The global component shortage is not only extending order fulfillment and lead times, but also changing the way engineers design, according to the inaugural Avnet Insights survey on industry and market trends. A key finding indicates that design engineers are looking at new ways to get their products to market in the midst of chip shortages, resulting…
Perhaps the best thing that could be said about 2021 is that it’s over. The pandemic has plunged the electronics industry into a two-year supply-chain disaster with ongoing component shortages well into 2022. In fact, nearly one-third of the top global distributors attributed shortages, allocation, and extended lead times as their biggest challenge last year,…
TTI, Inc., a leading distributor of electronic components, announces the passing of Paul Andrews, TTI founder and CEO.
Newark and Cisco partner to deliver industrial IoT solutions for harsh and ruggedized environments to customers in North America.
Cree has announced the sale of its LED products business unit to Smart Global Holdings for up to $300 million.
Purchasing managers and supply chain executives in manufacturing industries in the U.S. expect the economy to continue to grow throughout 2019, according to the latest economic report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). At the same time, many in the manufacturing sector said tariffs are negatively impacting business and the supply chain. Nearly 60…
PC and server DRAM prices have plummeted by nearly 30 percent so far in the first quarter of 2019, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. This is a deeper plunge than the projected drop of 25 percent expected last month and is the sharpest tumble since 2011. At the same time, most contracts have transitioned…
As we head into the new year, EPSNews looks back at the top 10 stories of 2018. For the second year in a row, the most popular topic were the shortages in the electronic components industry. It’s not surprising that four out of the top five articles focused on shortages thanks to a wide range…
Both DRAM and NAND flash prices are expected to decline in the 10-percent range in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, forecasts DRAM prices will drop by 10 percent or higher in Q1 while NAND flash prices will fall by nearly 10 percent. This is a steeper slide than last…
Master Electronics, a leading global distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announces it has established itself as a Tariff Free Zone in response to the 10-25% tariff increase on product lines originating from China. Riad Nizam, President of Master Electronics states, “At Master Electronics, we focus on ease of doing business and have a…