There were more signs of inventory surpluses and a resulting slowing in orders by major retailers suggesting a decrease in demand in late June, cargo marketplace Frieghtos reported. Average ocean transit times so far in June have dropped nearly 25 percent since the start of the year. Inventory of certain retail goods such as furniture…
IPC announced today the May 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.03. Total North American PCB shipments in May 2022 were up 3.4 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, May shipments rose 1.1 percent. PCB year-to-date bookings…
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Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners announced today that it has acquired Breyden Products, Inc., which will operate under the Precision Products Group (PPG) platform and brand. PPG is the parent company of Paramount Tube—a premier manufacturer of industrial tubing—as well as Euclid Medical Products. As PPG’s first acquisition under the ownership of Auxo, the…
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces a global distribution agreement with Diotec Semiconductor, designers and manufacturers of discrete semiconductor components. According to the agreement, Mouser will offer customers Diotec Semiconductor’s range of diodes, rectifiers, FETs, and voltage regulators for commercial- and industrial-grade applications. The CL15M45/CL20M/CL40M45 SMD current-limiting diodes deliver…
Through a new global strategic collaboration agreement, Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are focused on helping Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of IoT solutions accelerate their time to market. This multi-year, joint investment will enable Avnet’s IoTConnect Platform to deliver the breadth and depth of AWS’ portfolio of services—creating a scalable, secure platform that…
Arrow Electronics has announced that it has opened a new, state-of-the-art primary distribution center (PDC) in Venlo, the Netherlands. The PDC is the key hub serving all customers of Arrow’s electronics components business in Europe. It is one of the company’s largest warehouses worldwide and replaces its existing facilities in the region, providing increased capacity…
After a handful of years marked with component shortages, expanding lead times, pandemic-related supply chain disruption and most recently a ground war, “business as usual” is a relative term. The electronics industry has been especially turbulent, but supply chain businesses see both challenge and opportunity. OEMs and EMS providers have sought deeper supply chain relationships…
According to TrendForce research, as output from Kioxia and WDC grows month by month, it has become obvious that production capacity is sufficient to meet increased bit demand. However, post-pandemic demand for consumer electronics such as laptops will no longer lead to flagging orders. Coupled with slow destocking among Chinese smartphone brands due to the…
According to TrendForce research, despite the significance of peak season and rising DDR5 penetration, the 3Q22 DRAM market still succumbed to the negative impact of weak consumer electronics demand resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war and high inflation, which in turn led to an increase in overall DRAM inventory. This is the primary reason for a…