IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the March 2021 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.22.Total North American PCB shipments in March 2021 were up 4.7 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, March shipments rose 30.9…
DetailsIPC announced today the March 2021 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.43. Total North American EMS shipments in March 2021 were down 3.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, March shipments rose 10.9 percent. EMS bookings in March…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, further bolstered its industry-leading line card by adding 31 new manufacturers in the first three months of 2021. Mouser continues to focus on the breadth of its product offering, with new manufacturers in product categories…
DetailsBusiness to business trade activity grew by 10 percent in the first quarter of 2021, but a recent surge in order volumes is creating fresh challenges for suppliers after a year of intense disruption, new data from Tradeshift, a digital transaction platform, can reveal. According to Tradeshift’s latest Index of Global Trade Health, order volumes…
Details
The delayed but anticipated impact of the Suez blockage on Asia-Europe container flows and freight rates finally kicked-in this week, according to freight marketplace Freightos. Carriers seeking to avoid or minimize delays caused by congestion growing at ports like Rotterdam – where a queue of waiting ships has formed – are skipping port calls and…
DetailsBrevan Electronics, a leading franchised distributor with over 35 years of world-class service and delivery, has announced a strategic partnership with NewPower Worldwide to help its customers navigate the current shortage market. NewPower Worldwide’s experience and expertise as one of the fastest-growing independent distributors of electronic components and finished goods will provide Brevan’s customers with…
DetailsAs congestion in European ports builds, ocean rates have spiked 53 percent on the transatlantic in the past two weeks, and 8 percent from Asia to the U.S. East Coast since the Suez incident, according to freight marketplace Freightos. Air cargo rates from Asia to the U.S. have about doubled over the past four weeks…
DetailsECIA is pleased to announce that Carol Parnell, Littelfuse and Dan Carey, Farnell have been named the environmental compliance advisors to the Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC). ECIA’s GIPC recently established these advisory positions to enable ECIA members to gain better awareness about regulations that substantially affect the electronic components industry with the acceleration of…
DetailsThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that its board of directors elected new national officers for the 2021-2023 term during its March 4, 2021, meeting. They are: chairman of the board – Chuck Tanzola, CPMR, of the Fusion Sourcing Group; president – John O’Brien, CPMR, of Coakley, Boyd and Abbett; senior vice president /…
DetailsPropelled by a 50 percent share of IDM sales and a 64 percent share of fabless sales, U.S. companies captured 55 percent of the total worldwide IC market in 2020, IC Insights reports. Regional market shares of IDMs (companies operating wafer fabs), fabless companies, and total IC sales were led by U.S. headquartered companies in…
Details