Applying social media to business communications, while all the rage and perhaps effectively addressing millennial audiences' media use, typically requires a fairly radical change in company culture. It also demands an often substantial or even unacceptable investment of time and money. In other words, its one thing to start a Twitter or Facebook account… It's…
DetailsTE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the SEACON group, a leading provider of underwater connector technology and systems. The SEACON group serves the military marine and sub-sea sectors for remotely operated vehicles (ROV) / autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), oil and gas, environmental and oceanographic applications. The group…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has awarded an IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to RayVal Technologies Co. Ltd., an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company in Suzhou, China. Under IPC’s Validation Services Program, the facility successfully underwent an intensive audit based on two of the electronics industry’s foremost manufacturing standards: IPC…
DetailsCelestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced the opening of its new microelectronics laboratory at its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. The new facility will enable start-ups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to quickly commercialize their latest ideas for miniaturizing…
DetailsAs shipments of standalone digital cameras continue to shrink thanks to camera functions integrated into more mobile devices, IC suppliers are starting to shift their focus to embedded camera applications to drive chip sales, according to a new IC Insights report. These include automotive, tablet, PC, cellphone, security and surveillance applications. Most camera suppliers shifted…
DetailsArrow RF & Power, officially doing business as Richardson RFPD, announced today the online availability of videos and downloadable files of the presentations that were given at its booth during the 2014 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Tampa, Fla. Links to YouTube videos of the presentations, as well as links for .pdf versions of each…
DetailsA study conducted by Accenture found that supply chain risk management is seen by companies as a priority. Seventy-six percent of companies who participated in the survey described supply chain risk management as important or very important, and 25 percent of respondents reported that they are planning to make increased investments of at least 20…
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If you've been reading recently published articles, surveys, and reports on the role of the procurement manager, you'll realize that purchasing professionals are taking on added responsibilities at high-tech companies trying to maximize supply chain effectiveness. As more high-tech manufacturing shifts to western locations, and as companies take advantage of the shrinking cost gap in…
DetailsPulse Electronics Corporation (NYSE:PULS), a leading provider of electronic components, today announced that on June 25, 2014, it received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that the Company is not in compliance with a NYSE standard for continued listing of its common stock on the exchange. Specifically, the Company is below the NYSE…
DetailsDespite the start of the summer slowdown, electronic component manufacturers are not taking a vacation from developing innovative products. Over the past month, we’ve seen several innovative designs that are going to make both designers and purchasers happy by solving design problems, saving space, cutting costs and reducing bill of materials. Let’s start with Honeywell’s…
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