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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Look around. The need to store data has grown exponentially these last few years, and it keeps growing at a steady clip. But the technology to serve large datacenter needs hasn't developed as quickly. Hard disk storage has been the most economic solution thus far. Of course, Moore's Law eventually slides up to the table…
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WILMINGTON, Mass. — Heilind Electronics, the largest interconnect distributor in North America, is now stocking maxi, midi and mini shield clips from Autosplice. Autosplice maxi, midi and mini shield clips are a cost-effective alternative to hand soldering. The miniaturized design allows for tape and reel packaging compatible with standard high-speed placement equipment. RFI shield clips…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high performance power and mobile products, today revised guidance for the third quarter of 2011. Fairchild now expects sales to be $400 to $410 million compared to previous guidance of $433 to $446 million. Adjusted gross margin is expected to be in…
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Last week {complink 7526|Semico Research Corp.} released its industry forecast for the balance of 2011 and 2012. Unfortunately, all the indicators have moved 2011 into the negative territory. Semiconductor sales will end the year 1.6 percent lower than 2010. That should not be too surprising, as the Semico Inflection Point Indicator (IPI) began moving down…
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From the supply chain standpoint, {complink 2376|Hewlett-Packard Co.} is making a smart move on the last-run production of its TouchPad. It might be the only move in a series of HP blunders that makes sense. (See: Bumbling HP Strikes Again.) The purpose of the production run, analysts say, is to use up pre-purchased components. Even…
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On June 16, 2011, S. 1228: Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 was introduced in the US Senate. The bill, which has bipartisan sponsorship and support, has been reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and is recommended for consideration by the Senate as a whole. Undoubtedly, you're quite familiar with this pending legislation by…
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Most global companies with a manufacturing footprint in multiple regions of the world find their similar-looking inbound component supply chains actually behave and perform very differently across various sites. Companies are surprised to see variations in component pricing, lead times, safety stock levels, upside buffer inventory levels, package quantities, and several other factors, which ultimately…
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WASHINGTON — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors were $24.9 billion for the month of July 2011, essentially flat from prior month, but 3.2 percent higher than the same period last year on a year to date basis. All monthly sales…
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