In a match up, engineers win over purchasing all the time. In most segments of the electronics industry engineers sit atop the food chain; they earn more than any other group aside from senior executives (many of who have engineering background, anyway) and the industry defers to them on many of the strategic issues affecting…
DetailsIt’s said that adversity breeds character—and that certainly seems to be the case for the global market for DRAM (dynamic random access memory). This market has achieved some maturity in the face of daunting challenges, allowing the industry to achieve a balance between supply and demand this year. After DRAM wafer output peaked in 2008…
DetailsAccording to DRAMeXchange, a research division of Trendforce, thanks in large part to the rising spot prices of DRAM (which has grown twofold since last November), the spot market price of DDR3 2Gb has a good chance of approaching $US 2 in the upcoming periods. The profits shown on Micron’s recent June 19th financial report…
DetailsAccording to the latest shipment report of WitsView, the display research division of the global intelligence provider TrendForce, the large-sized panel shipment in May 2013 reached 67.65 million units, surging 4% MoM. As China’s subsidy policy ended, panel makers lowered prices in May to stuff shipments of specific sizes to certain clients to maintain the…
DetailsFlextronics today announced that it will expand its existing design, manufacturing, logistics and service solutions relationship with Citrix to include Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. Flextronics has provided design, manufacturing, logistics and service solutions to Citrix for more than eight years. “As our cloud networking business accelerates, we are expanding our global supply chain capability,” said Fred Tiso,…
DetailsQualcomm powered devices are capturing the high end of the device market and this overriding factor has resulted in Qualcomm attracting an average implied subsidy of $530 compared to $341 for other IC vendor based products, according to ABI Research. High end devices remain the most profitable part of the mobile device market; however, these…
DetailsThe market for hard disk drives (HDDs) used in video surveillance will hit the billion-dollar level in less than five years, as safety concerns and the requirement for higher image quality spur demand for more data storage, according to a Storage Space Market Brief from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Revenue for both…
DetailsMolex Inc. has been formally accepted as an Applicant Member of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC). A coalition of the world’s leading electronics companies, the EICC facilitates collaboration between members and with customers, suppliers and others in the industry to work together on improving efficiency and social, ethical, labor standards and environmental responsibility in…
DetailsNKK Switches, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switches, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corporation. The agreement enables Digi-Key to distribute NKK’s market-leading products globally, with a specific focus on North America, Europe, Japan and the Asia Pacific region. Digi-Key is the industry leader in electronic…
DetailsAccording to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, 1H’June NAND Flash contract prices have risen by 2-4% following the recent increase in replenishment demand from the OEM customers. The system OEM clients have been attempting to replenish their inventory since 1H’June as a means to prepare for the upcoming peak quarters and the arrival of…
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