IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the August 2017 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Strong year-on-year growth in orders drove the book-to-bill ratio up to 1.15 in August. Total North American PCB shipments in August 2017 were down 0.6 percent compared to the same month last year.…
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U.S. factory activity in September surged to its highest level in 13 years amid strong growth in new orders and healthy levels of production. The Institute for Supply Management’s leading index, the PMI, increased by 2 percentage points from August to reach 60.8 percent. Any number above 50 indicates industry expansion. Even as manufacturers continue…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, today announced that it has acquired the distribution and supply business of Power Sources Unlimited, Inc., (PSUI) a specialty distributor of power conversion products headquartered in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Frank Flynn, President of Sager Electronics, stated, “PSUI is…
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As Baby Boomers make way for Millennials in the high-tech workforce, a new generation gap is yawning. The population reared in the digital age is engaging with colleagues whose golden rule is face-to-face communication. The current electronics market will test the skills of both generations. The electronics supply chain hasn’t faced a severe components shortage…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announced it has entered into a global distribution agreement with Molex Sensorcon, a leading sensor solutions company that offers advanced environmental sensing products that are well crafted, simple to use, and effective in demanding work environments. As part of the agreement, Mouser is stocking…
DetailsA selection of Displaytech’s LCD display modules and integrated TFT driver boards is currently available for immediate shipment worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, as the result of a new distribution agreement between the two companies. In addition to their high-quality products, Displaytech offers reference designs, sample code, 3rd party graphic support as well…
DetailsPositronic, a global manufacturer of high reliability electronic connector products based in Springfield, Missouri, has appointed Air Electro, based in Chatsworth, California as an authorized distributor for the full line of Positronic products in the North American market. “Air Electro brings over 60 years of experience in many of our core markets”, states Positronic VP…
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Supply and demand for NAND flash products will be in balance in 2018 as manufacturers migrate to 64- and 72-layer stacking technologies, according to industry players. Tight supply in the NAND flash market since the third quarter of 2016 is attributed to higher memory content in smartphones, a strong server market, and slow technology migrations.…
DetailsABI Research forecasts that enterprise wearable shipments will reach over 118 million in 2022, increasing from just over 38 million in 2017, a CAGR of 25%. The enterprise wearables market is continuing to see stronger growth than the consumer market, which has shipment numbers increasing at a lower CAGR of 13%. Healthcare devices, wearable cameras,…
DetailsAdvanced MP Technology (AMPT) announced today that its global logistics teams have designated staff in San Clemente, California, Hong Kong, China, and Budapest, Hungary who have achieved certification for shipping dangerous goods in accordance with the International Air Transport Association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR). In electronic component distribution, lithium battery shipments pose the greatest…
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