Editor’s Note: In this Special Project, we tear down Nokia, examining its past and future. We explore what 5G and yet-to-be-defined 6G network infrastcure would look like. And more to the point, what does it mean to the industry and Nokia. Can Nokia redeem itself? Watch Nokia Corp. The communications and networking equipment manufacturer…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. today reported fourth-quarter 2018 sales of $7.92 billion, an increase of 5 percent from sales of $7.54 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Fourth-quarter net income of $231 million, or $2.63 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $54 million, or $.60 per share on a diluted…
DetailsNow available in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, are CSS series high power current sense resistors from Bourns. The devices come in both 2-terminal and 4-terminal versions. The 2-terminal models are available in three different footprint sizes: 5930, 3920 and 2512 (6332 Metric). With resistance values as low…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, is now stocking TDK-Lambda’s CCG15-30D dual output isolated DC-DC converters. The CCG15-30D dual output 15W to 30W DC-DC converters offer a dual output solution in a 1″ x 1″ industry standard package. The isolated DC-DC converters expand…
DetailsNew Yorker Electronics, an AS9120B and ISO 9001:2015 certified source of electronics components, is featuring Vishay’s highest rated MIL-PRF-55342 military qualified resistors, recognized for superior quality in the avionics, military and space markets in both thick and thin film variants. Found in nearly every existing military and aerospace program, including aircraft, satellites, missiles and ships,…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking MDmesh™ M6 series super-junction transistors from STMicroelectronics (ST). Designed for high efficiency in medium-power resonant and hard-switching converter topologies, the MDmesh M6 series MOSFETs enable increased power density in equipment such as battery chargers, power adapters, PC power…
DetailsThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) announced that the Genie Group has joined ERA as its latest global distributor member. Genie Group has served distributors and suppliers as a buying group, master distributor and fulfillment center since 1984. Areas of focus include electronic components, wire and cable, security products, thermal imaging products, electrical and MRO supplies.…
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Anyone familiar with Foxconn/Hon Hai Precision Industry retained a healthy dose of skepticism when Foxconn announced it would build advanced liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) in Wisconsin. To put it charitably, Foxconn is not renowned for honoring its contracts. More than 20 years ago, when I was working for Electronic Business magazine, one of our editors spent…
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The nation’s manufacturing sector regained some lost ground in January as demand, production and consumption all increased from December, the Institute for Supply Management reported. At the close of 2018, the ISM’s factory index, the PMI, dropped by a precipitous 5.4 percent to 54.3. January’s PMI inched up 2.3 percentage points to 56.6. Any number…
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CES 2019 was a white-knuckle roller-coaster of a ride, with some game-changing technology already here and more on the horizon. Here are my top 10 takeaways from the press days, the keynotes, and the time I spent with the exhibitors and innovators on the show floor. Of course, it’s impossible to see everything. The…
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