Electronics Industry Links

For your convenience, Odyssey Electronics has put together a list
of helpful resources within the electronics industry. There are a number of excellent associations worth looking into as well as some great sites for current articles on electrics industry and emerging technologies. We have also provided tracking links for the shipping carriers we use.

Company Name Search

Electronic Source Book
Data Sheet Locator – Resource for locating manufacturer data sheets.

Engineering DB Sites

Surface Mount Net – Electronics industry portal with information about surface mount technology, PCB assembly, EMS processes, etc.

Electronics Industry Associations

USB Developers Org – Support organization for the advancement and adoption of Universal Serial Bus technologies.
Sparc International – Guidance and oversight for the evolution of SPARC and its open standards technology.
Semiconductor Research Corp – Aligning technology companies, academia, government agencies, and SRC engineers & scientists.
Semiconductor Eq & Mat Inst – Organization working to align the electronics manufacturing and design supply chain.
Inst of Elect and Elect Eng – Highly-cited articles, conferences & events, and professional & educational activities.
Photolithography – Organization that focuses on light-based science, engineering, and technologies.
Electronic Ind Assoc – Environmental Investigation Agency provides in-depth analysis on supply chains and trade data.
Digital Video Broadcasting Org – Media and technology companies work together to develop open technical specifications.
Underwriters Labs – Solutions for safety, security, and sustainability challenges for companies across more than 100 countries.

Trades Journals

 EE Times – Articles and insights on the latest technologies & business developments in the global electronics industry.
 
Arrow – Articles on innovation happening with leading technology manufacturers and service providers.

Package Tracking

 Federal Express – Get your tracking information for Fed Ex shipping.
 
DHL Express Shipping information if your parts will be sent with DHL.
 United Parcel Service – Tracking information for parts shipped with UPS.

Currency Converter

Oanda – A reliable currency convertor with up-to-date-exchange rate information.