Preparations for this year's Mobile World Congress are underway already in Barcelona. But this year is shaping up to be an uncomfortable year. Exactly a year ago today, the 2011 MWC came just as tablets were bursting onto the scene. This year there is no obvious new technology anchoring the event. Though some important product…
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PHOENIX — Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced it has inked a distribution deal with Discera. As one of the leading developers of micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS)-based timing solutions, Discera products offer more features and a wider temperature range than standard quartz products. To find out more…
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MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel — TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. Read the full press release. TowerJazz
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DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas — Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, launched a new Product Knowledge Center (PKC) training site on Mouser.com covering the entire lighting ecosystem. The new site is completely redesigned to help design engineers find the latest lighting advancements,…
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I joke, but this is my reaction to what I hear most often. If you haven’t heard, Pinterest is the newest kid on the social block. With its unique interface that employs the best of image and link sharing, the site has found a quickly multiplying following. Haven’t heard of it? Take notice. Just last…
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CHICAGO — Leading electronics technology distributor Newark element14 announced it has donated components and tools to help Team Ursa Major to complete its entry into the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition. This is the second consecutive year that the distributor has sponsored the Hammond High team, located in Maryland’s Howard County. The FIRST (For Inspiration and…
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today reported revenues of $1.64 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2012, 8 percent above one year ago. First-quarter GAAP net income was $230 million, or $0.65 per share. Last year’s first-quarter GAAP net income was $193 million, or $0.54 per share. Read the full…
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The US government's most recent defense-related anti-counterfeiting measures are well intended, but they are targeting the wrong links in the supply chain. This merely confirms what many in the electronics supply chain suspect: There is a big gap between the folks who are having a problem and the legislators who try to fix it. According…
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Among the various day-to-day tasks for purchasing personnel are meetings with vendors and manufacturer's reps. Occasionally, the buyer will be asked by the vendor or rep for an opportunity to provide a second source for the parts that are on the company's Approved Vendors List (AVL) or Approved Manufacturers List (AML). Given that it is…
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PHOENIX — Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that Douglas Kent has been named vice president of Avnet Velocity, reporting to chief global logistics and operations officer Gerry Fay. Kent returns to Avnet after 13 years as an international supply chain consultant, research strategist and academic. In this new role, Kent…
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