Bannockburn, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the October findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Modest sales growth continued in October and the book-to-bill ratio retreated to 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments increased 1.4 percent in October 2015 compared to October 2014. Year-to-date shipment growth continued…
DetailsSeoul, Korea – LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it will invest KRW1.84 trillion to begin building a new panel plant in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, with production expected to commence in the first half of 2018. The company decided on the new plant, known as P10, because of anticipated…
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The electronics industry — in fact, most industries — acknowledge that the supply chain must be resilient. In order to accomplish this, however, businesses themselves have to have resilience embedded in their infrastructure and practices. But only 29 percent of CEOs polled by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) believe they…
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There’s much to be said about the spate of consolidations this year, to be sure, as EPS’ Bolaji Ojo recently discussed; there are real industry changes afoot. Certainly, much of the transactional strategies have to do with the views into new market positions, and the opportunities to scale and refine oligopolies — among other competitive…
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Thanks in part to Apple, low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCDs are now hot. LTPS TFT LCD shipments in September outpaced other contenders toward the end of Q3, according to IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). Demand for LTPS TFT LCDs rose 30 percent in September to reach 51.6 million units, due to strong demand from Apple and Chinese brands.…
DetailsPericom Semiconductor Corporation (“Pericom” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PSEM) announced today that, based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at the Company’s Special Meeting of Shareholders held this morning, Pericom shareholders have approved the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger between Diodes Incorporated (“Diodes”) (NASDAQ: DIOD) and Pericom (the “Agreement”). Based on…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is the first global distributor to stock the TRENCHSTOP™ 5 S5 insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) from Infineon. This new series in the ultra-thin wafer TRENCHSTOP 5 family boasts an industry-leading low typical saturation voltage of 1.60 VCE(sat) at 175 degrees Celsius, maintaining high efficiency even during high-temperature operations. The Infineon TRENCHSTOP…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. – Having recently expanded its presence in Asia Pacific, Conexant Systems Inc., an audio and imaging innovation leader, today announced that it has completed the build out of its new AudioSmart™ test facility in Taipei’s Technology Corridor. By making a significant investment in this new acoustical engineering and test facility in Taipei, Conexant has more than doubled…
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There is good news for electronics components suppliers in the mobile device sector. Smartphone manufacturers saw healthy demand in the third quarter (Q3) of 2015, which is expected to continue into the fourth quarter. Demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets fueled worldwide sales of smartphones in Q3 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. Global sales of smartphones…
DetailsQualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Cristiano Amon has been promoted to executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and president of QCT, effective immediately. During Amon’s 18-year tenure, his leadership has been instrumental in driving revenue growth in the core business and now the expansion into adjacent areas. This promotion is a recognition of Amon’s unique…
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