On the heels of several 2011 natural disasters, the electronics industry has been met with new pressures as it continues to work towards stabilization. As we have been seeing, the first quarter of 2012 brought the supply chain closer to “normalcy.” Unfortunately, forecasting is never precise and lean inventory stressors will continue due to the…
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One week ago, I had the delightful opportunity to interview Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates (DCA). His company, which was founded 11 years ago, focuses on helping companies around the world comply with environmental regulations like RoHS and REACH. After talking with Michael for an hour and 20 minutes, I realized I had…
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MALVERN, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) is pleased to announce that February 23, 2012 is the fiftieth anniversary of its founding by Dr. Felix Zandman. A Company that started as one man's vision and began operations with one technology has grown over the years to become one of the world's largest manufacturers of…
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ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell’s further expansion as an enterprise solutions and services provider highlighted the company’s most successful financial year ever. New corporate highs were achieved for a full fiscal year with revenue of $62.1 billion, earnings per share of $1.88 (GAAP) and $2.13 (Non-GAAP), and revenue from enterprise solutions and services of $18.6…
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PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2012. For the quarter, net revenue of $30.0 billion was down 7% from the prior-year period, and down 8% when adjusted for the effects of currency. Read the full press release. {complink 2376|Hewlett-Packard Co.}
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NORWOOD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2012, a 14-week period that ended February 4, 2012. ADI also announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 20 percent increase in its regular quarterly…
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{complink 4750|Samsung Corp.}, the world's biggest maker of the LCD panels used in laptops, notebooks, TVs, and phones, is spinning off its LCD business. Samsung will continue to control all the shares of the new Samsung Display Co., which is scheduled to launch in early April. As part of this restructuring, Samsung intends to devote…
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I've been following some of the news about the guidelines the US government proposed last week aimed at reducing distracted driving, and I'm not really sure what to make of them. I feel like there is a disconnect here, as if there are a few missing pieces of information. Is the government simply restating the…
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During a recent interview with a journalist, I saw her scowl at her smartphone. She was disappointed that the smartphone did not provide the basic functionality she needed the most: easy voice recording. Every call and SMS disrupted her recording and forced her to go back and restart the recording. Her requirement was simple: “resume-able”…
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Niotan Incorporated (“Niotan”), a leading manufacturer of tantalum powders, from an affiliate of Denham Capital Management LP. As previously announced, KEMET…
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