Contract manufacturers tend to showcase their latest equipment for printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. As a buyer, you should also audit the less exciting aspects of your manufacturing partners' operations, to see if these areas are keeping pace with the more visible changes. One such aspect is humidity control. Here a manufacturer has to…
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What does “mobility” really mean to the supply chain and the construction of the ecosystems in the industry? In particular, what's the future of the once critical PC/computer vertical? The launch pad for these discussions is the growth and prominence of mobile and mobility as opposed to the original “mobile vs. landline” framework. What…
DetailsHeilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, has just added NorComp’s M-SERIES metal shell connectors to its existing selection of harsh environment circular connectors. M-SERIES Circular Connectors are designed with a robust, waterproof cable-to-panel interface for demanding end use applications. These ruggedized connectors feature full metal shells for EMI/RFI shielding, as well as IP67/68…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the MEAS MS8607-02BA01 pressure, humidity, and temperature (PHT) combination sensor from TE Connectivity (TE). This fully factory-calibrated combination sensor measures pressure from 10 to 2,000 millibar (mbar), relative humidity (RH) from 0 percent to 100 percent, and temperature from -40 to +85 degrees Celsius (-40 to +185 degrees Fahrenheit). The compact 5 × 3 × 1mm QFN sensor…
DetailsLittelfuse, Inc., (LFUS) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Menber’s S.p.A., headquartered in Legnago, Italy. Menber’s specializes in the design, manufacturing, and selling of manual and electrical battery switches and trailer connectors for commercial vehicles. The company had sales of approximately $23 million (€21 million) in 2015 and employs approximately 120 associates. Terms…
DetailsElectrocomponents Plc saw its stock price jump more than 10 percent on Tuesday to a 52-week high level after it posted preliminary fiscal 2016 sales and profit numbers that showed the distributor performing better-than-expected. Net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, are expected to be at the “top end of market expectations,” the…
DetailsRS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has announced the signing of a global agreement with Intel for the distribution of a range of the company’s computing and embedded development products. The agreement enables customers worldwide to purchase a wide selection of Intel products direct from RS, targeting…
DetailsHsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that the Company and the municipal government of Nanjing, China have signed an investment agreement. This agreement affirms that TSMC will make an investment in Nanjing valued at US$3 billion to establish TSMC (Nanjing) Co. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary managing a 12-inch wafer fab…
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Silicon Valley can be a tough place to wake up on a Monday morning. Case in point, the big news on the start of this week was a Bloomberg report that Aicha Evans, manager of Intel’s wireless group, had left the company. I have yet to meet Evans who has been in the industry 20…
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Supply chains are like the central nervous system in humans – they are complex, integral systems that are constantly interacting with their environment. While the human body is programed to automatically respond (and fight infection, for example), supply chain overrides are largely dependent on the experience and skill of supply chain leaders and managers. Because…
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