Tronics, a TDK Group Company that designs and manufactures innovative nano and microsystems, has announced the opening of a MEMS production facility located in Addison, Texas, near Dallas. The fab expands Tronics’ MEMS development and manufacturing capabilities in North America. Tronics aims to utilize the full control of its manufacturing assets to provide custom MEMS…
DetailsBel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ: BELFA) (NASDAQ: BELFB), a leading global manufacturer of products that power, protect and connect electronic circuits, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at www.belfuse.com. Dan Bernstein, President and CEO of Bel Fuse Inc., said, “After the recent acquisitions of Power-One and Emerson Connectivity Solutions, Bel recognized the need for a unified…
DetailsUniPixel, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNXL), a provider of Performance Engineered Films™ to the touch screen and flexible electronics markets, announced today that it has taken delivery of a new custom built, high-speed coating system for the application of its Diamond Guard™ glass replacement resin compound. The system will be used to provide enhanced protection coating for its…
DetailsHeilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components and authorized distributor for Switchcraft, has added the company’s new Right Angle Tini-QG Mini XLR Connectors to its extensive selection of circular connectors. These robust connectors are part of the XLR Sealed Series, which features an extra-long mating cycle and IP66-level waterproof protection. The Right Angle…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the March 2017 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Although sales and orders continued below last year’s levels, the PCB book-to-bill ratio continued upward, reaching 1.07. Total North American PCB shipments in March 2017 were down 4.7 percent compared to the same…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1 percent compared to the March 2016 total of $26.2 billion and 1.6 percent more than the February 2017 total of $30.4 billion.…
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Acquisitions by NXP, Microchip and Cypress had a big impact on the ranking of microcontroller suppliers in 2016. One of the biggest shifts was NXP overtaking Renesas to become the top microcontroller (MCU) supplier thanks to its acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor, according to IC Insights’ April Update to The McClean Report. Several major acquisitions – attributed to strong…
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The pace of manufacturing growth in the U.S. cooled somewhat in April, even though the segment continues to expand. New orders and factory employment decelerated from March levels while the nation’s leading production index, the Institute for Supply Management’s PMI, declined by 2.4 percent to 54.8. Any number above 50 indicates growth, and most of the…
DetailsEMI Solutions has announced that the company has successfully completed the required quality management system process implementation to attain its AS9100 Certification. The quality standard, designed to meet the demands of the defense and commercial aerospace industries, requires passing strict audit requirements as well as rigorous evaluations of its manufacturing and design engineering processes. “Our…
DetailsMarktech Optoelectronics has teamed up with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, to offer the ability to obtain custom-made photodetectors specifically designed and optimized to meet customer specifications. The custom detectors can be made from any of the following Marktech product lines: silicon photovoltaic or photoconductive photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes, phototransistors, or InGaAs PIN photodiodes. Custom…
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