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Mouser Stocks Amphe-PD Series Connectors

IP&E, News WireBy News Desk February 1, 2018 Leave a comment

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the Amphe-PD series connection system from Amphenol Industrial. Designed to connect wire-to-wire, wire-to-board, and busbar terminations, the Amphe-PD series distributes higher currents with less heat than similar-sized connectors. The Amphenol Industrial Amphe-PD series, available from Mouser Electronics,…

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Qualcomm, Samsung Announce Expanded Partnership

News WireBy News Desk February 1, 2018 Leave a comment

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (Qualcomm Technologies), and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have announced a multi-year strategic relationship agreement between the two companies in various technology areas and across a range of mobile devices. This deal expands the companies’ longstanding relationship as technology and business partners this year…

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U.S. Manufacturing Growth Approaches Record Levels

News AnalysisBy Barbara Jorgensen February 1, 2018 Leave a comment

The pace of U.S. manufacturing growth cooled off a bit in January although overall, domestic production remains solidly in expansion mode. The Institute for Supply Management’s leading indicator, the PMI, reached 59.1 percent in January – one of the highest numbers since December of 2004. Although the PMI slipped 0.2 percentage points from December, any number…

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Resilinc: Supply Chain Disruptions Nearly Doubled in 2017

News Analysis, Supply Chain, Supply Chain ToolsBy Gina Roos February 1, 2018 Leave a comment

Supply chain disruptions globally nearly doubled in 2017, according to Resilinc’s annual report. The analysis covers incidents by risk type, industry, geography, and disruption potential, highlighting global supply chain risks for 2018. The 2017 EventWatch Supply Chain Disruption Annual Report finds the increased disruptions potentially impacted 32 percent of S&P 500 companies over the past…

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Celestica to Acquire Atrenne Integrated Solutions

News WireBy News Desk January 31, 2018 Leave a comment

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE:CLS) (TSX:CLS), a leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions for the world’s most innovative companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atrenne Integrated Solutions, Inc. Atrenne is a leading designer and manufacturer of ruggedized electromechanical solutions serving multiple markets, primarily for military and commercial aerospace…

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TTI Stocks Molex ValuSeal Connectors

IP&E, News WireBy News Desk January 31, 2018 Leave a comment

Innovative one piece Molex ValuSeal Wire-to-Wire Connectors achieve industry-leading cost efficiencies and offer IP65 sealing protection, and can now be sourced in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components. Aimed at consumer, non-automotive transportation and industrial applications, Molex Valu- Seal Wire-to-Wire connectors have a one-piece housing design which simplifies assembly processes…

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The Case for Further Distribution Consolidation

Distribution, Featured, Featured Articles, Featured Blogs, Features, News Analysis, Ojo-Mojo Tech ReportBy Bolaji Ojo January 31, 2018 1 Comment

The electronics component distribution market is straining under severe margin pressures that are bound to persist until businesses in the sector come to terms with one harsh reality: there are too many of them. Further consolidation of the sector is necessary if surviving distributors are to reap the full benefits of restructuring actions undertaken in…

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EMA Adds Ultra Librarian Parts Database to OrCAD Capture Cloud

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EMA Design Automation® (www.ema-eda.com), a full-service provider and innovator of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, today announced an integration of OrCAD® Capture Cloud with Ultra Librarian®, providing electronics engineers with a cloud-based design tool that is fully scalable to a professional, production-ready printed circuit board (PCB) design solution. “Existing online design tools either lock users…

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Fujifilm to Acquire Xerox

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FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno, “Fujifilm”) announced today that the company and Xerox Corporation (CEO: Jeff Jacobson, NYSE :XRX, “Xerox”) have entered into a definitive agreement to combine Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (President: Hiroshi Kurihara, “Fuji Xerox”) and Xerox. Fujifilm will own 50.1% stake of the combined company. This transaction has been unanimously approved…

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EU Approves Qualcomm’s Acquisition of NXP

News WireBy News Desk January 31, 2018 Leave a comment

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of NXP, based in the Netherlands, by Qualcomm of the US. The approval is conditional on full compliance with commitments offered by Qualcomm. Both firms are important players in the semiconductor industry. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “We use…

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