Announced today by Acopian Power Supplies, a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of standard, modified-standard and custom power supplies, is the launch of their new website. The redesigned site provides richer online content, and a menu of user-friendly tools to help engineers quickly and easily access the power supplies that meet their precise…
DetailsAlbany, N.Y. – The global insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and super junction MOSFET market is expected to grow from $4.8 million in 2012 to $10.1 million by 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6 percent over the forecast period of 2013 to 2019, according to Transparency Market Research. The report,…
DetailsRFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for Peregrine Semiconductor’s SP4T switch, PE42442. The PE42442 offers the best combination of high isolation and low insertion loss for a 50 ohm absorptive SP4T with 52dB isolation and 1.15dB insertion loss at 2.7GHz. Operating with supply voltages as low as 2.3V, the PE42442 maintains a +58dBm IIP3,…
DetailsManufacturers today continue to struggle with the complexity of balancing supply and demand in their aftermarket supply chains as manufacturing and consumption are more often regionally disaggregated. Lalit Wadhwa, senior vice president, global supply chain operations at Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will address those issues in his keynote…
DetailsLevel 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) and tw telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement, intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization, whereby Level 3 will acquire tw telecom in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $40.86 per share based on market close as of June 13, 2014. Under the…
DetailsAltera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and Lime Microsystems, a leading provider of field programmable RF (radio frequency) transceivers headquartered in the UK, have entered into a Strategic Cooperation Agreement focused on jointly developing and promoting programmable solutions for a diverse range of broadband wireless markets. The agreement will result in the development of optimized field programmable…
DetailsOVEN Industries (OI) increases product assembly efficiencies in Electronic Contract Manufacturing by adding Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) and PC Board cleaning equipment. This initiative compliments their ongoing focus on continuous improvement, quality workmanship and repeatability. As an ISO Aerospace Certified Electronic Contract Manufacturing Company, OVEN Industries has specialized in Analog and Digital Temperature Controllers and…
DetailsThe U.S. government’s offensive against counterfeit electronics components has made progress in recent weeks. The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a second successful prosecution of a dealer of counterfeit electronics parts. (See: Anatomy of a Counterfeit Electronics Operation). Another segment of the government has commended the use of unique identifiers in its ongoing battle…
DetailsMalvern, Pa. – Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has purchased Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of tantalum capacitors, from Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd. for $21 million. The acquisition gives Vishay entry into the polymer tantalum capacitor market. While Vishay has a polymer tantalum technology in development, the acquisition is said to augment its research…
DetailsThe term “spare parts” may conjure up visions of junkyards, but in the high-tech industry they represent an opportunity worth billions of dollars for companies willing to manage after-market logistics. The storage and maintenance of spare parts is often a drain on company resources. Holding and maintaining inventory costs money that could be better invested…
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