The average selling price (ASP) for analog ICs has dropped 2.25 percent since December 2016 and is projected to fall by one percent in 2018, according to a market update from Semico Research Group. The ASP for analog ICs was $0.344 in 2017. While many electronics component segments, including memory devices and passive components, have…
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Despite advances in battery technology, production is still dependent on three elemental metals: cobalt, graphite, and lithium. The amount of lithium actually used in batteries is relatively small as a percentage of their total weight. That is why, despite the rising cost of the commodity, battery prices are falling as production increases. Companies, such as…
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Today, consumers can quickly order the product they want from their mobile devices or digital assistants (such as Amazon Alexa). These technologies have drastically reduced the time from impulse to buying for a consumer. However, the trade finance and international supply chain that is critical to completing the fulfillment cycle has not yet caught up…
DetailsAVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ethertronics Inc., a privately held manufacturer of passive and active antenna systems. Ethertronics is a leader in advanced antenna system technology and manufactures antenna products for wireless applications such as mobile phones, Wi-Fi, defense, aerospace, medical, and Internet of Things.…
DetailsDENSO Corporation, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, and FLOSFIA Inc., a tech startup spun from Kyoto University, are partnering to develop a next-generation power semiconductor device expected to reduce the energy loss, cost, size and weight of inverters used in electrified vehicles (EVs). Through the joint development project, the two companies aim to improve the…
DetailsSMC Diode Solutions, a global leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of discrete semiconductors, voltage regulators, and die and wafer devices, today announced a global distribution agreement with Avnet USI, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) and world leader in Hi-Rel/MILSPEC and space level components. Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet ASI will market, sell, and…
DetailsFrom the Internet of Things to the cloud to artificial intelligence, industries are seeing a new wave of technologies that have the potential to transform and significantly impact the world around us. For its latest white paper, business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) surveyed its leading technology experts to find out how these technologies are coming together…
DetailsStadium Group, a leading provider of design-led connectivity solutions, power products, human machine interface and electronic assemblies, has signed a global distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics, a leading distributor of semiconductors and electronic components. The deal covers the distribution of Stadium’s standard technology products, including power supplies, HMI modules such as single illuminated capacitive switches, and wireless IoT devices.…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $37.7 billion for the month of November 2017, an increase of 21.5 percent compared to the November 2016 total of $31.0 billion and 1.6 percent more than the October 2017 total of $37.1 billion. All major regional markets posted both year-to-year and month-to-month sales…
DetailsThe year-end update to the SEMI World Fab Forecast report reveals 2017 spending on fab equipment investments will reach an all-time high of $57 billion. High chip demand, strong pricing for memory, and fierce competition are driving the high-level of fab investments, with many companies investing at previously unseen levels for new fab construction and fab equipment. See…
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