Plexus Corp. (PLXS), said its board of directors has approved a new stock repurchase program under which the company is authorized to repurchase up to $30 million of its common stock during fiscal 2014. The planned repurchase represents approximately 3 percent of current market capitalization and is expected to be funded with existing cash. The…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, announces immediate availability of Semtech’s SX1232, a fully integrated, high performance ISM band transceiver with a minimum of external components and low current consumption in all operating modes. The SX1232 is a fully integrated ISM band transceiver optimized for use in the (EN 300 220-1) 868…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. has immediate stock availability of Freescale’s Kinetis L KL3/KL4 family of flexible low-power MCUs with LCD controllers with up to 376 segments. Freescale has expanded their Kinetis L Series Microcontrollers to now include the Kinetis KL3 and KL4 families. These new MCUs now include flexible, low-power LCD controllers with up to 376…
DetailsRochester Electronics, a fully-authorized manufacturer and distributor of semiconductors, continues to manufacture the 9513 family by AMD since it went EOL over a decade ago. The 9513 time controlling chip is an LSI circuit that has been designed to service many types of counting, sequencing and timing applications across an array of industries. Rochester Electronics…
DetailsMill-Max Mfg., North America’s largest manufacturer of precision-machined interconnect components, has announced both the release of its expanded, full-line catalog and the redesign of its corporate website. In each case, emphasis has been put on providing customers with the most up-to-date presentation of the company’s extensive product offering in an informative, easy-to-use format. The Mill-Max…
DetailsMacronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337), a global leader providing non-volatile memory solutions, announced that it will take vigorous actions against the patent litigations filed by Spansion, Inc. in the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California. Macronix will defend its products and assist its customers in defending…
DetailsAVX Corp., a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, today announced that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has issued drawings for high-reliability versions of its Accu-L(R) Series thin film inductors in 0402, 0603, and 0805 case sizes. Currently unique in their ability to provide extremely low inductance values (0.56nH) and ultra-tight inductor…
DetailsThe sun is finally rising on the global solar business, with growing demand in developing regions helping to ignite the first increase in industrywide capital spending in three years in 2014, according to the PV Manufacturing & Capital Spending Tool from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Global capital spending by producers of photovoltaic…
DetailsApproximately 1,300 Colorado residents recycled more than 154,000 pounds of electronic devices onSunday, Aug. 11, at theMile High Electronics Recycling Event hosted byArrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE: ARW) in partnership withComcast, the City and County of Denver Public Works/Denver Recycles and Sports Authority Field at Mile High. A wide range of electronics including computer hardware and…
DetailsApple’s acquisition of WiFiSLAM has brought smartphone indoor location technologies to the fore. With over 1 billion new smartphones forecast to utilize indoor location technologies in 2018, there are still significant opportunities for companies with the right technologies and strategies. In ABI Research’s latest Location Technology report, “Smartphone Indoor Location Technologies”, it has forecast the…
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