To encourage innovative internal and external ideas, Osram has created a captive business accelerator called Fluxunit GmbH. In taking this step, Osram has set up a flexible company unit outside its established structures that will promote new and disruptive business ideas. At the same time, Fluxunit will serve as the central point of contact for…
DetailsECIA is pleased to announce completion of the first milestone in its comprehensive 2-D barcode implementation initiative with the publication of ECIA Labeling Specification EICP 114.1. The primary objectives of the new specification are to address the needs of the electronic component distributor community and to synchronize this industry’s document to broader material handling industry…
DetailsDriven by faster development of commercial applications, the market for carbon nanotubes (CNT) will grow to $560 million in 2025, while graphene will lag at $305 million, on account of slower adoption in energy storage, according to Lux Research. The success of CNTs comes mainly from the use of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) as a superior replacement…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor, is now stocking the MAX44299 low-side current, voltage and power monitoring IC from Maxim Integrated. The MAX44299 offers power, current, and voltage monitoring plus reference with precise measurement and programmable current-sensing of full-scale voltages of 5mV, 10mV and 20mV. With its wide single supply…
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Despite the forecast for billions of connected things in 2016, market research firm IC Insights has slightly lowered its semiconductor sales growth forecast for Internet of Things (IoT) applications due to lower sales projections for certain market segments. IoT semiconductor sales is still expected to grow 19 percent in 2016, reaching $18.4 billion. However, the…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.1 billion for the month of July 2016, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to the previous month’s total of $26.4 billion. July marked the global market’s largest month-to-month sales increase since September 2013, though sales were down 2.8…
DetailsExcelsys Technologies, market leader in modular user-configurable power supplies and platforms, has enhanced its online Power Supply Configurator to align with the newly introduced CoolX Series of 600W convection-cooled power supplies. It has also added options for searching for new capabilities, features and functions offered by their very successful Xgen, UltiMod and Xsolo product lines. The enhanced…
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Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers in many regards resemble OEMs – they design, assemble, ship and even support end products. But the distinctions between the businesses are extremely important, particularly when it comes to matters of compliance. The conflict minerals provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, for example, requires manufacturers to disclose the use of tin,…
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Less than two months after being named interim CEO of Avnet Inc., William “Bill” Amelio was appointed as its chief executive officer effective today. After a review of both internal and external candidates, said William Schumann, chairman of Avnet’s board of directors, the board concluded Amelio was the best candidate for the top job. “Avnet…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that William (“Bill”) J. Amelio has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company by the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Amelio has been acting in the role of interim CEO of Avnet since July 11, 2016. Having spent most of his career in…
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