Greenville, S.C. – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, has boosted its solutions capabilities by adding high-quality ferrite inductors to its expanding line of passive electronic components. Ferrite inductors are a natural complement to KEMET’s capacitor core competency. Capacitors and inductors work together in various parts of electronic circuits. They can be used in electronic…
DetailsFort Worth, Tex. – TTI, Inc., the leading authorized distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical, and discrete components, has received the 2015 Best Global Performance Award from Amphenol Corporation. Jointly, TTI and its subsidiary, Mouser Electronics received this prestigious international award. In addition, TTI and Mouser won Best 2015 Asian Performance and Best 2015 European Performance.…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced two new ClearPad® touchscreen controller solutions to address the high volume, value-priced and mid-tier smartphone and tablet markets. Synaptics’ feature-rich solutions include the ClearPad S3603 touch controller which targets the smartphone market, and the ClearPad S7611 controller developed for tablets…
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On the heels of news last month that Amazon is officially going into the air freight business solidifying a deal with Air Transport Services Group Inc., there are implications and trends global supply chain managers should consider and watch for in the coming year. Namely, the use of private fleets is increasing, not diminishing. It…
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It's more than likely your company has experienced a cyber breach. Indeed, 79% of companies have been subject to a cyber incident in the past year, according to a PwC report. And the threats are on the rise: hacking and other “cyber incidents” are growing at an estimated rate of nearly 40% each year. Amid…
DetailsSan Carlos, Calif. — Alliance Memory today expands its line of legacy low-power CMOS SRAMs with a new 8M IC (512K x 16 bit) in the 48-pin 12-mm by 20-mm TSOP-I package. Available from a very limited number of suppliers and recently discontinued by another manufacturer, the AS6C8016-55TIN operates from a single power supply of 2.7 V to…
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Amazon Business, the B2B unit of Amazon.com, attended this year’s EDS conference for component manufacturers, distributors, and manufacturers’ representatives for the first time, driving a few distributors to tackle the issue of channel disruptors. Clearly, e-tailers like Amazon Business and Alibaba are a concern to the distribution channel as they directly compete with them. Authorized…
DetailsIn 2015, an amazing wave of consolidations struck the semiconductor industry. Proposed mergers approached $160B in market value and over $100B have already been consummated. That’s more than six times the largest annual merger amount in the history of the semiconductor industry. To many, this consolidation seems natural. After all, the semiconductor industry is now…
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It is rare in the highly-competitive electronics distribution industry that companies quickly agree on anything that might make them a bit less unique. But 2D barcoding may be the exception. Distributors offer customized barcoding services to customers to differentiate themselves from the pack. But barcoding may be more of headache than a strategic edge. The…
DetailsFedEx Corporation (FedEx) (NYSE:FDX), FedEx Acquisition B.V. (the Offeror) and TNT Express N.V. (TNT Express) jointly announce that FedEx has acquired TNT Express. The €4.4 billion acquisition combines the strengths of the companies – the world’s largest air express network and an unparalleled European road network, which will expand the existing FedEx portfolio and reshape…
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