Just five years ago, Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) acquisition of Xilinx would have sent shockwaves through the distribution channel. Xilinx and archrival Altera, now owned by Intel, were the last holdouts of a practice called shelf-sharing, where two competitors refuse to be sold side by side — “share shelf ” — at a single distributor.…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (ARW) today reported third-quarter 2020 sales of $7.23 billion, an increase of 2 percent from sales of $7.08 billion in the third quarter of 2019. Third-quarter net income was $166 million, or $2.13 per share on a diluted basis, compared with a net income of $92 million, or $1.10 per share on…
DetailsTTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce the company has satisfied the newly released minimum security criteria for Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), a voluntary incentives-based program. As outlined by the program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) partners with members of the trade community to strengthen global…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVT) today announced results for its first quarter ended October 3, 2020. Sales reached $4.7 billion, up from $4.2 billion in the previous quarter and $4.6 billion in the prior year quarter. Other highlights: GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.19, compared with earnings per share of $0.40 a year ago. Non-GAAP adjusted…
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The next president of the United States will be decided in November and the choice will impact the electronics industry and its supply chain. Decisions coming from the White House on topics ranging from tariffs and trade wars to corporate taxation will continue to change the face of U.S. manufacturing. Scoop Communications collected feedback from…
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A memory price jump that typically coincides with the introduction of new smartphone models in 3Q and 4Q is not expected due to disrupted buying patterns and cautious discretionary spending. IC Insights’ October Update to The McClean Report showed the monthly average selling price (ASP) of DRAM started on a steep downward trend in the…
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AMD said it is buying Xilinx for $35 billion, confirming the news leak several weeks ago. AMD made it clear that this deal is all about high performance computing (HPC): it was the headline of its announcement; it is at the top of AMD’s web site today; and it was the first thing CEO Lisa…
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Previous articles have introduced the idea of LLC markets, their issues in the current electronic ecosystem, and their importance relative to future mega-trends such as AI/IOT. The fundamental issue is the intense churn of the supply chain generated by the consumer dominated semiconductor marketplace for LLC markets such as Aerospace and Defense. The churn certainly…
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Cree has announced the sale of its LED products business unit to Smart Global Holdings for up to $300 million.
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AspenCore Media, a publisher of EE Times, launced a book entitled “AspenCore’s Guide to Sensors in Automotive” on Oct. 19, 2020. This 152-page anthology, with a forward by Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General, Euro NCAP, is available for purchase here. The book, contributed by leading thinkers on autonomy and safety, in addition to keen observers…
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