Over the last several weeks, the Trump administration has given a whole new meaning to “know who you’re dealing with.” Within a matter of days, the U.S. imposed hardline sanctions against Venezuela, Iran and Russia, prohibiting companies from doing business with individuals, entities or agencies identified on the government’s Denied Party lists. As these lists…
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The U.S. manufacturing industry accelerated its growth rate in August as the nation’s leading indicator, the Institute for Supply Management’s PMI, increased by 2.5 percent from July’s level to reach 58.8 percent. New orders, production, employment, backlog and exports also increased in August, setting the stage for continued growth in September. “August is usually a…
DetailsPremier Farnell, the Development Distributor, announces the addition of Xilinx® All Programmable Devices to their extensive product offering. By adding Xilinx to their growing list of global franchised suppliers, Premier Farnell are giving their customers access to their market leading devices that provide both design flexibility and freedom. Mike Barone, VP Channel Sales for Xilinx says “We…
DetailsJoin global electronic components distributor, TTI at the upcoming International Boat Builders’ Exhibition and Conference, September 19-21, 2017, to be held at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Meet the TTI Specialists at booth #3302, Tuesday, September 19, and Wednesday, September 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, September 21, from 9:00…
DetailsIAR Systems®, the future-proof supplier of software tools and services for embedded development, announces that it has joined the STMicroelectronics Partner Program to enable accelerated product development and continued innovation for embedded developers worldwide. IAR Systems is also exhibiting at the ST Developers Conference, September 6 in Santa Clara, CA, United States. STMicroelectronics (ST), a global semiconductor leader serving…
DetailsMicroelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Market Report, published by Variant Market Research, forecast that the global market is expected to reach $35 billion by 2024 from $15 billion in 2016; growing at a CAGR of 11.4% from 2016 to 2024. By geography, Asia Pacific and RoW are expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.4% and 12.1%, respectively, during the forecast…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced the expansion of its Arrow Open Lab in Hong Kong, enabling sensor-to-cloud-to-analytics Internet of Things (IoT) technology platform for Sensor Hub, a project led by Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) to accelerate innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart city technologies among Hong Kong startup and technology companies. By…
DetailsAvnet (NYSE: AVT) announced that it has acquired Dragon Innovation, expanding the global distributor’s portfolio of offerings for customers as they move from design to prototype to volume production. Dragon Innovation’s proven process and deep hardware experience help customers understand manufacturing costs and schedules, find factories and manage production as they scale their businesses. “With the addition…
DetailsUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) (“UTC”) and Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) (“Rockwell Collins”) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement under which United Technologies will acquire Rockwell Collins for $140.00 per share, in cash and UTC stock. Rockwell Collins is a leader in aviation and high-integrity solutions for commercial and military customers and is globally recognized…
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Technology evolves at a rapid pace, and once a particular subset gains traction in a given industry, it begins popping up in different forms just about everywhere you look. Think back to the early days of Apple’s iPod, and how many copycat .mp3 players sprung up to compete. Some of those products were actually excellent,…
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