Dunne pointed to the increase in demand for printed circuit boards--a component used in many electronic products.

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Everything, all of the electronics on the vehicle itself, every component had its own solid-state circuit breaker so that we could turn things on and off, and control what was happening.

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The standard's global deployment is pervasive, and the span of stakeholders in its ongoing development is sweeping, including network component and system manufacturers (optical transceivers, cabling, integrated circuit, powering devices, switches and network interface cards, for example) and network, software and bandwidth providers, as well as LAN and Internet users worldwide.

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Eliminating the volume control component from the inside of the casing reduces the noise in the circuit, allowing the music to be heard more clearly.

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From resistors and LED modules to light sensors, each block represents a real component that can be attached to each other via magnetic connectors, hopefully creating a circuit in the process.

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