Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the PSoC® 4XX8_BLE embedded system controllers from Cypress Semiconductor. Containing the same core features as Cypress’ popular PSoC 4 family of embedded system controllers, these highly integrated, single-chip Bluetooth® low energy (BLE)…
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For only the second time in its history, Gartner Inc. is predicting two consecutive years of revenue decline in the semiconductor industry. For 2016, worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $332 billion, a decrease of 0.9 percent from 2015, according to Gartner. But the outlook for the semiconductor market is improving. “The worst appears…
DetailsAccording to market research “Global Power Electronics Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2025 – Industry Insights by Device (Power Discrete, Power Modules, Power IC), by End-User (Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Industrial, Power & Energy, ICT, Aerospace & Defense, Others), By Voltage (Low Voltage, Medium Voltage, High Voltage, Very High Voltage)” by P&S Market Research,…
DetailsDriven by rising number of elderly people worldwide, increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases, escalating demand for personalized and advanced healthcare devices, expanding adoption of wearable technologies, among other favourable factors, the world’s medical electronics market is forecast to enjoy rapid growth through 2022, registering a 5.4% CAGR. By 2022, the value of the global market…
DetailsAccording to the new market research report, “LED Market by Technology (Basic Light Emitting Diode, High Brightness LED, Organic LED, Ultraviolet LED, Polymer LED), Applications (Automotive, General Lighting, Backlighting, Mobile Device, Signals and Signage) – Global Revenue, Trends, Growth, Share, Size and Forecast to 2021”, published by Scalar Market Research, the LED market is expecting an…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Premier Farnell plc (“Premier Farnell”) in an all cash merger for £1.85 per share, which equates to an equity value of approximately £691 million. The acquisition was approved by Premier Farnell shareholders representing 99.9% of the votes cast and has received all…
DetailsElectric cars may be getting more headlines and attention, but there's another vehicle that realistically stands to win the popular vote: the electric bicycle. Photo courtesy: Airwheel While many business and supply chain people are closely monitoring the electric car trend waiting for a bump in sales and car manufacturers are busy introducing new…
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In this year's first Presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump declared the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), “the single worst trade deal ever approved in this country.” Clinton, meanwhile, defended her husband's administration, noting “incomes went up for everybody. Manufacturing jobs went up also in the 1990s, if we're actually going to look at the…
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PARIS — It’s far from clear what exactly caused Samsung Note 7 to catch fire at this point. Samsung isn’t talking until after it finishes its own investigation. But a new report emerged Wednesday that the culprit might not be the lithium-ion batteries themselves, which Samsung initially suspected. Rather, the problem might reside in the…
DetailsMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (“Murata”) and IPDiA S.A.(“IPDiA”) today announced that Murata Electronics Europe B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata is about to acquire IPDiA, a 3D silicon capacitor technology pioneer headquartered in France, and IPDiA will become a subsidiary of Murata. The transaction is expected to close before the end of October. This acquisition…
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