Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today reported results for the three months ended December 31, 2014. GAAP net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 were $528.7 million, down 3.2% sequentially from net sales of $546.2 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 9.6%…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today announced the introduction of their updated Audio Applications site. This updated applications site provides audio systems developers with the resources they need to learn about the latest advances in audio applications, including the newest components available from Mouser Electronics for building leading-edge audio systems. The updated Audio Applications site, available on…
DetailsContract manufacturing and wireless engineering specialist RF Solutions is settling into new 20,000 sq.ft custom-designed premises in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The move brings extra capacity, a new and improved factory layout, and proximity to London’s Gatwick Airport, supporting enhanced services for customers in the UK and worldwide. Moving to the larger factory is…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the new, revolutionary ARISO Contactless Connectivity system from TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity, that allows power and data to be transferred between two couplers without any physical contact, resulting in a virtually maintenance free system. TE’s unique design offers significant advantages over conventional connector systems by…
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Not every engineer looks forward to the standards process. Karen Bartleson, Synopsys senior director of corporate programs and initiatives and the 2013 and 2014 president of the IEEE Standards Association, however, celebrates them. Bartleson, also a candidate running for president of the IEEE and up for election this fall, keynoted DesignCon on Wednesday and highlighted…
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Tight trucking capacity, volatile rates, and continuing driver shortages are all in the news as we enter 2015. Ocean shipping rates, in a slump for several years, are starting to rise once again. Even the US Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) industry, long in the doldrums, is showing strong pricing discipline and demanding rate increases that stick. Facing…
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At its inception more than thirty years ago, EBN was Electronic Buyers News. We talked about the newest products, from passives to power supplies. We talked about book-to-bill ratios and what these figures said about the health of our industry. We were the go to source for news about electronic distributors and product hawkers. Then…
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Electronics manufacturers are used to harsh cyclical downturns often caused by their reliance on unverified assumptions about industry fundamentals. Even the biggest chipmakers, OEMs and other leading supply chain players have fallen victims to these myths, many of which sound quite believable and continue to be propagated by some top industry executives. Bursting any of…
DetailsQualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended December 28, 2014. Revenues $7.1 billion GAAP EPS $1.17, Non-GAAP EPS $1.34 “We delivered a strong quarter, achieving record quarterly revenues and Non-GAAP operating income, and we also…
DetailsFlextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), a leading end-to-end supply chain solutions company, today announced results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2014. Third Quarter Results of Operations Net sales for the third quarter ended December 31, 2014 were $7.0 billion, exceeding the Company’s previously provided revenue guidance of $6.4 billion to $6.8 billion. The Company’s adjusted…
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