Bannockburn, Ill.— IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the March 2016 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales growth accelerated in March and order growth rebounded. Bookings outpaced shipments, but the book-to-bill ratio held steady at 1.02. Total North American PCB shipments in March 2016 came in at 10.3…
DetailsLowell, Mass. – MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTSI) (MACOM), a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, today announced that it has initiated legal action against Infineon Technologies and International Rectifier (acquired by Infineon in 2015), to defend its rights to use the pioneering and patented gallium nitride on…
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MADISON, Wis.—Cypress Semiconductor Corp.’s CEO T.J. Rodgers will this week retire from the top position he held at the company he founded 34 years ago. T.J. Rodgers Cypress said it is launching a CEO search to replace Rodgers. In the interim, four current Cypress executive vice presidents will compose an Office of the CEO to…
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Manual handling of contracts is both error prone and time consuming, and yet most organizations have not yet automated these key business processes. Electronics OEMs should put automated contract lifecycle management (CLM) at the top of their to-do list, though, to achieve high visibility, decrease risk, and streamline complex processes. “We are seeing early-ish adoption…
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Shipping is a much more involved process than what consumers see when an item lands at their door. Proper storage, packaging, and care and handling of goods all play a vital role. In fact, a good shipment is all about quality control, as improperly shipped or handled items have the potential to arrive damaged, broken,…
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There’s a new high-profile attendee at this year’s EDS conference for component manufacturers, distributors and manufacturers’ reps that has been seen as a potential disruptor for a while. Amazon Business, the b2b unit of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, is attending this year’s EDS as a service provider. Amazon Business sells electronic components through its b2b unit…
DetailsPhoenix, Ariz. – Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced results for the third quarter fiscal year 2016 ended April 2, 2016. Sales for the third quarter ended April 2, 2016, decreased 8.3% year over year and 6.9% in constant currency to $6.17 billion, organic sales (as defined later in this release) declined 8.6% year over year…
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It had to happen. Nothing can continue to grow unabated forever. Not even Moore’s law and not iPhone sales The Apple juggernaut is far from over simply because it reported its first down quarter in many years. But what Tim Cook called “a pause in growth” marks a new phase in which its financials are…
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A year ago, talking about 3D printing almost always led to images of pastel-colored coffee cups or rather unappetizing printed hamburgers. We were still in the hype phase of the technology, despite it being about a decade old. Things have changed. There are serious uses now for 3D printing and it promises to revitalize production…
DetailsWilmington, Mass. – Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, has added USB Type-C shielded I/O connectors and cable assemblies to its extensive selection of Molex products. The more compact design of the Type-C connector offers greater PCB savings, while allowing high-frequency mating in data, consumer, automotive, and industrial I/O applications. Molex USB Type-C connectors…
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