Huntsville, Ala. — Boeing [NYSE: BA] officially opened its new research and technology center in Alabama. The facility will serve as the company’s hub for collaborative technology development with academic institutions and research partners in analytics and simulation in the Southeast United States. Local government leaders and Boeing Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering,…
DetailsHsinchu, Taiwan — Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE:ARW), a leading global technology distributor, has been selected as a global distribution partner for Macronix International Co., Ltd., a leading provider of non-volatile memory semiconductor solutions. The new agreement enables Arrow to bring leading NOR and NAND technology to its customers across the globe at the earliest stage…
DetailsBannockburn, Ill.— IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released IPC-T-50 Revision M,Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits. This ever evolving standard provides common language of terms and definitions for the electronics industry. Each year, terms and definitions become relevant in the electronics industry and in the manufacturing process. To meet these needs, IPC-T-50 Revision…
DetailsFort Worth, Tex. – TTI, Inc. the leading global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components has been honored with Eaton’s Distributor of the Year Award. Eaton is recognized as a leading power management company offering energy efficient solutions to the marketplace. Randy Lauman, Global Distribution Sales Manager, Eaton’s Electronic’s Division, said, “We thank…
DetailsWhen several now-global distributors were busy gobbling up competitors in the 1990s, Sager Electronics maintained its laser-focus on its specialty products – IP&E—and its position in the Americas market. Although not historically acquisitive, Sager – with its announcement it would acquire Norvell Electronics Inc., headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, — has made its second acquisition in…
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Global shipments of hybrid devices are forecast to reach 21.5 million units in 2015, up 70 percent from 2014, according to new research from Gartner, Inc. These devices are expected to account for 12 percent of total sales of mobile PCs this year, and reaching 26 percent of total in 2019. This pegs hybrid devices…
DetailsSuppliers of MEMS-based sensors are logging good growth thanks to mandated automotive safety systems, including electronic stability control (ESC) and tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), according to IHS Inc. Players with strong positions in gyroscopes, accelerometers and pressure sensors needed in these systems also grew as well, according to the market research firm. The automotive…
DetailsIn his role as president of Arrow Electronics Inc.’s Americas components business, Alan Bird is responsible for all customer and supplier relationships, sales and the management of employees. During his 25 years in the electronics industry he has seen tremendous change, including the growth of outsourcing to China and other parts of Asia; economic recessions; the…
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College Park, Md. — FlexEl LLC, a custom battery manufacturer, will open a research & development and manufacturing facility in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Spun out of the University of Maryland (UMD) based on a thin-film battery technology in 2008, the company will lease more than 10,000 square-feet from the university, which it plans to move into in the…
DetailsMalvern, Pa. — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced a new TrenchFET 20 V n-channel MOSFET in the chipscale MICRO FOOT 0.8-mm x 0.8-mm package with an ultra-thin 0.357-mm profile. The Vishay Siliconix Si8824EDB is designed to save space, decrease power consumption, and extend battery usage in smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, solid-state drives, and portable medical devices such as hearing…
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