Bannockburn, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released IPC-4101D-WAM1, an amendment to the already valuable IPC-4101D, Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards. This newly revised standard delivers trending information for base materials used for rigid and multilayer printed boards. In particular, this standard provides key updates for board designers, specifiers of board…
DetailsA survey looking at the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies finds that more than 80 percent of companies increased their revenues by investing in the IoT. In 2014, the average increase in revenue was 15.6 percent, while market leaders reported a 64 percent revenue increase, according to a survey conducted by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).…
DetailsAnalog Devices Inc.’s broad product portfolio paid off massively in the recently-ended quarter with sales and profits exceeding forecasts on solid growth across most segments. Even as investors cheered its results, however, concerns have also cropped up about ADI’s rising exposure to the consumer electronics market with analysts wondering if it can fend off any…
DetailsForecasting is one aspect of supply chain planning that executive constantly works at, but the goal of making accurate predictions is still elusive to many. One analyst recently forecast that in the second half of 2015 there will be more disruptions at West Coast ports as they deal with the backlog caused by previous strikes…
DetailsA U.S. appeals court ruled this week that the government cannot compel companies to report whether or not their products contain so-called “conflict minerals” — gold, tantalum, tin, and tungsten– mined from regions in Africa. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on Monday that the requirement that companies state…
DetailsThe average selling price (ASP) for microcontrollers is expected to continue on a downward spiral, which is good news for buyers, but bad news for the bottom line of many MCU manufacturers. Currently, unit shipments are surging but falling prices are keeping revenue growth in check, according to IC Insights. IC Insight’s mid-year forecast reports…
DetailsWhile the use of electronic components in automobiles has been accelerated, strategies against noise have been becoming increasingly important for the assurance of safety. For these, Murata now offers its series of CommonModeChokes for in-vehicle Ethernet applications in 1210 size. The series is available at distributor Rutronik as of now. The DLW43SH/MH series are CommonModeChokes…
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Opportunistic buying can help an OEM, distributor or EMS take advantage of low prices. In fact, during the electronics markets heyday of the late 1990s brokers would buy components on the open market; hold them; and wait for prices to increase. This was a good model for brokers, but a bad model for OEMs that…
DetailsBangalore, — – Companies Based out of Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen Contribute to More Than 95% of the Total R&D Spending in China – Total Global 500 R&D Spend in China to Reach USD 80 Billion by 2020 – Total R&D Investment by Global 500 Companies Reached a USD 614 Billion Mark in FY2014 Zinnov, a leading management consulting firm, released its recent findings on…
DetailsOxford, England — OXIS Energy is a crucial component of the ALISE project whose target is to develop Lithium Sulfur technology to 500Wh/kg with 2000 cycles by 2019. ALISE is a pan European collaboration focused on the development and commercial scale-up of new materials as well as understanding the electrochemical processes involved in Lithium Sulfur…
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