Brexit has built a full head of steam as the country enters more unchartered territory. In the last week there’s been complete chaos in government, a harder line from the EU27, and more than a million taking to the streets of London. Despite all the fuming and arguing, all the political wrangling and eleventh-hour negotiations,…
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This article by our global managing editor Rich Quinnell is part of AspenCore Media’s Special Project on ‘Agriculture Tech,’ in which we look at how IoT, analytics, and sensor technologies are bringing fundamental change to farming and food production. Two powerful trends – the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics – are generating lots…
DetailsEach year, almost before the applause dies for the last conference speaker at the October Executive Conference, a new group of ECIA members starts to coalesce into a working committee. This year’s planning committee has been meeting since early this year, and already the program is taking shape. Chaired by Melanie Pizzey of TTI, Inc,…
DetailsThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that its board of directors elected new national officers for the 2019-2021 term during its Feb. 27, 2019, meeting. They are: chairman of the board – Dave Norris of Norris and Associates; president – Chuck Tanzola, CPMR, of the Fusion Sourcing Group; senior vice president / fiscal and…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, announces a global distribution agreement with krtkl inc. (“critical”), a provider of high-performance, low-power embedded hardware and software for edge computing applications ranging from mechatronics and automation to computer vision and remote sensing. Through the agreement, Mouser now stocks three krtkl products, including its…
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The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) has reported that global sales of capacitors, inductors, resistors and other passive components increased by 25.2 percent in calendar 2018. Unit shipments of these devices grew by 16.7 percent to 7.4 trillion. Last year was marked by severe shortages in passive components, particularly certain types of capacitors. Demand is…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, has been named the 2018 Global High Service Distributor by ON Semiconductor, a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions driving energy-efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. This is the second consecutive year that Mouser has received this top award.…
DetailsAvnet (Nasdaq: AVT), a leading global technology solutions company, is working with BitPay, the largest global blockchain payment provider, to accept cryptocurrency for products and services. Today’s developers are looking for flexibility as they take their products to market, and this announcement provides our customers with more convenient ways to complete their financial transactions. “We’re…
DetailsECIA is pleased to welcome Dale Ford to its team in the role of Chief Analyst. Dale is a highly respected industry analyst with extensive experience producing award winning market research. He brings expertise in technology trends, competitive analysis, forecasting and supply/demand research of the electronics, semiconductor and electronics components industries. Mr. Ford has been researching…
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Component shortages always prompt OEMs and EMS providers to seek alternative sources. Periods of scarcity also exacerbate the flow of counterfeit devices into the electronics supply chain. The extent of this problem remains an unknown as incidents of counterfeits are under-reported. But there are estimates: The counterfeit semiconductor market has reached $75 billion according to Industry…
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