Kyocera Corporation (“Kyocera”) announced today that it has made a proposal to a special committee of the board of directors of AVX Corporation (“AVX”) to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of AVX not owned by Kyocera for $19.50 per share in cash. The proposal represents a 29.7% premium over the closing price as…
Supply chains, more than ever, play an important role in defining competitiveness. However, emerging strategies for better managing spend and supplier relationships are helping to strengthen supply chain resilience and drive business growth. There’s no going back. We don’t visualize any situation where supply chain organizations can begin taking their foot off the pedal. Economic…
Intel Corp., which is expected to be the world’s largest semiconductor supplier by the end of this year, is apologizing to customers for delayed shipments of CPUs. In a letter to customers, Intel said supply remains extremely tight in its PC business “where we are operating with limited inventory buffers. This makes us less able…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announces a global distribution agreement with Amphenol SSI, a leading designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensing solutions for the global automotive and industrial markets. Through the agreement, Mouser now stocks a broad line of Amphenol SSI products, including pressure…
Non-profit advocacy group Women in Electronics (WE) was formed in 2017 to empower women through networking opportunities; develop them through a virtual leadership program; and celebrate their successes along the way. The organization recently wrapped up its third annual leadership conference and now has 300 members. Jackie Mattox, founder and president of WE and national…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has again extended the temporary general license (TGL) allowing U.S. tech companies – such as Intel, Micron, Qualcomm and Xilinx — to sell components to Chinese networking giant Huawei Technologies. This is the third such extension since the U.S. government, citing security concerns, added Huawei to its “Entity List” in…
Demand-side inventory for DRAM in 2H19 has returned to relatively healthy levels, according to the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce. Furthermore, some vendors pulled their quarterly product shipment forward to avoid potential negative impacts from Trump’s impending tariffs; this shift skyrocketed DRAM suppliers’ sales bits in 3Q19, driving total DRAM revenue up by 4 percent…
With a forecasted 34 percent drop in the memory market this year, Intel is once again expected to rank as the largest semiconductor supplier and have sales that are 26 percent larger than Samsung in 2019, according to market research firm IC Insights. Intel was the number one ranked semiconductor supplier in 1Q17 but lost…
Supplier realignment always causes stress in the electronics supply chain — but the past six weeks has moved the needle to “anxiety.” In early October, chip maker Texas Instruments announced it was dropping six of its distributors — including Avnet Inc., WPG and WT Microelectronics — by the end of 2020. Within the past week…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announces a global distribution agreement with SEARAN, a fast-growing provider of Bluetooth® wireless connectivity, with tens of millions of licenses sold for innovative solutions in consumer, medical, and industrial applications. The SEARAN product line, now available from Mouser Electronics, provides…