Manchester, England — – Philips branded cadmium based displays to be released into EU Nanoco, the developer and manufacturer of cadmium-free quantum dots, has challenged the legality of cadmium quantum dot screens in the EU market, by requesting an official investigation into the issue through a Petition with the European Parliament. This initiative comes at…
Authorized distributors have had more than a year now to come to terms with the SAE Aerospace 6496 standard for dealing with fraudulent and counterfeit electronic components, and there appears to be growing acceptance and support for the standard, at least among U.S. companies. “Pretty much all the major North American authorized distributors have signed…
Boston, Mass. — There is immense opportunity for new and replacement sales of Tablets, reversing a 4 percent decline in shipments in 2015 to 7 percent growth in 2016, according to the new “Tablets in a Better Shape for Renewed Growth in 2016” report from Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) service. Consumer surveys show…
Washington — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.7 billion for the month of August 2015, a decrease of 0.5 percent from the previous month when sales were $27.9 billion. Global sales from August 2015 were 3.0 percent lower than the August 2014 total of$28.6 billion. Regionally, sales…
Pasadena, Calif. — Parts.io enables hardware engineers to search and compare 135M+ electronic components by category, price, availability and popularity across a global network of distributors and manufacturers. The platform offers a visual representation of complex data, enabling engineers to make the best component selection for their projects and allows users to order directly from…
Tijuana, Mexico, — Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX), the sketch-to-scale solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world, is today celebrating the grand opening of its new medical device manufacturing facility and Center of Excellence in Tijuana, Mexico, dedicated to the innovative development and manufacturing of medical devices. Located ten minutes from San Diego, California,…
Albany, N.Y. — According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research Head-up Display Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2015 – 2022″, the global head-up displays (HUDs) market, is forecast to reach US$ 7.05 bn by 2022. A HUD is a device used to project driving-related information such as vehicle speed, fuel reading,…
Tsinghua-owned Unisplendour Corporation Limited (Unis) is investing $3.775 billion in Western Digital, giving the company a 15 percent equity stake in the U.S. data storage maker. The investment also gives Unis “the right to nominate one representative to the Western Digital board of directors.” “The equity investment by Unis will help facilitate our growth as…
Carson City, Nev. —Ametherm now offers complete customization of its NTC thermistor probe assemblies to meet a customer’s specific application needs. Assemblies can be designed and built in as little as two weeks, the company said. The devices can be built to customer-specified resistance values, tolerances, beta values, insulation resistance, and dielectric voltage breakdown. “We can…
Worldwide shipments of 3D printers will reach 496,475 units in 2016, up 103 percent from the predicted 244,533 units in 2015, according to Gartner, Inc.’s latest forecast. 3D printer shipments are forecast to more than double every year between 2016 and 2019, by which time worldwide shipments are expected to reach more than 5.6 million. “Rapid quality…