China will displace the US as the largest smartphone market in 2013. Brazil and India are also forecasted to be in the top four countries for smartphone shipments by 2018. Smartphone vendor interest and the strategies of the smartphone value chain are shifting accordingly. ABI Research forecasts that Russia will come in as the 11th…
DetailsBoosted by orders from unbranded, white-box Chinese manufacturers, global demand for tablet panels is exceeding expectations, spurring IHS to increase its forecast for displays by 6 percent for 2013. A total of 262 million displays for tablets are forecast to be shipped in 2013, compared to the previous forecast of 246 million, according to the…
DetailsForward-thinking technology companies have been eyeing the aftermarket–the range of products and services required to maintain or reclaim a product after sale–for several years now. A recent study reinforces the demand for after-market services and the opportunities service providers have in this growing sector. The aftermarket has long been just an afterthought to the sales and…
DetailsSTMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of automotive electronics, together with Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM), China’s leading SUV and pickup manufacturer and privately owned enterprise, today announced a strategic partnership and the establishment of a joint development laboratory at GWM’s…
DetailsComputers and electronics products were one of four manufacturing industry sectors that contracted in the month of June, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s ISM) monthly business report. Overall, the ISM’s leading indicator, the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI), increased 1.9 percent in June to reach a level of 50.9 percent. June’s reading reflects the…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the May findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The PCB book-to-bill ratio stayed strong for the sixth consecutive month, remaining at 1.10, an indication that recovery from nearly a two-year slump may be starting. Total North American PCB shipments were down 4.4…
DetailsFormerly used only in the cockpits of multimillion-dollar jet fighters, head-up displays (HUD) now are finding their way into family cars, with navigation and driver-assist functions helping drive the automotive HUD market to expand by more than a factor of seven from 2012 to 2020. Worldwide sales of cars equipped with HUDs are set to…
DetailsHeilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking FCI’s mezzanine, power and high-speed (MPH) connectors. The FCI mezzanine connector family is for parallel board stacking applications for diverse markets, such as data, medical, telecom, storage, networking and industrial. Those mezzanine options include high-speed mezzanine connectors, fine-pitch mezzanine connectors and…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $24.70 billion for the month of May 2013, an increase of 4.6 percent from the previous month when sales were $23.62 billion. This represents the largest sequential monthly increase in sales for the industry…
DetailsAs Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA), begins its new fiscal year today, the company proudly celebrates its 75th year in business serving customers in the global electronics industry. Providing innovative interconnect solutions to the world’s leading manufacturers, the company’s primary markets include data communications, telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, aerospace and defense, medical and…
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