AVX Corp. CEO John Gilbertson has been in the electronics components business long enough to know growth signs when they start cropping up in key industry segments like automotive, cloud storage, defense and telecom. Anecdotal reports, though, aren’t quite as reliable as definite component orders and as a company that sells 44 percent of its…
Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), a leading end-to-end supply chain solutions company, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Fiscal Year 2014 Results of Operations Net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 were $26.1 billion, an increase of $2.5 billion from the $23.6 billion recognized in fiscal…
Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Revenue for the first quarter of 2014 was $337.4 million, a 4% decrease compared to $353.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, and 2% higher compared to $329.1 million for the…
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, recently received TE Connectivity’s (TE) 2013 Americas Distributor of the Year award. This award is presented annually to the distributor demonstrating innovation and performance in support of TE product. Historically, Digi-Key has been well positioned with TE, garnering back-to-back…
International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE:IRF) today announced financial results for the third quarter (ended March 30, 2014) of its fiscal year 2014. Revenue was $269.3 million, about flat compared to $270.0 million in the prior quarter and a 20.1% increase from $224.3 million in the prior year quarter. GAAP net income for the third quarter was $19.1…
General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2014. For the first quarter of 2014, excluding certain items, the Company recorded adjusted loss per share of ($0.05) and adjusted operating income of $27 million. For the first quarter of 2014, reported loss per share was ($6.42) and reported…
Binder-USA, a global supplier of high-quality circular connectors and cordsets for over 50 years, has announced its newest Canadian distributor, Matrix Technology Ltd. With new distribution facilities that are closer to our customers, we are pleased to say that we look forward to expanding our services and products to further satisfy Canadian customers. …
Manufacturers of passive products anticipating strong sales growth in 2014 are pinning their hopes on improvements in key end-markets, including automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications and even the defense sector but they say tepid distribution orders and low inventory levels indicate channel partners remain wary about the strength of the ongoing market recovery. Many of the…
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed a global distribution agreement with FCT, a Molex company*, to supply the company’s popular range of D-Sub interconnect products worldwide. This formal agreement cements the excellent relationship that has existed between…
First Quarter 2014 Overview: Revenue: NT$31.69 billion (US$1.04 billion) Gross margin: 18.6%; operating margin: 3.0% Foundry capacity utilization rate: 81% Net income attributable to the stockholders of the parent: NT$1.18 billion (US$38.7 million) Earnings per share: NT$0.09; earnings per ADS: US$0.015 United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC” or “The Company”), a leading global…