SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Master Distributors, a leading distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announces that it carries a complete line of PV integration components manufactured by Marathon Special Products, including enclosed fuse holders, enclosed power blocks, grounding lugs, power distribution blocks, all major classes of fuse holders, as well as terminal blocks. The…
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In the category of “stating the obvious,” a bulletin warning that cyberattacks are on the rise rates pretty close to the top. However, a midyear report issued by the security solutions provider SonicWALL highlights some disturbing trends to which businesses should pay attention. One of them: Corporations are seeing an increase in cyberattacks stemming from…
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Counterfeiting is a blot on the electronics industry, but as discussed in the first part of this blog, the tougher legislation proposed by the US Congress addresses the problem but will not eradicate the challenge manufacturers face. (See: Some Problems Can’t Be Penalized Away, Part 1.) Here's why. First, the pending legislation is written around…
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President Obama is slated to release a plan this week to stimulate the country’s job growth. It’s difficult to speculate just how successful this program will be, but I have my own suggestion for job creation in the high-tech sector: Get serious, and I mean really serious, about combating intellectual property theft. What does IP…
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CHICAGO — Newark/element14, a leading multi-channel, high-service electronics distributor in the Americas, and a business of global Premier Farnell, announced today it was stocking the HD-BNC™, the newest line of RF connectors from Amphenol RF. The HD-BNC™ enables design engineers to fit more connectors into a smaller space without compromising true 75 ohm performance. The…
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For the quarter ending in June, HDD shipments amounted to 167.1 million units, up 4.1 percent from 160.5 million in the first quarter
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{complink 379|Apple Inc.} should enjoy its domination of the tablet PC market while it lasts. A flood of tablets from all kinds of manufacturers will hit the market during the 2011 holiday sales season, and many of them will be priced at a hefty discount to the iPad. The pressure that has been building on…
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — Kaman Corporation (NASDAQ-GS: KAMN) announced today that its subsidiary Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation (Kaman) has acquired the assets of Target Electronic Supply, Inc. (Target), of Westwood, Massachusetts. Target, a leading motion control distributor in the New England trading area, increases Kaman’s already strong position in those markets and will become part of…
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In Tripoli today, it is easier to find a working mobile phone than it is to find a bottle of water. The supply chain for electronics is one of the first that has resumed functioning here, before the lines for food, water, and medicine. Part of that is the ease of shipping modern electronics, compared…
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VEUREY-VOROIZE, France — ULIS, a manufacturer of high-quality infrared imaging sensors for thermography, security, automotive and military applications announced today that the company will collaborate with CEA/Leti, a leading international technology research centre, in a project to develop and market a new line of infrared (IR) sensors. Budgeted at EUR 26m, the R&D project will…
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