Bannockburn, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has become a partner of NextFlex, America’s flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing institute, which is based in Mountain View, Calif. As part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), this new public-private partnership aims to establish America as the global leader in the flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing space.…
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Enterprise labeling is an increasingly critical topic in the electronics manufacturing industry. Organizations are grappling with the complexity of standardizing labels, meeting a breadth of regulations, and creating a seamless interaction between labeled products and the supply chain. EBN sat down with Mike Thornton, director of technical services & support, at Loftware, a maker of…
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Financial executives of small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturing businesses are optimistic about their growth prospects for 2016, according to research from the buying consortium PrimeAdvantage. At the same time, CFO confidence in the U.S. economy has fallen from last year with slightly more than half of executives – 54 percent — expressing optimism. This is…
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Yes, I lied about social media. It’s really not THAT bad. Being Catholic I will avoid telling this sin to my priest at confession. These are the three reasons you must get engaged in social media: If you don’t tell your own story…who will? I will always remember when I was at a Business Marketing…
DetailsAliso Viejo, Calif. — Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced its DIGI-G4, the company’s latest DIGI Optical Transport Network (OTN) processor enabling the transition to 400G OTN switching solutions is available in mass production. With multiple carriers’ trials underway, Microsemi is enabling the industry to…
DetailsCambridge, Mass. – Arctic Sand Technologies (www.arcticsand.com), the performance and space saving leader in power conversion ICs has announced the completion of a $19M Series B Financing round, led by Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. with co-investors GE Ventures, Northwater Capital and Arsenal Venture Partners. Targeting major segments of the $5B DC/DC power conversion market, Arctic Sand’s ICs today…
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Buyers for major OEMs often hesitate to accept or even consider alternative items simply because of the red tape involved in getting the items approved. In many cases, engineers must review specification sheets, obtain samples, and test items before approving the alternative. These precautions are usually for good reason. For some applications, failure of a…
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Mouser Electronics, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the MEASwireless sensor development board from TE Connectivity (TE), a global leader in connectivity and sensors. The board reports relative humidity, temperature and barometric pressure through Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, providing environmental data for evaluating weather stations, HVAC systems, and other industrial applications. The development board…
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BANNOCKBURN, IL – The world's leading advocate for the electronics industry today released its Global Policy Framework for 2016, and announced the dates of its major U.S. public policy advocacy event of the year, coming up in April. IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries, headquartered in the United States, is a global industry association representing…
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Total reported sales for all capacitor categories in North America for calendar year 2015 were down 10.5% in units and down 9.4% in dollars compared calendar year 2014.
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