Most components suppliers and distributors say they primarily target audience electronics design engineers. Executives at these companies say engineers are the most important customers they aim to serve. The desire to serve design engineers is not in doubt what’s uncertain is how well components vendors and distributors really know what these customers really want. Just…
DetailsThe proliferation of lead-free solder alloys gives users a wide range of features, but it can be difficult to figure out which of these alloys provides the best match for product requirements. The IPC Solder Products Value Council (SPVC), in cooperation with iNEMI, has written a white paper, Analytical Procedures for Portable Lead-Free Alloy Test…
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The Chinese government plans to spend as much as $170 billion in the next 10 years on developing the country’s semiconductor market as part of plans to reduce its dependence on imported electronic equipment and components. Recently renewed efforts underway in China to increase the country’s production of semiconductors for local and international consumption will…
DetailsActions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS) (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. All financial results are reported on a U.S. GAAP…
DetailsGlobal electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced a distribution agreement with BlueCreation, an industry leader in the manufacture of dual-model BLE solutions. Based in the United Kingdom and focused on helping customers build innovative devices integrating wireless technologies, BlueCreation specializes in the manufacture of…
DetailsAlbany, N.Y. – According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research “Pressure Sensors Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020,” global pressure sensors market was valued at USD 6.53 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2014 to 2020 to account forUSD 9.36 billion in…
DetailsHong Kong – Lenovo Group today reported results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014, with quarterly revenue of US$10.4 billion, an 18 percent increase year-over-year while quarter pre-tax income increased 22 percent year-over-year to US$264 million. Earnings grew 23 percent year-over-year to US$214 million, while the Company hit market share and financial performance…
DetailsEl Segundo, Calif. – Shipments of smart electronic passports (ePassports) will experience relatively weak growth over the next several years, despite their capability to address security concerns at airports and border crossings, according to IHS Technology. Global shipments of ePassports is expected to reach 175 million units in 2019, up from 113 million in 2013, which…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. – Avago Technologies Limited and Intel Corporation today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Intel to acquire LSI’s Axxia Networking Business and related assets for $650 million in cash. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors for both Avago and Intel, is expected to close in…
DetailsMicrocontroller (MCU) sales are forecast to increase six percent in 2014, reaching a new record high of $16.1 billion after flat growth in 2013 and dropping three percent in 2012, according to IC Insights’ new Mid-Year Update to the 2014 McClean Report. IC Insights raised its growth forecast for MCU sales in 2014 from three percent due to…
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