Eindhoven, Netherlands — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) today announced an agreement to divest its Standard Products business to a consortium of financial investors consisting of Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd (“JAC Capital”) and Wise Road Capital LTD (“Wise Road Capital”). Under the terms of the agreement the consortium will pay approximately $2.75 billion for the business. The transaction is expected to…
DetailsMalvern, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced the availability of new application and technical notes on the company’s website that assist designers in implementing constant voltage (CV) pulse charging when using the award-winning 196 HVC ENYCAP™ series of hybrid energy storage capacitors. The 196 HVC ENYCAP series offers designers exceptional flexibility and enhanced charge…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — WPG Americas Inc. (WPGa) a subsidiary of WPG Holdings, Asia’s number one electronics distributor, announced today it has signed a new agreement with Seoul Semiconductor the world’s fifth largest LED supplier to distribute their full complete line of products. The company’s broad product portfolio includes a wide array of package and device choices…
DetailsThief River Falls, Minn.– Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, was given KEMET’s High Service Distributor of the Year award at the 2016 EDS Summit in Las Vegas, NV. The award was presented by Cheryl Swaim, High Service Distribution Account Executive; Monica Highfill, Vice President…
DetailsFort Worth, Tex. – Leading global electronics distributor TTI, Inc. announced today the company officially has broken ground to begin building a new warehouse distribution center located at 3737 Meacham Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas. TTI executive staff members joined founder and CEO, Paul Andrews, for a special groundbreaking event to commemorate the occasion. Don…
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Historically, the semiconductor and electronics industry is a story of ebb and flow: the cycles of demand and the lulls that follow. Mix in the greater, macro-economic waves of variables that push or pull at consumer confidence and spending and you get a pattern that held out for the better part of several decades. The…
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The MEMS market is projected to reach $20 billion in 2021, up from $11.9 billion in 2015, according to Yole Développement (Yole). This translates into a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly nine percent over the next five years. The CAGR for unit shipments is forecast at 13 percent. The MEMS markets are growing…
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Premier Farnell PLC said it has agreed to be purchased by a division of Swiss industrial components distributor Dätwyler Group AG for approximately $867 million, creating a bigger player in the European components distribution industry while putting an end to the saga of one of Britain’s biggest electronics distributors. The transaction is expected to set…
DetailsRiverside, Calif. – Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that it has been honored by Arrow Electronics with a Perfect Order Index (POI) Award for 2015. This is the fourth consecutive year that Bourns has earned the highest Platinum level in thePerfect Order Index award program. Arrow established the POI Awards program…
DetailsPointe Claire, Canada — Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, recently announced immediate shipping availability of Infineon’s XMC4500 microcontroller series for industrial applications. XMC4500 combines Infineon’s leading-edge peripheral set with an industry-standard ARM® Cortex®-M4 core, resulting in a power pack for energy-efficient industrial applications. The XMC4500…
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