When original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) evaluate electronics manufacturing services (EMS) partners for printed circuit board assemblies, the manufacturer's solder processes deserve close attention. Small differences in process, such as the use of thermal profiles, can have a big impact on yields, quality, and cost. As boards go through solder reflow or wave solder, the EMS…
DetailsThe U.S. Department of Defense funding is likely to be one of the ongoing casualties of the government’s budget restraints. Uncertainty around government spending has many program managers pulling back on important battlefield management systems (BMS), according to research firm and consultancy Frost & Sullivan. As defense budgets tighten, research and development (R&D) on BMS…
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Arrow Electronics Inc. in the fourth quarter hit all of its business objectives, closing the year with sales and profits well ahead of analysts’ average estimates and promising continuing expansion in the two operating divisions as demand across all regions continued to improve. With most of its major reorganization activities behind it, the company is…
DetailsAMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has acquired VTI Instruments, a leading manufacturer of high precision test and measurement instrumentation for $74 million. VTI, acquired from an investor group led by Merit Capital Partners and Alerion Capital Group, has annual sales of approximately $38 million. With its headquarters in Irvine, CA, VTI is…
DetailsMicrochip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP) www.microchip.com, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Supertex Incorporated (NASDAQ: SUPX) today announced that Microchip has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Supertex for $33 per share in cash, which represents a total equity value of about $394 million, and a total enterprise value of about…
DetailsRFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for Skyworks SKY13446-374LF, a high isolation SPDT switch covering 0.1 to 6.0GHz. Targeted at WLAN applications in the 2.4 – 2.5GHz and 4.9-5.9GHz bands, the SKY13446-374LF offers 38 and 30dB typical isolation respectively. Low insertion loss improves transmit signal efficiency. Excellent EVM performance is attributed to linearity of…
DetailsPower-One, a designer and manufacturer of the world’s most advanced power conversion technologies and WPG Americas Inc. (WPGA), a subsidiary of WPG Holdings, Asia’s No. 1 electronics distributor, announced WPGA will handle sales, support and logistics services for Power-One’s complete line of power products and advanced power conversion solutions globally, effective January 24, 2014. “We…
DetailsON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN), driving innovation in energy efficiency, has announced its top 2013 distribution partners. These awards honor the distributor in each region that led overall channel sales, grew market share, captured increased sales of products from acquisitions made by ON Semiconductor and scored high on overall process excellence. The 2013 awards are…
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Lead time and pricing trends have showed a little upside activity since the beginning of the year, according to Avnet Electronics Marketing’s Market & Technology Trends report for the month of February. Although the movement isn’t dramatic, buyers should take note of several of the component trends flagged by the global distributor. In analog, lead times continue…
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CEO confidence about the global economy is on the upswing, but the corporate bosses are also concerned about growth potential, attracting talent, and dealing with international regulations, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global CEO Survey. These track closely with the biggest concerns of today's supply chain professionals. The annual report, released at the recent World…
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