyone to use for their own designs.

Rockwell Automation has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2018 World's Most Ethical Companies. This is the tenth year that the Ethisphere Institute has named Rockwell Automation to the distinguished list of 135 global companies that influence and drive positive change and improve ethical leadership and corporate behaviour.

Mouser Electronics will once again exhibit at Embedded World 2018 - the world's biggest exhibition and conference focused on embedded technologies, occurring February 27-March 1 in Nuremberg, Germany. Mouser representatives will be in Booth 111 in Hall 3A to discuss the entire spectrum of embedded systems and display innovative products and technologies from a wide range of industry-leading manufacturers.