NKK Switches, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switches, today announced that the company was awarded the 2014 Arrow Partnership Award from Arrow Electronics. NKK was honored with this award due to the company’s commitment to explore new growth opportunities with Arrow and for providing technical customer service throughout its long-standing partnership…
DetailsIPC’s Validation Services Program has awarded an IPC J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610 Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to Zentech Manufacturing Inc., an electronics and engineering service firm in Baltimore, Md. The facility underwent an intensive two-day audit based on two of IPC’s foremost standards: IPC J-STD-001, Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and IPC-A-610, Acceptability of…
DetailsHeilind Electronics, the largest interconnect distributor in North America, has received a Distributor Excellence Award for 2013 from NorComp. The award was presented to Heilind at the annual Electronics Distribution Show and Conference in Las Vegas. “We’re honored to receive this award from NorComp,” says Keith Lyall, supplier business manager at Heilind. “NorComp is an…
DetailsAltium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING)) today introduced WEBENCH® Altium Connector, a collaborative effort between Altium and Texas Instruments (TI) to blend TI’s award-winning WEBENCH power design and simulation tools with Altium’s leading EDA tool suite Altium Designer. This powerful platform…
DetailsAmerica Semiconductor, LLC, a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-industry high-power semiconductors, today announced the appointment of Concord Components, specialists in the distribution of military and commercial-grade board level components, to its growing network of franchised distributors. Under the terms of the agreement, Concord Components is charged with strengthening America Semiconductor’s supply chain throughout North America. The…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced that Kenneth Schramko has joined its Washington, D.C.-based government relations team as director of government relations. The addition of Schramko to the IPC team is part of the association’s continuing efforts to expand its presence with policy makers and key audiences in Washington, D.C. Schramko will focus on a…
DetailsGlobal electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced a global distribution agreement with Heatron, an industry leader in the manufacture of LED products and solutions. Heatron offers a wide array of LED products for interior and exterior illumination including LED boards and modules for recessed…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.34 billion for the month of April 2014, an increase of 11.5 percent from the April 2013 total of $23.62 billion and a slight uptick of 0.7 percent compared to last month’s total of…
DetailsThe Internet of Things (IoT), the theme at the element14 6th annual electronics roadshow kicks off in June in Baroda, Ahmedabad, Kolkatta, Chandigarh, Delhi and Mumbai. Together with technology partners Freescale, Texas Instruments (TI), Renesas and Infineon, among others, element14 will unveil a host of exclusive new technologies and products, exciting demos and informative live…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., a leading engineering resource and global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, has received the 2013 Outstanding Year-Over-Year Growth Award from TDK-Lambda Americas Inc., a group company of TDK Corporation. The award was presented to Mouser in recognition of the distributor’s efforts that helped TDK-Lambda exceed growth and sales goals last…
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