ST. PETERSBURG, FL — America II Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest independent distributors of semiconductors and passive components, has finalized a global authorized distribution agreement with Aviel Electronics, a division of RF Industries. Through this agreement, America II strengthens its product portfolio and further demonstrates a commitment to their customers. “We’re determined to…
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SEMI predicts 8 percent annual growth in installed fab capacity for 2010 and 2011 and about 9 percent for 2012
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POING, GERMANY — Avnet Memec, a division of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) has confirmed a new pan-European distribution agreement with Renesas Electronics, following the merger between Renesas Technology Corporation and NEC Electronics. The agreement makes Avnet Memec a key distribution partner for the entire portfolio of Renesas microcontrollers and system-on-chip, analog and power products throughout…
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SCHAUMBURG, IL and WOODBURY, N.Y. — The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Janam Technologies LLC (www.janam.com), announced today that Motorola – together with its subsidiary, Symbol Technologies, Inc. – and Janam have reached an agreement that settles all outstanding intellectual property disputes between the two companies. In 2008, Symbol Technologies, Inc.…
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UPS announced today it is expanding its policy to require customers who ship packages from its retail shipping locations — The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. — to present a government-issued ID for verification of identification. Consumers who ship through any retail access location and do not already have a pre-printed shipping label attached…
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Don’t be in a rush to abandon your PC OEM customer: A mountain-worth of semiconductor products are still going into personal computing equipment and workstations, according to research firm {complink 7217|IC Insights}. While the most coveted design sockets these days are those headed for smartphones, digital music players, tablet devices (iPad and e-readers), and other…
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U.S. shipments of LCD TVs are expected to decrease on an annual basis for the first time in history in 2010, iSuppli reports
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Wireless CAPEX increased by 2% in Q3 2010, the first year-on-year increase since 2008, according to Strategy Analytics
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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (NasdaqGS: NUHC), a leading distributor of active and passive electronic components, announced today that its stockholders voted to approve the merger agreement among Nu Horizons, Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arrow, pursuant to which Nu Horizons will be acquired by Arrow. Upon consummation…
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SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) announced today that it has received merger control clearance from the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADCT). This clearance satisfies the condition of the tender offer related to European Union regulatory approval. Tyco Electronics' tender offer for shares of ADC is…
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