Buyers can expect lower average selling prices (ASPs) and short lead times for passive components, including capacitors, inductors, and resistors, heading into the second half of 2016. One of the key contributors to pricing and lead time trends is weak demand across several market segments. The ECIA released the global passives sales results for the…
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Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd is giving a new meaning to the term “full-service-provider.” It is a contract manufacturer, a supplier of a wide range of parts and services to electronics OEMs and, since last year, a provider of critical financing support to suppliers. By setting up a business unit to fund suppliers, Foxconn has cracked…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now offering Hexiwear wearable platform products from MikroElektronika. Completely open source and developed in partnership with NXP, the Hexiwear device incorporates a low-power NXP Kinetis K64 microcontroller, Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) and wireless connectivity, and six onboard sensors into a compact wearable form factor for developers who need a complete Internet…
DetailsWisbech, UK – Anglia has launched a completely new and unique free sample service giving customers the opportunity to try latest design-in products and supporting development kits at no cost for their new designs. Ezysample is available to all customers with an Anglia Live account, and orders are despatched the same day with no delivery…
Detailsbisco industries has been recognized with a four star 2015 Operational Excellence Supplier Award from Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems. The award is in recognition of bisco’s exemplary performance in helping Raytheon deliver mission assurance to their customers. Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business instituted the annual Supplier Excellence Awards program to recognize suppliers who have provided…
DetailsModelithics, Inc. and Coilcraft Inc. have teamed to develop two (2) new Microwave Global Models™ for the Coilcraft BCL and BCR RF and microwave inductor families. Modelithics Microwave Global Models are high-accuracy equivalent circuit models that cover an entire component series within a single model. These powerful models, unique to Modelithics, feature substrate, pad and…
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MADISON, Wis.—Two months after a Tesla’s Model S on Autopilot mode killed a driver, the fatal crash still has many automotive industry experts wondering what exactly happened and why the self-driving system failed. Of course, the accident was a surprisingly well-kept secret until last week. This delay begs the questions of when Tesla knew, and…
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It's becoming a commonly-held belief that big data brings with it new opportunities to improve your supply chain, but what do you have to do to turn the idea of big data being a supply chain asset into reality? Industry executives from EMS provider Jabil Circuits and 3PL provider Transplace provided some answers in a…
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BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, July 5, 2016 — IPC is introducing three new quarterly subscription reports. These exclusive reports provide electronics manufacturers a competitive edge that comes from having solid, timely and reliable market research data. Reports include: · Global Solder Market Report — The report covers trends in solder and flux consumption, including growth rates,…
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Atlanta, GA – The first quarter global passive sales data by region has been compiled and analyzed. Sales of passive components (capacitors, inductors and resistors) for Q1 2016 were down 1.1% compared to Q4 2015 and down 5.1% compared to Q1 2015. Capacitor sales were down 0.3% and 5.3% respectively, Inductors down 7.5% and down…
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