By 2020, Gartner predicts that more than half of major new business processes will incorporate some element of the Internet of Things (IoT) and believes a thirty-fold increase in internet-connected physical devices will “significantly alter how the supply chain operates.” This is not surprising since IoT has long been an obvious area of focus for…
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China’s desire for a bigger share of global semiconductor production will trigger massive changes in the industry, force further consolidation in the sector and accelerate the re-ordering of the electronics supply chain. EPSNews believes electronics makers must develop a viable response to China’s objective and work with the various governments involved to avoid a partitioning…
DetailsHoneywell IHM Series Aerospace Proximity Sensors benefit from Honeywell’s 30 years expertise in designing proximity sensors for defense and commercial aircraft. Now available in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, the Honeywell IHM Series reduces downtime and maintenance costs by detecting more internal failure modes accurately and reliably in…
DetailsBroadcom Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO) (“Broadcom”), a leading semiconductor device supplier to the wired, wireless, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets, today announced a proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) (“Qualcomm”) for per share consideration of $70.00 in cash and stock. Under Broadcom’s proposal, the $70.00 per share to be received by Qualcomm stockholders would consist of $60.00 in cash and $10.00 per share…
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Last month, a federal grand jury indicted Nippon Chemi-Con, a leading electrolytic capacitor manufacturer, citing a long-running conspiracy to fix, increase, maintain, and stabilize prices for those products sold in the United States and elsewhere. Electrolytic capacitors store and regulate electrical current in a variety of electronic products, including computers, televisions, car engines and airbag…
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is moving faster than anticipated. Recent research released by Plex Systems found the manufacturing floor is further along than generally perceived thanks in large part to connectivity and cloud computing, which has become the tipping point to accelerate digital transformation. Now in its third year, The State of Manufacturing Technology study…
DetailsJAGGAER, a leader in indirect and direct Source-to-Pay (S2P) spend management solutions, and Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics, and market intelligence, today announce their partnership to transform the logistics process for their collective transportation customers and clients as part of JAGGAER’s Select Partner Program. The partnership combines Chainalytics’ renowned supply chain and…
DetailsThe GaN semiconductor market is forecast to reach $22.47 billion by 2023, according to a new report published by MarketsandMarkets. According to the new market research report on the “Gallium Nitride Semiconductor Device Market by Device Type (Opto, Power, RF), Wafer Size, Application (Power Drives, Supply and Inverter, RF, Lighting and Laser), Vertical (Telecommunication, Consumer, Automotive),…
DetailsUltrahaptics, the global leader in mid-air haptic technology, has appointed David Hearne as Vice President of Sales. David brings over 30 years sales experience in the electronics market to the role, having worked at a range of semiconductor and IP companies across Europe. David joins Ultrahaptics from Cadence Design Systems, where he was most recently…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the Si522xx PCIe clock generators from Silicon Labs. This new family of clock generators is compliant with all current versions of PCI Express® (PCIe®), including PCIe Gen 4 and Separate Reference Independent Spread (SRIS) standards, delivering exceptional jitter performance of just 0.4 picoseconds…
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