Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of IP&E electronic components, today announced a new distribution agreement with Artesyn Embedded Technologies, a global leader in power conversion solutions. Artesyn, formerly the Embedded Computing & Power business of Emerson Network Power, was acquired by Platinum Equity in 2013. “Sager has made a commitment to servicing customers…
DetailsOne of the problems with developing a standard is they only work when everybody is using them. The electronics supply chain has tackled a number of standards over the years including RosettaNet – a protocol for conducting electronic commerce. Counterfeit prevention is another supply chain issue that could benefit from a standard. Counterfeit parts may…
DetailsGeorgia-based electronic components distributor, World Micro, Inc., www.worldmicro.com. announced today that it has appointed Gary Beckstedt to serve as the company’s Director of Global Quality, heading the company’s Atlanta headquarters quality department. Beckstedt’s role will be to coordinate all quality programs and processes in both Atlanta and Penang Malaysia, including ISO standards programs, ESD programs,…
DetailsTDK Corporation announces that its subsidiary, EPCOS Limited in China, has received the Supplier Excellence Award 2013 from Bosch Rexroth in China for the first time. The prize honors outstanding performance in terms of product quality, punctual and on-time delivery, and support to R&D. The Bosch Rexroth plant in Xi’an, China, sources a broad range…
DetailsRS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has teamed up with Met Office scientists to deliver a Hackathon – ‘SciActiHack’ – that will take place at the Lighthouse, Brighton during the weekend of 22-23 February 2014 as part of the Brighton…
DetailsMitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) today appointed Masaki Sakuyama as the company’s new President & CEO, effective April 1, 2014. Sakuyama will replace Kenichiro Yamanishi, who will assume the position of Chairman. Sakuyama was born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1952. Joining Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in 1977, he first served as an engineer in the company’s Kobe…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., a leading engineering resource and global authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, has been named the 2013 Catalog Distributor of the Year by Honeywell Sensing and Control. This is the third time for Mouser to receive this top award by achieving excellence in several key areas: Having the fastest and most…
DetailsRichardson RFPD, Inc. today announces availability and full design support capabilities for a large portfolio of high-isolation DC-to-DC converters from RECOM Power, Inc. (RECOM). Designed specifically for insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) systems, the converters’ asymmetric outputs of +15V and -9V make them ideal to power IGBT drivers, replacing the need for two converters. The devices…
DetailsDuring the heyday of the technology bubble, IPOs created millionaires overnight. In fact, few start-ups even contemplated remaining private as tech IPOs broke all kinds of records in the late 1990s. In 1999, reports the New York Times, there were 308 technology IPOs. In 2010, there were just 20. The subsequent dotcom bust changed all…
DetailsGlobal electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced a global distribution agreement with eConais, a technology leader in embedded, ultra-low power, miniature Wi-Fi module solutions for the Internet of Things. Launched in August of 2010 by a team of veteran engineers with substantial experience in…
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