Ever since the Internet became a factor in the electronics supply chain, companies have been trying to figure out the best use for the web. Distributors in particular had a stake in the process because the Internet was supposedly poised to eliminate the need for a supply chain “middleman.” The channel instead has harnessed the…
DetailsMonolithic Power Systems (MPS) (Nasdaq: MPWR), a leading fabless manufacturer of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 are as follows: Net revenue was $65.3 million, a 13.2% increase from $57.7 million in the second quarter of…
DetailsSynaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2013. Net revenue of $222.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 was a record for a September quarter and increased 75% compared with $127.0 million for the comparable quarter last year. Net…
DetailsMaxim Integrated Products, Inc. reported net revenue of $585 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended September 28, 2013, a 4% decrease from the $608 million revenue recorded in the prior quarter. Fiscal first quarter results exclude Volterra Semiconductor. Tunc Doluca, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased that our first…
DetailsGlobal electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, recently made a splash in Elektronik’s Distributor of the Year awards, announced in the most recent issue. Highly ranked across the board, Digi-Key received nine total awards, four of which were first place. The Elektronik Distributor of the Year…
DetailsAnalog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in high-performance signal processing technology, today announced the company has been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies according to the Thomson Reuters 2013 Top 100 Global InnovatorSM program. Using proprietary data and analysis tools, the Thomson Reuters award program identifies corporations and organizations that are…
DetailsOne of the more striking themes during this round of earnings conference calls has been a lack of what companies call “normal seasonality” in their business cycle. In the electronics industry, normal seasonality is a drop-off in orders during the summer months followed by an uptick in the fall as manufacturing gears up for the…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, announces immediate availability of NT Series Transceiver Modules from Linx Technologies, making wireless simple. The NT Series offers low cost, low power RF transceivers featuring long range, 8 parallel selectable channels, transparent data transfer, data rates up to 300kbps, power saving options, RSSI and READY output…
DetailsElement14, a high-service distributor of electronic components, has introduced a wide range of LUXEON Rebel LEDs from Philips Lumileds, the world’s leading provider of power LEDs for illumination solutions. The range is available in new combinations of correlated colour temperature (CCT) and colour rendering (CRI) for white LEDs together with a broadening of the colour…
DetailsAvnet Inc.’s net income rose strongly in the September quarter, boosted by surging component sales in Asia and other international markets as well as strong contribution in the Americas from the company’s technology solutions division. The company said net income jumped to $120.6 million, or 86 cents per share, in the fiscal 2014 first quarter…
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