The nation’s leading factory index in April dropped to its lowest level in two years as trade concerns and softening demand increased headwinds on U.S. manufacturers. Whether it’s a one-month event or the beginning of a trend remains unclear. The Institute for Supply Management’s leading index, the PMI, dropped by 2.5 percent in April to…
DetailsGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, in recognition of Outstanding Quality and Delivery Performance has awarded RFMW with their Supplier of the Year Award at a ceremony held at RFMW’s corporate office in San Jose, CA. The GA-ASI spokesperson stated, “Your commitment to excellence contributed to timely, high-quality production of…
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A boatload of Taiwanese tech companies who moved their production operations to China decades ago are now sailing home. But the reason for this return voyage isn’t what you might think. In the past four months alone, 40 Taiwanese companies with significant operations in China have decided to leave the mainland. The movement, sometimes described…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the March 2019 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-over-year growth in March was strong for sales but slipped into negative territory for orders, while the book-to-bill ratio retreated to parity at 1.00. Total North American PCB shipments in March 2019 were up…
DetailsLansdale Semiconductor, Inc. president, R. Dale Lillard, announced today the continued availability of the ML145170 PLL Frequency Synthesizer circuit with Serial Interface. Originally designed and built by Motorola/Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Lansdale has single-source rights to both globally market and continue to manufacture Motorola’s line of PLL (Phase Lock Loop) Circuits. The ML145170 is a single-chip…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, and Power Sonic, a leader in battery technology for nearly 50 years, today announced a distribution partnership. “Sager Electronics’ specialized group, Sager Power Systems, is a perfect fit for the Power Sonic portfolio. Their focus on power…
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For better or worse, DRAM and flash memory have considerable influence on the fortunes of the overall semiconductor market. While memory bolstered chip sales in 2017 and 2018, it will likely have a negative impact in 2019, according to IC Insights. The market research firm expects the memory market will decline by 24 percent –…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVT) today announced results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2019. Third Quarter Key Financial Highlights Delivered sales of $4.70 billion, in line with guidance In constant currency, sales rose 1.2% compared to the year ago period GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations totaled $0.87 Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.09,…
DetailsGowanda Components Group is pleased to announce the merging of REM-tronics, Inc. with the GCG family. REM-tronics is a contract manufacturer of high-reliability products for the aerospace, industrial, medical and military industries. They are located in Dunkirk, New York. “The merging of REM-tronics with GCG will further enhance our capability to design and manufacture high-…
DetailsNew Yorker Electronics is rolling out N2Power Solutions’ new Optimized Power Systems Manufacturing (OPSM). With an eye toward providing increased value to the manufacturing process for its customers, N2Power will now deliver on any power supply for an application – plus build the subassembly. N2Power is a leading designer and manufacturer of high efficiency, ultra-small,…
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