IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the August 2016 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Due to the month’s positive order growth and negative sales growth, the book-to-bill ratio returned to positive territory and stands at 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments in August 2016 were 4.1 percent…
ECIA is pleased to announce the promotion of Debbie Conyers to the new role of Vice President of Member Engagement. In this new role, Debbie will become the primary point of contact for new membership inquiries as well as those from our current members. In addition, she will be heading initiatives to improve ECIA’s new…
In recognition of its exceptional revenue and growth performance, Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has received the “Distributor of the Year 2016” award from SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH & Co. KG. “Rutronik is our solution provider – customers expect comprehensive and professional service from a single source. This is precisely what sets our partnership apart and what…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has entered into a global distribution agreement and partnership with Oplink Communications, a Molex company and a leading provider of optical communication components, intelligent modules, and subsystems. Oplink’s product line, now available from Mouser Electronics, adds advanced solutions…
Merger and acquisition (M&A) agreements in the semiconductor industry total more than $50 billion in 2016, according to IC Insights. Although semiconductor M&As reached an historic high of $103.8 billion in 2015, this year is shaping up to be the second largest year for M&A announcements in the chip industry, said the market researcher, which…
Samsung’s recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to reports of fires caused by the lithium-ion battery exposes another hole in its supply chain strategy. In addition to lacking a product recall management plan, Samsung Electronics Inc. made another supply chain mistake by allocating a majority of its lithium battery orders to a single…
RFMW, Ltd. announces that Kevin Larue has joined their organization as worldwide Director of Coaxial Components. Mr. Larue has served in senior management positions at well known RF industry OEMs such as Molex/Koch Industries, Rosenberger, Radiall, M/A-COM, Amphenol, Matrix Science/AMP and Hughes Aircraft Company, Connecting Devices Division. Among other items, Mr. Larue’s role will include…
The report “Global DC-DC Converters Market by Application, Output Number, Input Voltage, Output Voltage, Output Power, Sales Channel, Form Factor, Product Type and Region – Forecast to 2021”, published by MarketsandMarkets. The global market is projected to reach USD 3.94 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 2.66% during the forecast period. Browse 90 market data Tables and…
The global graphics processing unit (GPU) market 2016-2020 report says the increasing adoption of integrated GPUs over discrete GPUs is one of the major trends witnessed in the global GPU market. Currently, there is increasing adoption of integrated GPUs, which are used in notebooks, desktops, and workstations across the globe. This increasing adoption is mainly…
Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce a new partnership with CalcuQuote, creating a platform for Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies to instantly query price and availability information from a Future Electronics data feed. Using CalcuQuote’s Materials Costing module, EMS companies can check Future Electronics’ inventory and search for…