The average price of mainstream 4GB DRAM modules has increased by 16 percent in the second quarter of 2013 from $23.50 to $27.25, as DRAM suppliers reduce production of commodity DRAMs, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of research firm TrendForce. This is the highest price for 4GB modules this year, indicating the end of an oversupply…
DetailsThe Boeing Dreamliner aircraft has been in service for less than one year during which it has garnered a lot of press coverage much of it negative. It’s performance so far has been anything but stellar and recent groundings have sullied the manufacturers’ image. Yet, design and procurement folks in the electronics industry can learn…
DetailsHeilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking TE Connectivity’s inverted thru board (ITB) card edge connector, which provides a direct power connection between driver boards and the underside of LED array boards. This surface mounted connector was developed for LED lighting applications and other devices to provide a…
DetailsSamsung Electronics has started to mass produce the industry’s first 3D V-NAND flash memory. This represents a breakthrough of the current scaling limit for existing NAND flash technology with improvements in performance and area ratio, said the semiconductor manufacturer.
DetailsThe global market for motive batteries used to power electric vehicles (EV) and other conveyances is set to rise to $47 billion in 2017, up more than 50 percent from $31 billion in 2013, according a new report entitled “Motive Batteries – World -2013” from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS). “The rapid…
DetailsAccording to findings from the 2013 edition of Semicast’s Embedded Processing Service, the market share for ARM-based embedded processors in the automotive sector is judged to have passed fifty percent in 2012. Semicast defines embedded processors to include 32-bit microcontrollers and microprocessors, as well as ASICs, ASSPs and FPGAs with an integrated 32-bit core; 8/16-bit…
DetailsThe global market for merchant power supplies is forecast to grow by 2.4 percent in 2013, bolstered by demand for tablets, smartphones, LED lighting, and servers, according to IMS Research.
DetailsFreescale claims the industry’s first 5-V 32-bit MCUs built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, targeting white goods and industrial applications including dishwashers, refrigerators, home and building control systems, motor control fans, industrial converters and other equipment that operate in high-noise environments.
DetailsSolid-state drives (SSD) got a huge push in the first quarter from greatly expanded usage in ultrathin/Ultrabook PCs as well as in PC tablets, where shipment volume to those sectors tripled within a year’s time in a mighty display of growth, according to the latest Storage market tracker report from information and analytics provider IHS…
DetailsBroadline electronics distributors sell everything from IP&E products to semiconductors and systems, so their quarterly results provide a snapshot into the overall health in the global market. As Arrow Electronics Inc. and Avnet Inc. report their results for the June quarter, it’s clear the environment remains challenging. Both distributors saw sales increase for the quarter: …
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