Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that a member of the Bourns group of companies has acquired all shares of KEKO-Varicon d.o.o. Žužambrek (KEKO-Varicon) from its three shareholders, consisting of two members of the MSIN Group and one minority shareholder. KEKO-Varicon is a leading manufacturer of overvoltage protection products…
DetailsToshiba Memory America, Inc. announced today that it will officially change its name to Kioxia America, Inc. on October 1, 2019. The name Kioxia (kee-ox-ee-uh) will be adopted for the names of all Toshiba Memory companies, largely effective on the same date. Kioxia is a combination of the Japanese word kioku meaning “memory” and the…
DetailsAvnet (Nasdaq: AVT), a leading global technology solutions provider, today announced the promotion of Max Chan to Chief Information Officer (CIO), reporting to MaryAnn Miller, Chief Administrative Officer. Chan has been serving as the head of global information solutions (GIS) within Avnet since November 2018. As CIO, Chan is responsible for all information technology (IT)…
DetailsKEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, announced today that its request to have Tantalum Polymer capacitors excluded from the Section 301 Chinese tariffs has been approved by the U.S. Trade Representative. Effective immediately, Tantalum Polymer capacitors (tantalum capacitors having a conductive polymer cathode, as further described in U.S. Harmonized Tariff…
DetailsSmith, a global distributor of electronic components and semiconductors, today announces that its European distribution center in Amsterdam has finalized the second phase of its expansion. Phase two included installation of a facility-wide HVAC system with automated temperature and humidity controls, increased physical security measures, developments to the company’s functional and counterfeit detection labs, dedicated…
DetailsIn keeping with the company’s commitment to supporting its multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) customers, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced new reduced lead times for its MLCCs. “In response to the global MLCC shortage, our MLCC division undertook a capacity expansion project to increase production output,” said Dave Valletta, executive vice president, worldwide sales,…
DetailsDigi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, has opened a new office in Shanghai to support record growth in the company’s China market. The new office is one of two in China and will enable Digi-Key to continue to maintain a strong presence in the growing China market. Digi-Key’s new Shanghai office will house several…
DetailsNewark, the Development Distributor, has expanded its product offering in the embedded systems field with the addition of the Renesas Electronics range to its product portfolio. Engineers can now access Newark’s widest range of analog and embedded products, all in stock and available for same day shipping. Renesas is a leading provider of embedded solutions…
DetailsRutronik24, the sales organization of Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH, set up a dedicated team called “BaseCamp” to focus on start-ups, dealing exclusively with the needs and projects of young, innovative companies. In addition to supplying components, the team also offers comprehensive and individually tailored consulting services. To Andrea Bissinger, Director Sales Global at Rutronik24, supporting…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors were $33.1 billion in May 2019, a decrease of 14.6 percent from the May 2018 total of $38.7 billion and 1.9 percent more than the April 2019 total of $32.5 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization and…
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