Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced its third-quarter financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015. The results are summarized below, both as an aggregation of Kyocera’s first three fiscal quarters (“the period,” i.e., the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2014), and as the third quarter alone (“the quarter,” i.e., the three months ended…
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In an episode of HBO’s Silicon Valley, timid number-cruncher Jared is trapped in a driverless automobile that goes awry. Instead of taking Jared home, the car thinks it is delivering someone to an artificial island that weird billionaire and venture capitalist Peter Gregory is building in the Pacific Ocean. After informing Jared that it will…
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Electronics distribution warehouses are among the most automated in the world. Because electronics component part numbers can be 12 or more characters long, the likelihood of human error – in data entry, storage and picking — is significant. Scanning technologies have vastly improved those processes; and robotics have eliminated much of the handling associated with…
DetailsScottsdale, Ariz. – NKK Switches, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switching devices, today announced the appointment of Laurence Sweeney as the company’s Senior Sales Executive. As head of sales, Sweeney is responsible for NKK Switches’ sales organization, customer support and channel partnerships. He will also focus on developing and strengthening key customer…
DetailsTE Connectivity Posts Strong Fiscal 2015 First Quarter Earnings Sales Up 4 Percent; GAAP EPS Up 34 Percent; Adjusted EPS Up 20 Percent Schaffhausen, Switzerland — TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) today reported results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 26, 2014. First Quarter Highlights Net sales increased to $3.47 billion, up 4 percent versus the prior…
DetailsSan Diego, Calif. — RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. (NASDAQ:RFIL) announced today that its Board of Directors has promoted Johnny Carl Walker, President of RF Industries, to the additional position of Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s former CEO, Howard Hill, was appointed Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hill said, “This change culminates the Company’s plan for my successor. Since joining the Company…
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Each week we get thousands of tips on new technologies but can't write about all of them. Here's my pick of the cream-of-the-crop of tech advances you'll want to know about but may have missed or don't have to absorb. I'll be writing a weekly blog, called “Brief Takes” we limit ourselves to three paragraphs,…
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“When do the procurement professionals become candidates for the CEO role?” This is a regular question at professional procurement networking events. The number of corporations that recognize value in the procurement profession remains limited, as evidenced by the number of procurement roles at the executive level. Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) is not as familiar as…
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At a recent electronics industry conference, I saw many of the top leaders of the manufacturers, distributors, and manufacturers' rep companies in attendance. As I looked around the room, it struck me that the profile of most of the attendees was a shared one: “Male over 50.” There were almost no women or non-Caucasian attendees…
DetailsA new report from Juniper Research has found that over 400 million phablets will ship in 2019, a five-fold increase over the 138 million devices estimated to be shipped in 2015. While the iPhone 6 Plus has brought the category further into the limelight, it is budget devices that will drive phablets (smartphones with 5.5-6.9”…
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