Nine of the top 20 semiconductor suppliers are expected to record double-digit growth in 2014, according to a preview of the IC Insights 2014 McClean Report. The Top 25 semiconductor supplier report reveals that sales at TSMC, MediaTek, and SK Hynix are each expected to increase by more than 20 percent in 2014. The Semiconductor Industry…
Singapore — FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, introduced today, a comprehensive suite of solutions for Lighting applications. The FCI suite of products consisting of Wire-to-Board, Wire-to-Wire, Wire-to-Panel and Board-to-Board configurations, are suitable for a variety of lighting applications such as retrofit lamps, indoor/outdoor fixtures, signage, specialty lighting and lighting controls. The FCI…
London, England – Findings from the Semicast study “Opportunities for ARM in Embedded Processing” suggest shipments for ARM in IoT applications are set to grow to about twelve billion units in 2018, from fewer than three billion in 2010 and under one billion in 2006. Units for ARM-based microcontrollers in IoT applications are forecast to grow at a CAGR…
Electronic component manufacturers and distributors are getting ready to converge at Electronica 2014, November 11-14, in Munich, Germany. One of the biggest topics of discussion at the show will be the Internet of Things (IoT) and its huge growth potential for the electronics industry ranging from networked medical devices to smart homes and connected vehicles.…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., in conjunction with its recent global release of MultiSIM BLUE, offers a full-featured support site with documentation, downloads, video tutorials and user forum to get engineer’s designs to market faster. Available as a free download on Mouser.com, MultiSIM BLUE has set a new standard by creating an easy-to-use, fully integrated platform for circuit simulation and…
Activity levels in the memory device market remain flat and there is a bit of uncertainty as to where the weeks before Thanksgiving will finish. The 32×16 LP DDR parts were the biggest call out of the week, followed by standard 1.5-V DDR2 SDRAM. This may be due to an increase in mobile applications and…
Aliso Viejo, Calif. — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today reported unaudited results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014 ended Sept. 28, 2014. Net sales for Microsemi’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 were $303.3 million, up 3.8 percent sequentially and up 21.1 percent from…
London — Consumer demand for wearable technology is rising fast, with Q3 global shipments totalling 12.7 million units, up 40% from just over nine million units in Q3 2013, according to the latest quarterly research from Futuresource Consulting. “The wearables market is definitely one to watch, with our forecasts predicting sales of 52 million units…