Hawthorne, Calif. – Fulham Company Group, a leading supplier of lighting components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the LED Driver business of Lumotech, based in Alkmaar, Netherlands, from Nualight, a manufacturer of specialty LED products. With completion of this acquisition, Lumotech will become…
DetailsFountain Inn, S.C. – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received a gold-level 2015 Perfect Order Index (POI) Award in the Passive Electromechanical Components Supplier category from Arrow Electronics, a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions.…
DetailsNow available in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, is a new series of miniaturized, cost-effective, aluminium electrolytic capacitors from Panasonic that not only save space, but also increase system reliability. The FKS series devices feature an increase in capacitance of up to three times when compared to Panasonic…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today launched its new Timing Technology site, designed to give engineers easy-to-access information on the latest technical advances in timers, counters, and clocks. As part of Mouser’s growing selection of Applications & Technologies sites, the Timing Technology site provides a wealth of resource material — including articles and videos on timing and…
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The enthusiasm of developers and customers alike for Internet of Things (IoT) continues to build and be strong, especially if you use the measure of support by crowd funding sources. It may be that predictions for burgeoning market growth may be right on the money. Gartner predicts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in…
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While ecommerce continues to grow among business-to-business (B2B) companies, an important gap still needs to be filled: mobile. According to Forrester, almost half of B2B companies are currently operating without a mobile strategy, and only 18% are able to support a mobile buying experience with their current technology systems. As electronic suppliers become more digitally…
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Texas Instruments (TI) maintained its position as the top analog IC supplier in 2015 with $8.3 billion in sales, giving the company an 18 percent market share, according to IC Insights. TI’s analog sales surpassed the combined revenue of the next three largest analog suppliers – Infineon, Skyworks, and Analog Devices, and accounted for 69…
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Dr. Leroy Chiao is no stranger to space exploration. The engineer flew on three NASA Space Shuttle flights onboard Columbia, Endeavor, and Discovery, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived onboard the International Space Station (ISS) from October 13, 2004, to April 24, 2005, from which he became the first astronaut to vote in…
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The days where paper, pencil or even an Excel spreadsheet is the key tools for supply chain management are long gone. Even a computer has become equivalent to old school in the current landscape that boasts omnipresent connectivity, data stored in the cloud, and access to information and analysis using a smartphone. Technology is both…
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Overbuilding is a looming threat to the global electronics supply chain. Overbuilding of electronic systems can be particularly damaging. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, intellectual property (IP) threats, including overbuilding, cost domestic companies an estimated $250 billion per year or more in lost revenues. Once contract manufacturers have the bill of materials (BOM),…
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