The CMOS image sensor market is on track to grow 15 percent in 2015, reaching $10.1 billion, after a strong increase of 19 percent in 2014, according to IC Insights. This is after only four percent growth in 2013 due to price erosion and inventory corrections in the camera phone market, said the market researcher.…
DetailsSanta Clara, Calif. — OmniVision Technologies, Inc. introduced a new ultra-compact CameraChip sensor for medical and industrial applications. The 1/18-inch OV6946 captures 400 x 400 pixel resolution images and video with excellent color fidelity in a small 0.9- x 0.9-mm package that consumes low power. In addition, it offers a width of 1.65 mm and a…
DetailsAs electronics vendors continue to scout for the best locations to expand their production operations or open new facilities a new study shows that Mexico will continue to lead electronic manufacturing growth in Latin America through 2016. The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Foundation’s biannual report examines the latest trends in Latin America’s…
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Buyers have a host of tools at their disposal to help them do their jobs better and faster. These electronics components inventory search and/or data aggregator websites have one thing in common – delivering parts data that range from supply chain information including lead times, pricing, lifecycle/obsolescence information, and environmental compliance data; to technical specifications…
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One of the issues holding widespread OLED – organic light emitting diode—adoption is limitation and cost of materials. OLED displays can be constructed by spraying ink-like materials onto a substrate—even flexible materials such as plastic. Starting in the second half of 2015, the overall consumption of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) materials will surge according…
DetailsVerical, an Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) company, today announced that stocked electronic components on its online marketplace, Verical.com, have more than doubled since the beginning of the year, growing to nearly one million SKUs. This increase amounts to an additional $3 billion in traceable, warrantied and ready-to-ship components now available on the site—bringing the value…
DetailsSunnyvale, Calif. – Osram Opto Semiconductors has released the Oslon Black SFH 4713A, an infrared LED (IRED) with a wavelength of 850 nanometers (nm). The SFH 4713A is designed for near-range illumination from 10 to 50 meters (approx. 30 to 200 feet), targeting security applications including camera surveillance of public spaces, company premises, and entrances…
DetailsFountain Inn, S.C. – AVX Corp. has introduced a new series of tantalum polymer capacitors designed to provide small, high energy, low profile solutions for solid-state drive (SSD) applications. Touting low ESR and the highest energy per volume (Joules/cc) of any comparable SMT capacitor currently available on the market, the new J-CAP Series solid tantalum…
DetailsSeoul, Korea – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. added three TCO-optimized, high-performance SSDs, based on 3-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology, to its portfolio of advanced enterprise and data center SSDs. Designed for OEMs, the PM1633, PM1725 and PM953 SSDs are available in a range of interfaces and form factors based on Samsung’s proprietary 3-bit MLC V-NAND flash…
DetailsSidney, N.Y. – Amphenol Industrial Products Group releases SurLok Plus, a high current cabling system designed for energy storage in commercial and residential battery storage systems as well as electric and hybrid electric vehicles. SurLok Plus, used by inverter and power supply manufacturers, is optimized for battery pack connections from 50 A to 400 A using a touch-safe…
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