Back in the good old days, when I had just arrived in the working world, supply chain management was still a new field. I was working at a new company and we learned new things every day. It was like drinking out of a fire hose, both exciting and challenging. Time just flew by. Soon,…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – 5G cellular could have a bigger economic impact than expected, according to an IHS study sponsored by Qualcomm. The report comes at a time when carriers are racing to test 5G prototype products and standards are still in development. 5G could enable as much as $12.3 trillion in goods and services…
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The global power semiconductor market for cars and light passenger vehicles is forecast to grow by more than $3 billion over the next six years, according to IHS Markit. The total market for power semiconductors – discretes, power modules and power ICs – will grow at an annual rate of 7.5 percent from 2015 to 2022, increasing from $5.5…
DetailsWhile U.S. President elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, 2017, seems to have made an impact in the electronics manufacturing sector, insiders are cautiously keeping an eye on policies surrounding tax, tariffs, country specific issues, and jobs to see how the incoming political administration will “make America great again.” “It's like we…
DetailsElectronics manufacturing has long depended on trade agreements to get business done. In the wake of a new presidential administration, electronics OEMs, distributors, and component makers are questioning how President Elect Trump will move forward with threats to withdraw America from its trade agreements. Trump has stated his intention to take aim at trade agreements,…
DetailsCUI Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, CUI Inc. (CUI) has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. In partnering with the digital team at Arrow Electronics, CUI will…
DetailsAvnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, today released the PicoZed™ Software-Defined Radio SDR 1×1, a rugged, low-power, system-on-module (SOM). Priced at $549, the PicoZed SDR 1×1 is cost optimized for single-channel transmit and receive signal paths in the 70 MHz to 6.0 GHz range, and is available to customers in the Americas, EMEA, Asia…
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – A startup will ride LoRa and Wi-Fi networks to bring the Internet of Things to consumers and businesses this year. TrackNet snagged $7 million in A-series funding from two investors who will help it build and deploy routers and sensors. By June, the startup aims to be in production with hybrid…
DetailsHARTING Americas and Heilind Electronics announced a distribution agreement today at Heilind’s headquarters in Wilmington, MA. Both companies expressed their excitement with the agreement and their expectations for the future. HARTING will provide Heilind’s customers with its world-class connectivity solutions. Heilind will, in turn, increase HARTING’s growth even more through their online sales and industry…
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