The combined revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors increased by 7.9 percent in 2016 compared with 2015, while the total global market increased by only 1.5 percent, reaching $339.7 billion in 2016, according to Gartner Inc. The top 25 semiconductors, led by Intel, which maintained its number one position for the 25th consecutive year,…
Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced the appointment of Steve Newland as President, Allied Electronics. He will join Electrocomponents on 7 February as a member of the Executive Management Team, reporting directly to CEO Lindsley Ruth. As President, Steve will be responsible for driving transformational and profitable growth in the…
Thanks to several emerging technologies and lower average selling prices (ASPs), the fingerprint sensor market is poised to make some big gains in the consumer segment. The fingerprint market is forecast grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 percent from 2016 to 2022 in the consumer segment, reaching $4.7 billion, according to…