Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is pleased to announce that it has been honored with the Best Distributor Award and the Best e-Commerce Pioneer Distributor Award for China. The awards were presented November 27 by ec.HC360.com, a subsidiary of HC International, Inc., the leading B2B e-commerce operator in China.…
Details
As demand for electronics components that can be used in harsh environmental conditions continues to increase, interconnect, passive and electromechanical device (IP&E) manufacturers are developing more designs that operate in a wide range of harsh environments, and quite often, also deliver smaller form factors to fit into space-constrained systems and applications. Demand also continues to…
DetailsIn 2015, EPS readers were most interested in pricing and lead-time information when it comes to the interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IP&E) device market. Two of the biggest issues for IP&E buyers have always been availability and pricing, particularly for commodity products. According to an EPS purchasing survey, purchasers spend almost 5 ½ hours per…
Details
The domestic manufacturing industry—which appears to be ending 2015 on a sour note – expects moderate growth in 2016. The U.S. manufacturing base in November contracted for the first time in three years, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s leading business index. For 2016, 63 percent of respondents to the ISM’s Semiannual Economic Forecast…
Details
When we assess a new client’s spending against market pricing, we usually see a distribution of prices made up of overlapping distributions. A typical example looks like the Competitiveness Profile illustration below. The profile suggests three distributions. The first is a fairly tight distribution of good pricing positioned where half of the distribution is seen…
DetailsAccording to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled, “World Organic LED Market – Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2020,” the world Organic LED market is estimated to generate revenue of $37.2 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 18.3% during the forecast period 2015 -2020. Enhanced picture quality, high energy efficiency, increasing…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. – Lantronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRX) — a specialized networking company providing smart IoT and M2M connectivity solutions — today announced that Jeffrey W. Benck, 50, has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately. Benck has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. “We are pleased to…
Details
Global sales of semiconductors reached $29 billion in October 2015, which is 1.9 percent higher than the previous month’s total of $28.4 billion, and 2.5 percent lower than one year ago, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The latest research also finds the Americas led all regional growth, increasing sales by 3.9 percent compared to last month.…
Details
Following four years of declining sales, the North American printed circuit board (PCB) market is expected to improve in 2015 and grow modestly through 2017, according to the IPC. The decline, which has been linked to slowing sales of rigid PCBs, has not been offset by increased demand for flexible PCBs, which has grown steadily…
DetailsTokyo, Japan — Based on the memorandum of understanding entered into between Sony Corporation (“Sony”) and Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”) on October 28, 2015, the parties today announced that they have signed definitive agreements to transfer to Sony and to Sony Semiconductor Corporation (“SCK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony, certain Toshiba-owned semiconductor fabrication facilities, equipment and…
Details