Strong demand, coupled with a supply shortage at the end of 2016, drove PC DRAM prices at least 30 percent higher in the first quarter of 2017, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. Buyers should expect prices to rise by more than 10 percent for both PC and server DRAMs in the second quarter before…
High-tech companies are developing leading-edge solutions to improve a variety of functions in logistics—a complex web of freight movers, third-party logistics companies and parcel delivery services. Here are a handful of companies that have recently launched logistics-related products and services: Freightos has developed an online marketplace that gives importers and exporters on-demand access to global freight services. Freight forwarders,…
An increasing demand for RF filters is reshaping the MEMS industry, according to a new report from Yole Développement. RF MEMS filters will account for the largest MEMS growth, with a projected 35 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the forecast period of 2017 to 2022. The latest ranking of top MEMS suppliers indicates…
The U.S. manufacturing sector is expected to expand for the remainder of 2017 while the pace of offshoring appears to be abating. Sixty-four percent of the U.S. purchasing and supply chain executives polled for the Institute for Supply Management’s Semiannual Economic Forecast predict their revenue will grow by 8.5 percent over 2016, while 12 percent expect…
After a long spell of severe price and margin erosion, component makers are successfully increasing prices across a wide range of devices. The sensor/actuator market ended four straight years of declining prices in 2016, reported IC Insights this week, with a 0.9 percent price decline vs. a 9.3 percent drop during 2012-2015. Analog and MCU…
I took this from an online source: Branding is an “attempt to attach higher credibility to a new product by associating it with a well-established company name. Unlike a family-branding (which can be applied only to a specific family of products), corporate branding can be used for every product marketed by a firm.” My take…
Spot prices of DDR4 DRAM memory devices fell by nearly two percent since April 20, indicating a correction to close the price gap between spot and contract pricing for PC DRAM, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. However, the market research firm expects DRAM prices to remain on an upward trend in 2017 primarily due…
Along with avoiding counterfeit components, the electronics supply chain can now add cybersecurity concerns to its “To Do” list. Electronics suppliers and distributors already must worry about cyber-threats such as malicious code being inserted or activated in components that are already in the supply chain. Adding to that is the recent DFARS Clause 252.204-7012 requirement…
C&K hires new CMO to help drive its digital transformation strategy to better support its customers and distribution partners. Electronic component manufacturers are starting to transform their businesses through digital technologies to drive growth and improve operational efficiencies and relationships internally and with customers and partners. C&K, a nearly 90-year-old manufacturer of electromechanical switches, is…
Acquisitions by NXP, Microchip and Cypress had a big impact on the ranking of microcontroller suppliers in 2016. One of the biggest shifts was NXP overtaking Renesas to become the top microcontroller (MCU) supplier thanks to its acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, according to IC Insights’ April Update to The McClean Report. Several major acquisitions – attributed to strong…