Based on unemployment data from the U.S. government and a forecast from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the employment outlook for 2014 appears positive. But where are those jobs coming from? Some of them will be in manufacturing, said Bradley J. Holcomb, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “On the manufacturing side,…
DetailsMouser Electronics launches an enhanced Energy Harvesting Technology site with newly added featured products, technical articles, and resources.
DetailsRichardson RFPD launches SiC Tech Hub, a micro-website featuring the latest news and new products related to Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology. The site also provides technical resources and online shopping.
DetailsBroadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today updated its financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2013. The following estimates are based on the current business outlook: Net Revenue: Increased the guided range for Q4’13 revenue to approximately $2.0 – $2.05 billion, due to better-than-expected…
DetailsAlthough the electronics components industry may not be feeling the same momentum, the U.S. manufacturing sector expects to increase its revenue, employment and capital expenditures in 2014, according to the latest report by the Institute for Supply Management. Overall manufacturing revenue is expected to grow by 4.4 percent in 2014, according to Bradley J. Holcomb,…
DetailsArrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced the availability of Arrow enVision™, a cloud-based interactive reference design application for engineers around the world. Available on the recently announced product life cycle services platform via arrow.com, Arrow enVision enables design engineers to either start their own or quickly select approved starter designs from a comprehensive library. Arrow…
DetailsRambus Inc. and Micron Technology, Inc. announced they have signed a broad patent cross license agreement. Under the agreement, Micron gains the right to use any Rambus patent for the manufacture of specified integrated circuit products, including any memory integrated circuit products. Certain of these memory products will enjoy a perpetual, paid-up license after the…
DetailsIn 1988, the Hubble Space Telescope went into operation to explore deep space and Guns N’ Roses hit it huge with “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” It was also the year of “Rain Man,” “Coming to America” and “Die Hard.” Another big hit that year was the distribution agreement between Power-One, Inc., and Avnet Electronics Marketing…
DetailsUL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), announced that it has released new sets of sustainability requirements for tablets and wireless hot spots. Both sets of requirements are based on its UL 110 standard, which was UL’s first collaborative effort to develop a sustainability standard for mobile phones. Now, UL 2841 for Slate…
DetailsIn a scheduled update to its business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2013, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) narrowed its expected ranges for revenue and earnings per share (EPS). The company currently expects its financial results to be within the following ranges: Revenue: $2.92 – 3.04 billion compared with the prior range of $2.86 –…
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