Although market growth for service on uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) was flat in 2012, revenue in the first quarter of 2013 increased by 5 percent from the same period last year, suggesting the market may be strengthening, according to a new report from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS). UPS service revenues can…
DetailsMurata Americas has presented Arrow Electronics with its Top Performing Channel Award and Mouser Electronics with its Outstanding Contribution Award. Both were presented at the recent Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) in Las Vegas, the largest industry event of its kind. Arrow’s award captures the collaboration between both companies in terms of competitive positioning, customer base expansion,…
DetailsPackaging cost reduction is driving new technology and design adoption, and fueling a booming equipment and material market. Depending on the device type, packaging can represent 40% to 60% of LED total cost. As such, packaging represents the single-largest opportunity for cost reduction, which is required in order for the industry to access the Holy…
DetailsCTS Corp. has announced plans to reduce its global manufacturing footprints by shuttering facilities in Singapore and Scotland in addition to other reorganization actions planned to help the supplier of sensors and contract manufacturer improve its operating performance. The company said it expects to record charges of up to $20 million for the restructuring. Between…
DetailsRambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), and SK Hynix said they have signed a five-year patent license agreement for the use of Rambus memory-related patented innovations in SK Hynix semiconductor products and have also settled all outstanding claims. The agreement includes a license to certain DRAM products for payments of $12 million per quarter for the next five…
DetailsUnited Microelectronics Corp. (“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced the opening of its UMC Korea office to help expand regional business and provide local support to customers. The proximity of UMC’s new office to its customers in Korea will create working synergies that will help expedite engagement and support, thus shortening time-to-market for…
DetailsFedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , has announced it will increase shipping rates by an average of 4.5 percent, effective July 1, 2013. This is slightly below the 5.9 percent increase recently announced by UPS. FedEx’s new rate applies to eligible FedEx Freightshipments within the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the…
DetailsThe growth of 802.11ac and 802.11ad will occur in very different ways. 802.11ac will explode into devices, including smartphones, from the start while 802.11ad will see a more modest and staggered growth. 802.11ac is being pushed into smartphones by key carriers’ device requirements that are in sync with 802.11ac hotspot plans for more robust Wi-Fi…
DetailsAnalytics is an in-vogue topic of leading consulting companies today. Despite its trendy name and popularity it seems that, once again, operations personnel need to relearn an old lesson; companies and individuals who use data outperform those who don’t. In the supply chain, I am seeing a third wave of this realization emerge. The first…
DetailsNewark element14 today announced the launch of its multi MEMS development board for Xtrinsic sensors, a low cost enablement solution that allows designers to easily understand and test the latest sensing technologies with a next generation accelerometer, pressure sensor and a magnetometer to measure motion, altitude or pressure, detect magnetic fields and determine physical position.…
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