Investments in Agility are Showing Returns
Investments in technology have skyrocketed as companies improve their ability to respond to external events.
Ryan Riesterer Named ECIA General Counsel
ECIA is pleased to announce that Ryan Riesterer has joined the organization as General Counsel. Robin Gray will be retiring from ECIA this summer. “We are very fortunate to add Ryan to the ECIA staff,” noted ECIA CEO and President David Loftus. “Ryan is an accomplished trade association attorney with more than fifteen years’ experience,…
New Manufacturing Rules Focus on Human Rights in the Supply Chain
Under the new rules, companies will need to identify and even prevent, end or mitigate the negative impact their activities have on human rights and the environment
Sales Trends Soften for Electronic Components
Electronic component sales expectations for March and April have softened compared with previous months, according to the ECIA
Codaca Partners With Digi-Key
Codaca, manufacturer of high quality power inductors, has established a partnership with Digi-Key Electronics, expanding the channel for Codaca’s high-current power inductor products. Available through Digi-Key’s online Marketplace, Codaca now offers convenient stocking and immediate shipping options worldwide for its molding power choke CSAB series, high current power inductor CSBX series and CSCF series, and…
MMI: Top 50 EMS Reach Sales of $417 Billion
Manufacturing Market Insider, a newsletter specializing in the EMS (electronics manufacturing services) industry, has released its annual MMI Top 50™ list of the world’s largest EMS providers. In 2021, Top 50 sales accounted for $417 billion in revenue—an increase of $38 billion from 2020, or 9.9%. MMI tabulates its ranking information through an annual survey…
Littelfuse to Buy C&K as IP&E Mergers Continue
Littelfuse Inc., a $2.1 billion manufacturer of circuit protection products, electronic switches and automotive sensors, has announced it will acquire switch maker C&K Switches for $540 million
China Holds Only 4% of Global IC Market Share
While the electronics supply chain is heavily reliant on China, the nation’s share of the global IC market is anemic. China holds 4 percent of the global IC market, reports IC Insights, while U.S. companies hold 54 percent. IC Insights’ ranking of IDMs (companies with wafer fabs), fabless companies, and total IC sales found South…
Geopolitics Impede Tech Materials Supply
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series. Critical materials such as minerals and chemicals come from many regions of the world in different quantities and many different suppliers. Unfortunately, the deposits of many raw materials used in our industries come from regions affected by regional and national conflicts, some of which…
Global Challenges Plague the Supply Chain
Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. If one industry is significantly aware of the new normal, it’s the electronics industry. The pandemic hit the global supply chain of electronics from materials to manufacturing, from basic building blocks such as wafers to the entire manufacturing cycle of components and final products. Now, as…