For all the talk about and desire for more and improved visibility into the electronics supply chain, the industry remains today one of the more opaque segments of the global economy. Much of the opacity is self-imposed. OEMs have over the years placed heavy restrictions on what component suppliers, distributors, and contract manufacturers can disclose…
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Risk management has been a common topic for the electronics supply chain for a long time. Recently, though, supply chain risk management chatter has reached an all-time high. Perhaps the intense interest has been driven by extreme events in the past year, such as natural disasters (hurricanes, tsunamis, etc.), as well as emerging threats and…
DetailsSymmetry Electronics is pleased to announce a distribution partnership with SAPPHIRE Technology, a leading global supplier of graphics products, mainboards, and embedded solutions. SAPPHIRE’s newly announced Embedded Systems Business Unit is designing and delivering systems for intensive graphics and small format computing in numerous applications. SAPPHIRE’s new 4×4 platform, powered by the AMD G-Series eKabini…
DetailsToolcraft maintains high standards of quality assurance and environmental protection. This is documented by several certifications and awards. Since March 2014 the company also meets the standard of EN ISO 13485:2012 + AC:2012. The certificate attests Toolcraft an extensive quality management system for manufacturing surgical tools according to customer specification. High demands in medical technology…
DetailsRFMW , Ltd. announces design and sales support for the PE43705, a 7-bit, 31.75dB digital step attenuator from Peregrine Semiconductor. The PE43705 offers an extremely wide operational frequency range of 50MHz to 8GHz. Internal circuitry manages unequal ON/OFF switch times providing a “glitch safe” design by eliminating the unknown attenuation issue that plagues other DSAs.…
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All business-to-business companies today develop, sign, and store their fair share of contracts. While these contracts hold valuable information about partner relationships, incentive structures, and payment timelines, contract management is rarely seen as a crucial source of value. Instead of viewing contract management as a vital part of the corporate infrastructure, companies tend to accumulate…
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Yesterday I was researching some old computers, machines that required substations' worth of power. Today I'm thinking about systems that run for years off a single coin cell. How much things have changed! Ultra-low-power embedded systems can run off a CR2032 for 10 years if they spend most of that time in a deep sleep,…
DetailsSamsung is forecast to be the top spender of semiconductor capital expenditures in 2014, followed closely by Intel, according to the latest bulletin from IC Insights. Rounding out the top five spenders are TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and SK Hynix. The research reveals that the top three companies will account for 52 percent of the total semiconductor…
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Many years ago in my previous life as an instructor of 3D animation, I noticed a trend. A high percentage of my students were obsessed with getting the latest version of the software we were using. This obsession in seeking out the absolute latest version — and, in theory, the best possible — often overpowered…
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