One of the commonly held beliefs within the electronics supply chain is that traceability – tracking a component from the factory through its insertion into an end product—will go a long way toward preventing counterfeiting. If a user at any point in the supply chain can flag a suspect component, they can prevent its passage…
DetailsRambus Inc. (RMBS) today announced it has renewed its patent license agreement with Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723). The new agreement extends the relationship between the companies until April 1, 2020, covering the use of Rambus patented memory, interface, and security technologies in a wide range of logic integrated circuit (IC) products offered by Renesas Electronics.…
DetailsPlexus Corp. (PLXS), said Impinj, a leading provider of RAIN RFID (radio-frequency identification) solutions that deliver Item Intelligence(TM), recognized Plexus as their 2014 Partner of the Year. The award acknowledges Plexus for providing exceptional quality, on-time delivery, and collaborative engineering services for a new product introduction during 2014 that required quick-turn development of a complicated…
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In an effort to learn from the leaders, EBN is sitting down with supply chain executives at leading OEMs to ask for their perspective about today's supply chain challenges and strategies. John Kern, senior vice president, supply chain operations, Cisco This time, we are talking to John Kern, senior vice president, supply chain operations at…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Norvell Electronics, Inc., a North American power products distributor with extensive design and value add capabilities, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas. Sager Electronics President Frank Flynn said, “With the close of this acquisition, Norvell…
DetailsKEMET is pleased to announce that Claudio Lollini is appointed Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, reporting to Per Loof, Chief Executive Officer. He will be based in KEMET’s Fort Lauderdale, Florida office. Mr. Lollini joined Arcotronics Italia S.p.A. in 2005 as a Sales Manager in Taiwan and became part of KEMET during…
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The European Police Organization (Europol) has published a first-of-its-kind report on the not-so-distant future of the criminal landscape. Counterfeiting of goods and supply chain threats are identified as one of the top four dynamic and growing trends in crime; all others are “stable” or “in decline.” It predicts widespread attacks on and hijacking of logistics…
DetailsCisco Systems Inc. isn’t talking much to the media about its latest decision to invest $10 billion in China, but at some point the data and networking equipment company will have to present a much clearer picture of how it intends to turn around its fortunes in a market where the government has blacklisted its…
DetailsTuscaloosa, Ala. – AFFLINK, a global leader in supply chain management, has launched ELEVATE™ — a free consulting software application that helps clients manage their supply chain. “In less than 20 minutes, a client can analyze their business priorities, uncover thousands of dollars in operational efficiencies and identify solutions that align with their corporate goals and…
DetailsSingapore – RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has introduced Siemens’ new SIRIUS ACT pushbuttons and switches, which offer a choice of modern styles and make panel builders’ lives easier and more productive. The line-up includes 22mm-diameter raised indicator lights and illuminated or non-illuminated pushbuttons with a choice of black plastic,…
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