Buyers can expect continued stable to lower pricing for capacitors in 2016 thanks to plenty of availability and lower demand across end markets. Lead times also remain stable in the off the shelf to six to 10 week range. Pricing and availability trends are a continuation of last year’s market. Distributors and component manufacturers report…
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It has been a couple of weeks since double earthquakes hit the Japanese island of Kyushu in the Kumamoto prefecture, self-named as Japan’s Silicon Valley. The two earthquakes, one registering 6.5 magnitude followed by the main 7.3 magnitude event, are unusual in that they occurred in a two-day time frame. Additionally significant: 1,000 aftershocks continue…
DetailsBannockburn, Ill.— IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the March 2016 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales growth accelerated in March and order growth rebounded. Bookings outpaced shipments, but the book-to-bill ratio held steady at 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments in March 2016 came in at 10.3…
DetailsLowell, Mass. – MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSI) (MACOM), a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced that it has initiated legal action against Infineon Technologies and International Rectifier (acquired by Infineon in 2015), to defend its rights to use the pioneering and patented gallium nitride on…
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There’s a new high-profile attendee at this year’s EDS conference for component manufacturers, distributors and manufacturers’ reps that has been seen as a potential disruptor for a while. Amazon Business, the b2b unit of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, is attending this year’s EDS as a service provider. Amazon Business sells electronic components through its b2b unit…
DetailsPhoenix, Ariz. – Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced results for the third quarter fiscal year 2016 ended April 2, 2016. Sales for the third quarter ended April 2, 2016, decreased 8.3% year over year and 6.9% in constant currency to $6.17 billion, organic sales (as defined later in this release) declined 8.6% year over year…
DetailsWilmington, Mass. – Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, has added USB Type-C shielded I/O connectors and cable assemblies to its extensive selection of Molex products. The more compact design of the Type-C connector offers greater PCB savings, while allowing high-frequency mating in data, consumer, automotive, and industrial I/O applications. Molex USB Type-C connectors…
DetailsChicago, Ill. – element14, the world’s largest electronic design community, launches today its 2016 Pi IoT Smarter Spaces Design Challenge featuring the new Bluetooth and wireless enabled Raspberry Pi 3 microcomputer. The Pi IoT Smarter Spaces competition is challenging members to invent IoT-powered solutions that allow users to control the multiple Internet-enabled devices in any environment – be it their…
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VI continue to get questions on a near-daily basis asking whether one specific EU RoHS exemption or another has been renewed or will be expiring on July 21, 2016. Today it was 7(c)-1. One exemption that will expire on July 21, 2016 that some electronics manufacturers need to be aware of is 7(b): Lead in…
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I recently had a conversation with Wade McDaniel, vice president of supply chain solutions for Avnet Velocity. The discussion was centered on the many layers of risk management, and a few things stood out from a presentation McDaniel provided. It was a map of earthquake-prone areas of the world. The image stands out in my…
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