Greg Frazier, senior vice president of business development and innovation at Avnet Inc., has been in the supply chain trenches across the Avnet organization since 1977. For the past six years, however, his focus has been on identifying and cultivating opportunities for greater process innovation within Avnet's global business. Since then, Frazier has made a…
DetailsSemiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) (“SMIC” or the “Company”), one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world, today announced its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014. First Quarter 2014 Highlights Revenue was $451.1 million in 1Q14, a decrease of 8.3% quarter over quarter. Non-GAAP revenue…
DetailsExar Corporation (NYSE:EXAR), a leading provider of analog mixed-signal, video and data management solutions, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Integrated Memory Logic Limited (iML TW:3638), a leading provider of analog mixed-signal solutions for the flat panel display market. The iML acquisition supports Exar’s strategy of building a large…
DetailsAs part of its growing development kit offering, element14 has partnered with Freescale to launch the MagniV S12ZVML-MINIBRD variable speed motor control development kit. The new S12ZVML-MINIBRD provides a low cost and easy to use motor control evaluation and development platform. The kit includes both the hardware and software needed to get a variable speed…
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Remember the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that crippled the electronics supply chain? Or the floods that swept through Thailand and hit the disk drive industry? Or how Hurricane Sandy brought much of the US East Coast to a standstill? The list of natural and man-made disasters goes on and on. Each time there's a disruption,…
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The concept is simple: Combining all security functions on a single chip for mobile applications could serve as a remedy for many component-sourcing and development headaches. Instead of relying on several chips and devices for different security applications in a mobile device, an all-in-one (AIO) component could offer Virtual Private Network (VPN), Digital Rights Management…
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Run the total cost of ownership (TCO) numbers again. Many companies are still basing decisions on where to site manufacturing facilities on once correct but now erroneous assumptions that put them at a disadvantage against more knowledgeable rivals, according to a new study that shows the United States within a whisker of production cost parity…
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Like it or not, smartphones and cars are becoming inseparable — with Bluetooth Low Energy as the communication technology that ties them together. You've already seen how Bluetooth enables hands-free phone calls inside the car, along with infotainment control. But you haven't yet seen Bluetooth Low Energy technology exploited for opening and closing doors and…
DetailsOne of the lesser-known facts about the Dodd-Frank Act (also known as the “conflict minerals” rule) is that the provision has been challenged in court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit recently issued its ruling on a challenge by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) regarding the SEC’s conflict minerals rule, according to…
DetailsMonolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 are as follows: Net revenue was $60.1 million, a 5.5% decrease from $63.6 million in the fourth quarter of…
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