Inventory levels at chip suppliers fell significantly during the first quarter, according to market researcher IHS, indicating an uptick in demand for electronics products. On the other hand, semiconductor companies often shift inventory into the channel at the end of reporting periods as they seek to improve their bottom lines. Chip maker revenues declined in…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. has released an enhanced version of its Medical Applications site. New features focus on medical imaging solutions including MRI, portable ultrasound, and digital x-ray, helping engineers to solve a unique set of design challenges. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) requires high speed data and image processing to create soft tissue images, making high…
DetailsMicrosemi Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Future Electronics, a world-class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components, today announced that the two companies have entered into a broad-based, global distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Future will provide worldwide…
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A rumored Lenovo-NEC smartphone joint venture would help Lenovo ramp up its phone business and expand existing supply chain relationships the companies have already established in the PC sector. The rumor mill's latest spin is that Lenovo Group Ltd. and NEC Corp. are in “detailed discussions” to team up on mobile, according to Reuters. The…
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Earlier this year, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs announced it intended to develop a smartphone supply chain within its country. Bad idea. Specifically, the ministry said it was seeking foreign investments for production of Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) displays on the island. The dubious rationale given for the new policy was cost cutting. In…
DetailsIn a match up, engineers win over purchasing all the time. In most segments of the electronics industry engineers sit atop the food chain; they earn more than any other group aside from senior executives (many of who have engineering background, anyway) and the industry defers to them on many of the strategic issues affecting…
DetailsIt’s said that adversity breeds character—and that certainly seems to be the case for the global market for DRAM (dynamic random access memory). This market has achieved some maturity in the face of daunting challenges, allowing the industry to achieve a balance between supply and demand this year. After DRAM wafer output peaked in 2008…
DetailsAccording to DRAMeXchange, a research division of Trendforce, thanks in large part to the rising spot prices of DRAM (which has grown twofold since last November), the spot market price of DDR3 2Gb has a good chance of approaching $US 2 in the upcoming periods. The profits shown on Micron’s recent June 19th financial report…
DetailsAccording to the latest shipment report of WitsView, the display research division of the global intelligence provider TrendForce, the large-sized panel shipment in May 2013 reached 67.65 million units, surging 4% MoM. As China’s subsidy policy ended, panel makers lowered prices in May to stuff shipments of specific sizes to certain clients to maintain the…
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If the future of supply chain lies in a globalized, networked world, then most likely, the future belongs to sourcing vendors. The advent of the web has fundamentally transformed the supply chain like no other category of business. Sourcing vendors realized that the only way to tap into the sourcing and spending patterns that are…
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