Fountain Inn, SC – AVX Corp., a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, was showcased in an upcoming production of Manufacturing Marvels, which is produced by Marvel Production Group, LLC, and will air on the Fox Business Network. AVX's short, two-minute segment will focus on the company's cutting-edge technology and real-world product applications…
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Dallas/PRNewswire/ — Acquire BPO—a global business outsourcer with multilingual offshore and nearshore operations delivering scalable and effective contact center, BPO, marketing, and animation solutions—officially launched its new state-of-the-art facility in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. With its U.S. operations now headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Dominican Republic was selected as the new nearshore location for its…
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The procurement profession has been working to take its rightful place in strategic planning for the organization. Although we've moved forward, with more large organizations naming a chief procurement officer (CPO), the reality of business pressures remain, keeping procurement pros focused, to some extent on pricing rather than strategy. That was a key takeaway from…
DetailsChicago, Ill. – Due to the new regulations and reform in the US, UK, EU, and APAC, supply chain due diligence and corporate social responsibility is a necessity for corporations. Companies are currently re-working their conflict minerals management programs in order to efficiently address SEC expectations. Enhancing smelter data and verification processes has become a major…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif.–GigOptix, Inc. (NYSE MKT:GIG), a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor communications components for use in Cloud connectivity, data centers, and high-speed optical and wireless networks, today announced that it has signed Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, as its distributor for all GigOptix product lines sales in China. “Avnet’s comprehensive portfolio of products and…
DetailsGoleta, Calif. –Transphorm Inc., a leader in the design and manufacturing of JEDEC-qualified 650V GaN (gallium nitride) semiconductors, today announced that it has added the global distributor Richardson Electronics and the Northeast representative A/D Sales to support growing design activity for its GaN power transistors and modules. “The power electronics industry is waking up to the realization that Transphorm…
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The Internet has completely transformed our world, including the way we buy. The rates of online and mobile transactions have never been higher, and e-tailers and virtual marketplaces have snagged a remarkable share of customers’ wallets. Merchants like Amazon and Alibaba are broadening their reach beyond their B2C domains and into the B2B commercial landscape…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking QN902x ultra-low-power Bluetooth® systems-on-chips (SoCs) and the QN9020 Bluetooth development kit from NXP Semiconductors. QN902x SoCs are highly integrated ultra-low-power, high-performance Bluetooth v4.0 Low Energy (BLE) solutions for Bluetooth Smart applications such as sports and fitness wearables, human interface devices, and app-enabled smart accessories. NXP QN902x SoCs, available from Mouser Electronics, integrate a high-performance 2.4GHz radio frequency (RF) transceiver…
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MADISON, Wis.—Most consumer drones today are flying blind. “It’s too easy to crash a drone,” said Philip McNamara, a serial entrepreneur and organizer of Drones Data X Conference. Too often, consumers send their drones—which can cost more than $1,000—slamming into a wall or soaring into the grasp of a tree. Adding “autonomy” to flying drones…
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It's often been said that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. In the electronics supply chain and manufacturing sectors, that Irish identity may be increasingly a norm. In fact, the roster of big name electronics companies runs the gamut from semiconductor manufactures including Alcatel, Analog Devices, Atmel, Intel, and Xilinx to well known OEMs,…
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