Boxborough, Mass. – TÜV Rheinland, a global provider of compliance testing and certification, has introduced its Smart Lighting Program to test new products for safety, EMC and wireless standards. Offering global expertise and streamlined solutions, the testing program is expected to speed up time to market for lighting manufacturers. This will become even more important…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today reported first-quarter 2015 net income of $106.1 million, or $1.09 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $107.1 million, or $1.06 per share on a diluted basis, in the first quarter of 2014. Excluding certain items1 in the first quarters of 2015 and 2014, net income…
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One of the difficulties of environmental policies and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices is measuring a return on investment (ROI). When such ideas are first pitched, the encouragement for compliance is more about the money you’ll avoid spending on things such as fines than on the rewards you will reap. Some policies, such as RoHS,…
DetailsFlextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), a leading end-to-end supply chain solutions company, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2015: Flextronics net sales for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015 were just under $6.0 billion, slightly below its previously provided revenue guidance of $6.0 billion to $6.4 billion. Despite the…
DetailsFlextronics International Ltd. said it will pay $494 million for Mirror Controls International to broaden its offerings and services to automotive manufacturers. The acquisition of the supplier of mirror actuators to the automotive industry will further help Flextronics smoothen sales growth and reduce its dependence on markets susceptible to wild demand swings, according to company…
DetailsNow available in Europe through TTI, Inc., the world’s leading specialist distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components are Honeywell’s SE series and XE series miniature sealed basic switches. The components have been designed for precise and reliable position indication of critical applications on aircraft and military systems. The applications range from military and…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the March findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Although sales remained sluggish, bookings continued ahead of last year and the book-to-bill ratio held steady at 1.05. Total North American PCB shipments decreased 0.9 percent in March 2015 from March 2014, bringing year-to-date…
DetailsCommunication and computer system demand is expected to drive the greatest percentage of growth for IC sales in all regions in 2015, according to a new IC Insights report. Communication applications is forecast to hold about 41 percent of IC sales in Asia-Pacific and 39 percent of the revenue in the Americas this year. Computer…
DetailsI’m about to contradict myself. I’ll admit this upfront just in case you’ve read my article titled Even Electronics Design is now a Commodity. I’m going to stand by the article, though, but I’d also like to present the contrarian view that the commoditization of the electronics design chain should be celebrated and not panned…
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With customers merging and capital expenditure budgets shrinking in North America and Europe, Ericsson AB is shifting more marketing resources to Asia where the mobile and networking equipment OEM is hoping to benefit from a surge in infrastructure spending by governments and private communication services enterprises. The company aims to keep up a vibrant presence…
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