Semiconductor capital spending is expected to increase in the second half of 2016, driven by three top spenders – Samsung, TSMC, and Intel, according to IC Insights. This will translate into spending in the positive range after declining by two percent in 2015. Capital spending in the semiconductor industry is expected to increase by three…
DetailsSidney, N.Y. — Amphenol Aerospace has been released from the “Stop Shipment” restriction imposed on all military specification MIL-DTL-38999 Series I, II, III connectors. Additional Mil-Spec connector series are being released from “Stop Shipment” as approved. Changes in industry standards emphasizing zero-defect component manufacturing and more rigorous change controls were major precursors to the restrictions…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, today announced the appointment of Sam Katsuta as Vice President of Mouser Electronics-Japan. “Japan is a key global market as well as one of the world’s leading markets for electronic design, and is therefore of great interest to us,” said Mark…
DetailsMontreal, Canada – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, recently announced an expanded inventory of DEUTSCH products, for the aerospace and transportation markets, from TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors. This new worldwide distribution agreement further strengthens the longtime business relationship between TE and Future…
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Faced with a second year of stagnant growth, competition in the consumer and mobile micro-electromechanical (MEMS) sensor market will continue to be tough for suppliers. After declining by 3.4 percent in 2015, a slow growth trend in the consumer and mobile MEMS sensor market is not expected to start until 2017, according to IHS Markit.…
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As one of the world’s two largest electronics distributors, Arrow Electronics Inc. has perspective from more than 700 electronics component suppliers and 100,000 or so customers. During its Q2 conference call with analysts, Arrow executives said Brexit is having a mixed impact on Arrow’s main businesses, components and computer systems; supplier consolidation is benefiting the…
DetailsRochester, N.Y. – EMA Design Automation® (ema-eda.com), a full-service provider and innovator of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, has just announced the acquisition of Accelerated Designs, a company known for its dominance in EDA part library content and solutions including a 7.2-million-part database and its specialist library tool Ultra Librarian. “One of the many challenges…
DetailsWashington — The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $79.1 billion during the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 1.0 percent over the previous quarter and a decrease of 5.8 percent compared to the second quarter of 2015. Global sales for the…
DetailsPhoenix, Ariz. —Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced the expansion of its global franchise agreement with Cypress Semiconductor Corp. to include the portfolio of their recently acquired wireless Internet of Things (IOT) products. Effective immediately, Avnet customers in the Americas, EMEA and Asia, excluding Japan, will have access to the complete…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today reported second-quarter 2016 net income of $134.3 million, or $1.45 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $123.9 million, or $1.28 per share on a diluted basis, in the second quarter of 2015. Excluding certain items1, net income would have been $152.7 million, or $1.65 per…
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