Absolutely, the growing Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is a huge opportunity for the distribution industry. The number one reason – 6.4 billion “things” will be connected worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015, and reaching 20.8 billion by 2020, according to the latest research from Gartner Inc. In 2016 alone, 5.5 million new…
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Justin Constantine deployed to Iraq in 2006, and served as a Civil Affairs Team Leader while attached to an infantry battalion. While on a routine combat patrol, Constantine was shot in the head by a sniper. Although the original prognosis was that he had been killed in action, Constantine survived. Constantine, now a veteran’s advocate,…
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The world economy continues to sputter along, but the news is not all bad—the slowdown is making it cheaper to ship goods by sea. Image source: PIxabay As a result, electronic OEMs and other players are paying only a small percentage of what they would have previously paid before the downturn. According to analyst firm…
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As electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies morph into supply chain companies and electronics seeps into every part of our existence, supply chains are colliding. One of the more obvious current collisions is that of the electronics manufacturing industry and the apparel industry in the field of wearables. Whether it is the latest crowd-funded project or…
DetailsTimothy Cook says he believes PCs are “dead.” That’s a wish. It’s not reality. I plan to buy a replacement for my Microsoft Surface Pro sometime soon. It won’t be another Microsoft Surface. I like the Surface but two years after buying it, the tablet-PC combo is showing me its limits. I plan to replace…
DetailsCentennial, Colo.–The DragonBoard™ 410c, a low-cost development board built by Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) and based on the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 410 processor—a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.—is ready to work with the Microsoft Azure “Internet of Things” (IoT) Suite. Tweet this The recently launched Microsoft Azure Certified for IoT aims to help customers save time and effort…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. has announced a distribution agreement with Dialog Semiconductor, a leading supplier of mixed-signal power-saving technologies for smartphones, power adapters, solid state lighting, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs while providing flexible and dynamic support coupled with world-class innovation. Supporting the IoT, Dialog’s Bluetooth® connectivity products exemplify…
DetailsSunnyvale, Calif. — SiTime Corporation, a MEMS and analog semiconductor company and a wholly owned subsidiary of MegaChips Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6875), today announced a strategic partnership with Abracon LLC, a global manufacturer of frequency control, signal conditioning, clock distribution and magnetic components. With this agreement, Abracon expands its product portfolio and will supply and support MEMS timing…
DetailsPhoenix, Ariz. – Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced a new distribution agreement with Boundary Devices Inc., a leading global supplier of ARM-based single board computers and System-on-Modules for the general embedded market. Avnet can now provide customers in markets including military, aerospace and digital displays, with rapid embedded product hardware…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced that Andy King has been named president of its global components business.Mr. King succeeds Eric Schuck, and will report to Andrew S. Bryant, chief operating officer of Arrow’s global components and global enterprise computing solutions businesses. Mr. King previously served as president of Arrow’s components business in the Europe,…
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