Chinese firms are beefing up research and new product development programs in a bid to gain higher margins from the global market, according to industry experts. As a result, the number of innovative devices coming out of China has risen steadily in recent years and this pace is only likely to accelerate in future, according…
America II Electronics, Inc., one of the world’s largest distributors of semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has entered into a franchise distribution agreement with ITSWELL Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of LED products used in home appliance, automotive, traffic control, medical, lighting, and gaming applications. Under terms of the agreement, America II will have…
Element14 has expanded its portfolio of power MOSFETs with the addition of CoolMOS™ and OptiMOS™ and families from Infineon Technologies, a world leader in semiconductors and system solutions. These products deliver outstanding performance for switched mode power supply (SMPS) applications ensuring the highest efficiency, increased power density and ease of use. Marc Grange, Head of…
Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, announced today that it has formed a partnership with Shanghai Hi-tech Control System Co., Ltd. to jointly develop, market and sell new industrial networking solutions. HiTe Control is a leading industrial automation systems provider with established divisions throughout China and already…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced their new Robotics Technology site. Mouser’s new technology site provides developers with the resources they need to learn about the latest advances in robotics technologies, and the newest components from Mouser Electronics for building robotics systems. The new Robotics Technology site, available on Mouser.com, contains valuable information for developers interested…
Opponents of offshore manufacturing and immigration reform point to U.S. job losses as the main effect of these actions. Yet two studies released this week conclude the U.S. manufacturing industry is facing a drastic shortage of talent. The U.S. will require nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs over the next decade, and 2 million of those jobs are…
Buyers online. They are conducting research and gathering information so that they can make a purchase. Will your company show up when the buyer conducts an online search? If your company doesn’t rank on the first page of the search engine results it is unlikely that your company will be found by the buyer. (Page…
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® bestowed its highest corporate honors to Plexus Corp. and Honeywell. During a luncheon at IPC APEX EXPO®, the IPC Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award was presented to Plexus Corp. and the IPC Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award to Honeywell. Named after a former IPC Board Chairman who was a founding…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the ADuCRF101 Precision Analog Microcontroller with RF Transceiver from Analog Devices. The ADuCRF101 is a fully integrated data acquisition system-on-a-chip designed for low power wireless applications. It features a 6-channel 12-bit analog to digital converter (ADC) built around a 16MHz ARM Cortex-M3 core, as well as a complete wireless…
The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented six candidates for election at the IPC Annual Meeting today, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center. Three candidates were selected for term renewal and three were elected as first-time directors. All six Board members will…