Gerry Fay takes on the role of global president at Avnet Inc.’s Electronics Marketing (EM) group at an interesting time in distribution’s history. The rampant consolidation of the 1990s has tapered off; offshoring has been around for a few years; and electronics continue to proliferate in new applications and new markets. But the market is…
DetailsAvnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), is hosting the fourth annual Power Forum, with on-demand, in-depth, free webinars for designers of all levels. The industry’s leading power technology suppliers have come together to address challenging design topics, look at top market trends and find solutions that can be applied…
DetailsEntrotech Inc. announced that TDK Corp. as a global electric components company has agreed to purchase of two entities of entrotech, Inc., a California-based technology materials and product innovator. TDK decided on this purchase for the further expansion and the competitive edge strengthening of its HDD product portfolio. The acquisition was accomplished via TDK’s subsidiary,…
DetailsCree, Inc. announces the appointment of Norbert Hiller as Executive Vice President Lighting, effective immediately. Hiller brings more than two decades of commercial and operational LED lighting leadership to his new role. Hiller has served as Cree’s Executive Vice President LEDs since October 2011. “Cree has become the industry leader in LED lighting over the…
DetailsToshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has entered into an agreement at December 2 with OCZ Technology Group, Inc. to acquire substantially all the assets of OCZ Technology’s SSD business. The transaction will be completed through a sale and auction process pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and subject to approval…
DetailsTowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Shanghai ICC, launching an exclusive partnership to offer Shanghai ICC’s customers TowerJazz’s technical and manufacturing capabilities using its mixed-signal CMOS and power technologies, while expanding TowerJazz’s business opportunities in China. Shanghai ICC is a non-profit group formed by…
DetailsWorldwide PC shipments is forecast to fall by -10.1% in 2013, slightly below the previous projection of -9.7%, according to IDC.
DetailsRare earth elements and rare earth materials are common in a wide variety of products, from cell phones to electric cars and beyond. Thus, REEs and REMs have become a critical component in the economies of many developing countries. Specifications and test methods are needed to determine if the purchased quality of REEs and…
DetailsIf China goes to war, the electronics and global manufacturing supply chain will be completely muddled up. It will lead to the worst of all worst case scenarios; logistics disarray and crippled production that will certainly drive the global economy into a nasty recession. Of course, we all hope (and think) this will never happen…
DetailsEconomic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the sixth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 54th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. The report was issued today by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™…
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