In the electronics supply chain, component date codes are ubiquitous. Similar in concept to the “use or sell by” date on perishable super-market items, date codes are an indicator that a part may be too old to perform to spec. Electronic components do have a shelf-life. Metals in components can corrode. Moisture and electro-static discharge…
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It’s been awhile since global distributors have touted their component fulfillment services in lieu of design. However, with some component lead times extending into Q1 2018, OEMs would be “a little more comfortable” with more inventory, said one channel executive. “Customers are largely getting what they want,” Mike Long, CEO of global distributor Arrow Electronics…
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Electronic component suppliers have been complaining for years about eroding prices. With many types components currently in short supply, prices have finally begun to tick up. But are any of these price hikes sustainable? Typically, the answer is “no.” A continual stream of better-smaller-faster components exerts downward price pressure on older-generation products. However, one research…
DetailsTTI, Inc., the leading distributor of passive, interconnect, electromechanical and discrete components, has signed a distribution agreement with HellermannTyton, a leading wire and cable management manufacturer, that expands TTI’s product offering to its valued customer base in North America. Lew LaFornara, TTI Vice President, Supplier Marketing, commented, “The HellermannTyton range of cable management solutions is…
DetailsIntegrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (ISSI), a leader in semiconductor solutions for the automotive market, has been honored with the Bosch Global Supplier Award from Robert Bosch GmbH. ISSI received the award in the Innovation and Semiconductor Components category. In all, this year Bosch has given awards to 44 suppliers out of thousands of suppliers from…
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Electronics component distributors and online aggregators could get a bigger piece of the sourcing pie for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) parts if they meet the government’s criteria for online marketplaces. COTS components have been available for decades as a way to reduce costs in military and aerospace applications and shrink the sourcing cycle time. Now the government…
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The pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing industry moderated a bit in July as new orders and production scaled back from June levels. Nevertheless, the U.S. manufacturing sector continues to expand: the nation’s leading factory index, the Institute for Supply Management’s PMI, registered 56.3 percent in July, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the PGA460 and PGA460-Q1 ultrasonic signal processors and drivers from Texas Instruments (TI). Available in both automotive (PGA460-Q1) and non-automotive (PGA460) options, these devices are ultrasonic sensors that support wide-distance object detection at low power, making them well…
DetailsAvnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced a distribution agreement in the Americas with MikroElektronika, a leading provider of hardware and software tools supporting rapid prototype and product development. Effective immediately, Avnet customers in the Americas will have access to MikroElektronika’s full line of development boards, compilers, accessory boards and software, including the Hexiwear IoT development…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components, is now stocking SL Power’s MB60S 60 Watt Single Output Medical Series. The MB60S Medical Series has a small 2” x 3” x 1” footprint and delivers 60 Watts of convection cooled power. This high-power density makes the MB60S the ideal choice…
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