Cooper-Bussman Recognizes Digi-Key for Outstanding Customer Growth for 2012

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Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced it was honored by Cooper-Bussman for Outstanding Customer Growth in 2012. “Partnering with Cooper-Bussman has added unique value to our line card,” according to Tom Busher, Vice President, Global Interconnect, Passive, and Electromechanical Product at Digi-Key. “We…

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Website Focuses on Electronics Automation

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Integrated Systems Design – ISD has just launched a new website www.ISDDD.com for electronics warehouse, manufacturing and distribution applications and latest automation techniques and equipment. The information and resource rich site  helps guide users to possible solutions to aid organizations in competing in a global economy. Short videos on key automated material handling systems enrich…

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STMicroelectronics Announces Sale of the ST-Ericsson Connectivity Business

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ST-Ericsson, a joint venture of STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), today announced the signature of a definitive agreement to sell the assets and intellectual property rights (IPR) associated with its mobile connectivity Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) business to a leading semiconductor company. The sale of these assets represents another step in the…

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Sanmina’s Guadalajara, Mexico Operations Honored With Two CSR Awards

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Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM), a leading integrated manufacturing solutions company making some of the world’s most complex and innovative optical, electronic and mechanical products, today announced that its Guadalajara, Mexico operations are the recipient of two of the country’s most prestigious corporate social responsibility (CSR) awards. These awards include the Empresa Incluyente Gilberto Rincon Gallardo…

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Avnet Inks Deal With Macronix

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HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Avnet Memec, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company, a leading global technology distributor, has been selected as a pan-European distributor for Macronix International Co., Ltd., a leading provider of non-volatile memory semiconductor solutions. The new agreement enables Avnet Memec to bring leading NOR, NAND and ROM technology to…

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European Recession Grips Electronics Firms

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As Europe's recession drifts into its record sixth consecutive quarter, the electronics industry must continue to negotiate a bumpy economic road. The euro zone economy contracted during the first quarter of the year, making the slump the region's longest in the postwar era and longer than the 2008 downturn that dragged down much of the…

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30,000 Drones May Watch Americans by 2020

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Unmanned air vehicles overseas enable 24/7 ground surveillance and air-to-ground combat. Now drones are coming to your neighborhood. As a warfare technology, UAVs have been copied by the Chinese and other governments. Domestically, an increasing number of drones are patrolling the skies over the US. This has led to an all-out design and manufacturing push.…

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Backlogs May Be the New Normal

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Supply chain managers buying parts for mobile phones may want to brace for a bumpy ride. Recent news coming from Asia indicates shortages for several important components could trigger supply chain disruptions, hike prices, and make backlogs a new norm for a while. Industry sources cited by DigiTimes reported that several key smartphone components, including…

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12 Disruptive Technologies

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Twelve fast-developing technology trends will heavily impact businesses and society over the next 10 to 15 years, generating huge sales and profits amounting to trillions of dollars for some organizations but proving highly disruptive to those unable to tap into these opportunities, according to consulting and research firm McKinsey & Co. In a major study,…

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