While market oversupply is generally good news for DRAM buyers, it has resulted in severe downward price pressure, which has hurt profit margins and revenues in the DRAM market. Lower demand across the big consumers of DRAMs – desktop and notebook computers – as well as tablets and smartphones is creating excess inventory in the…
DetailsSingapore – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc(LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has extended its portfolio of high-quality own-brand products with the RS Pro range of logic controllers, which offer affordable basic control for applications such as packaging machines, light control, home automation and filling systems. Intelligent and communicative devices such as logic controllers…
DetailsTransparency Market Research has published a new market report titled, “Personal Mobility Devices Market: (Device Type: Medical Mobility Aids and Ambulatory Devices – Wheelchairs, Mobility Scooters, Canes, Crutches, and Walkers; Medical Furniture and Bathroom Safety Products – Patient Lifts, Stair Lifts, Medical Beds, Bars and Railings, and Commodes and Showers) – Global Industry Analysis, Size,…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY) today announced that Hassane El-Khoury has been named its president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors, and that Ray Bingham’s current role as chairman of the board has been expanded to executive chairman, providing him with a day-to-day role in support of the CEO focused…
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Avnet Inc. will most likely within the next few months approve the appointment of William Amelio as its substantive CEO, dissipating the cloud of uncertainty at the apex of the electronics component distributor and high-tech systems integrator. Amelio was recently named interim CEO of the company following the departure of Rick Hamada, a 30-years-plus employee…
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The final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rule regarding the sourcing of electronic components is being viewed favorably by advocates of the authorized supply chain. The rule, issued August 2, incorporates language suggested by the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) and other industry groups that clarifies terms, such as “authorized dealer” and “trusted supplier;” and issues,…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the VL53L0X laser-ranging sensor from STMicroelectronics (ST). The VL53L0X time-of-flight (ToF) sensor integrates a leading-edge single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array and the second generation of ST’s FlightSense™ technology to extend the measurement range up to two meters. The sensor offers ranging as fast as 20ms, and reports distance…
DetailsAtlanta, Ga. – Distributors reported component sales in North America for Q2 CY2016 up 1.8% compared to the previous quarter. This follows a 2.4% growth quarter on quarter in Q1 CY2016. Sales of interconnect products were up 1.7% quarter on quarter, sales of passive components were up slightly at 0.4%, sales of semiconductors up 1.4% with…
DetailsCarson City, Nev. — Ametherm today announced that sample kits of the company’s inrush current limiters and NTC sensing thermistors are now available from leading electronic component distributor Digi-Key Corporation. Digi-Key is stocking Ametherm’s Standard, Mega, Mini, and Sensor Sample Kits. “With our convenient sample kits, designers can test a range of Ametherm’s most popular inrush current…
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It reads like a spy novel. A dual U.S.-Russian citizen admitted to operating as an unauthorized agent of the Russian government and exporting leading-edge semiconductors for use by Russia’s military, Reuters reported. Alexander Fishenko, founder of Arc Electronics Inc., was among 11 people charged in 2012 in connection with what authorities said was an elaborate…
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