It’s no secret that developing tight relationships with your suppliers will garner major benefits including better pricing, higher quality parts, and access to the latest innovations and savings opportunities. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the automotive industry, where some of the largest automotive OEMs have lost their way, while others are reaping the…
Intel Corp. should have the boasting rights. It’s the biggest chipmaker by sales, market value and – arguably –brand recognition but in terms of cash and term liquid investments Intel isn’t the world’s richest semiconductor manufacturer. That title belongs to Qualcomm Inc., which in the March quarter reported not just more cash than any other…
Home automation – and the Internet of Things in general—sounds great, but will still be difficult to implement for many consumers that want to take advantage of the interconnected world. Even getting devices that are designed to communicate with one another can be frustrating for the average consumer. Electronics companies that are planning on capitalizing…
San Carlos, Calif. — Good news for buyers looking to purchase legacy Micron 512M synchronous DRAMs (SDRAMs). Alliance Memory Inc. has announced that specific Micron 512M SDRAMs, which the company recently acquired from Micron Semiconductor, will be available with their original Micron part numbers into 2017. By providing a continued supply of Micron’s end-of-life (EOL) parts,…
San Diego, Calif. — RF Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RFIL) announces the purchase of the ComPro braided product line (ComPro Product Line) from JMA Wireless. JMA retains all of its compression connector product lines for corrugated cables. The ComPro Product Line utilizes a patented compression technology that offers revolutionary advantages for a water-tight connection, easier installation, and improved…
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is reporting that a growing group of purchasers, including procurement managers in the electronics industry, are increasing their involvement in efforts to collect and share data on environmental risk among their suppliers. Not only has the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) recently teamed with CDP to increase the number of…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) from Cree. These new MMICs target X-band and C-band high frequency applications. The Cree GaN HEMT-based MMICs, available from Mouser Electronics, are high-power high-performance Gallium Nitride transistors. Gallium Nitride…
Singapore – RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied), the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced they have signed a global distribution agreement with HellermannTyton, a leading manufacturer of cable management products for fastening, fixing, identifying and protecting cables and their connecting components. The agreement represents a consolidation of the strategic relationship between the…
Fort Worth, Tex. – TTI, Inc. the leading global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components announced today the company received an unprecedented show of recognition from its supplier partners and captured 15 top awards at the annual Electronics Distribution Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hailed as a banner year for the distributor, honors…
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of M2M and IoT devices, today announced its sponsorship of the “IoT-Prototype to Production Workshop,” on June 18, 2015 from 10am to 3pm PT at Hacker DoJo, a community of hackers and startups located in Mountain View, California. The workshop is co-sponsored with Future Electronics, ARM® and Aeris.…