Taipei — The growth rate of global smartphone shipments slowed to 25.9% in 2014 and is expected to fall to 12.4% in 2015, according to TrendForce. A total of nearly 1.17 billion smartphones were shipped in 2014, while approximately 1.31 billion are predicted to be shipped next year. “The growth rate of smartphone shipments is…
Wilmington, Mass. — Heilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking the SolderRight Direct Solder Terminals manufactured by Molex Incorporated. The new SolderRight Direct Solder Terminals have a low-profile that enables right-angle connections to a printed circuit board at a low applied cost. They are ideal for tight packaging constraints and…
Future Electronics Inc. last week celebrated the fifth anniversary of its ultra-modern distribution center in Germany serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The 40 million euro facility in Leipzig, opposite a vast BMW industrial park in the German state of Saxony, is one of Future’s three global distribution centers from which it supports…
TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, today announced the official opening of its TE Wearables Lab in Menlo Park, California. Exclusively focused on wearable technologies across consumer, medical, industrial and defense businesses, the lab serves as a collaboration center for TE’s team of engineers, scientists and its customers throughout the design process. “TE designs and…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announced today the launch of its new Engineering Development Tools Center on Mouser.com. This time-saving microsite allows developers to select from a variety of development tools for products such as microcontrollers, analog and digital ICs, LED lighting, optoelectronics, wireless, and more.…
New technologies almost always have an advantage over their predecessors and engineers love to try out leading-edge products. But for purchasing, this dynamic creates a dilemma: suppliers often develop products or platforms that are unique to that vendor. OEMs and their manufacturing partners may end up with a single source for a product – a…