China is carving out a bigger role for itself in the semiconductor industry and has lined up a huge war chest to fund acquisitions in the sector. Based on its rising chip consumption profile and an aggressive political strategy, observers believe China will eventually become a major force in the sector despite Western opposition over…
Military and aerospace devices used to be the gold standard for quality and performance back in the days when the U.S. defense industry was one of the world’s biggest consumers of electronics components. Now, some industry experts believe, quality and performance advancements are being rivalled by the automotive industry. “It’s interesting — the trends we…
Depending on the market research firm, global semiconductor capital spending will either grow or decline in the single digits in 2016. The good news is that spending should rebound after 2016. While IC Insights forecasts low-digit growth in 2016 for global semiconductor capital spending, Gartner expects spending to drop by 4.7 percent in 2016, to…
Mouser Electronics, Inc. continues to experience strong business growth globally with European growth outpacing all other regions. Today nearly 50% of the company’s revenue comes from outside the USA, with all areas of EMEA doing well not only in 2015 but ytd 2016. Overall in Europe, Mouser’s sales grew by 27% in 2015 over 2014,…
TTI, Inc., the leading authorized distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, has once again taken steps toward reducing its carbon footprint by completing the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global carbon emissions report that evaluates the emissions output of individual companies within the supply chain. Kevin Sink, TTI Vice President Total Quality, said,…