As the spread of the coronavirus outbreak continues on a meteoric rise, and its toll on human health mounts, the economic effects of the crisis are lining up. Businesses are tasked with several issues to address – guaranteeing the safety of their workers, yet ascertaining operational viability which is now coming under strain given the…
When 2020 started, global economic conditions pointed to single-digit percentage sales growth in the IC market after it fell by 15 percent in 2019, based on worldwide market data compiled by IC Insights for the 2020 edition of The McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry (MR20). However, the world abruptly…
For the past six months, the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) has been in a state of flux. For the procurement community, that became evident though changes to ECIAauthorized, the association’s inventory-aggregation site. In October, some of ECIA’s biggest members – global distributors Arrow Electronics Inc., Avnet Inc. and Electrocomponents plc—left the trade association to…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, announces its new Price and Availability Assistant, which allows customers to easily check prices and availability on millions of semiconductors and electronic components. Customers simply drag and drop, type in or load (copy and paste) a parts list with desired quantities for rapid pricing…
Waymo recently released via Youtube a lecture on “Waymo Driver,” the company’s fifth-generation robocar platform. Presented by YooJung Ahn, head of design at Waymo, the video clip shares the new platform’s basic design ideas. Ultimately, the trick that caught many industry observers’ eyes about the latest robocar was Waymo’s liberal use of various sensors, including…
CUI Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: CUI) (“CUI Global” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of the acquisition of Reach Construction Group (“Reach”), a privately held engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) company, specializing in utility-scale solar construction throughout North America, effective April 1, 2020. The acquisition offers significant synergies for revenue growth, including Reach’s deep expertise…
NiceLabel, a leading global developer of label design software and label management systems, is offering free subscriptions of its cloud-based labeling solution and technical consulting services to organizations that have joined the fight against COVID-19. NiceLabel has launched the non-commercial and non-profit-based initiative in order to help these organizations get much needed deliveries of medical…
Retail chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) should follow three best practices to mitigate disruptions and revenue reductions caused by the novel coronavirus, according to Gartner, Inc. The goal is to combine an effective near-term response to the impact of COVID-19 across the end-to-end supply chain with a clear plan that positions organizations for success as…
All over the world, healthcare workers face a critical supply shortage of personal protection equipment (PPE) which prevents cross-contamination between caregivers and patients. Life-saving ventilators are in short supply. It’s inconceivable that in 2020, the richest country in the world cannot produce enough masks, gowns, shields and equipment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic for…
Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, announced that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing a North American distribution partnership with Siglent Technologies, providing Digi-Key customers with world-class electronic test and measurement solutions. This expansion is part of the DK+ initiative, Digi-Key’s continued growth as a world-class distributor to provide products, services and…