North American printed circuit board (PCB) production should see a return to modest growth by the end of 2013. Published in the report, 2012-2013 Analysis and Forecast for the PCB Industry in North America, the modest growth is expected to continue through 2016, not just for North America, but also for world PCB production as…
DetailsGlobal electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced the addition of Wandboard.org to its lineup of over 650 suppliers. Wandboard.org has developed a low-cost ARM Cortex™-A9 development board, offering a System-on-Module solution for designers looking to continue utilizing a board through development into production. Created…
DetailsElement14 today launched its latest online resource, Raspberry Pi Projects, providing a single location for Raspberry Pi owners of all skill levels to highlight their creations and learn how to move onto the next level. Making it easier for users to try out and store more Pi projects, element14 is today also launching the great…
DetailsLabinal, a Safran Group company, presented Souriau with its 2012 Top Supplier Award during an event attended by the company’s executive management and representatives of its key suppliers.For Souriau, being named Labinal’s top supplier is the culmination of the many logistical, quality and R&D efforts it has undertaken over the last few years combined with…
DetailsRochester Electronics, a fully-authorized manufacturer and distributor for mature and discontinued semiconductors, has been licensed by National Semiconductor (acquired by Texas Instruments) to continue the manufacturing of the DM7440N since its EOL notification almost ten years ago. The DM7440N is a dual 4-input NAND gate in a 14-pin plastic DIP that operates over a full…
DetailsHeilind Electronics, the largest distributor of interconnect products in North America, is now stocking TE Connectivity’s inverted thru board (ITB) card edge connector, which provides a direct power connection between driver boards and the underside of LED array boards. This surface mounted connector was developed for LED lighting applications and other devices to provide a…
DetailsThe global market for motive batteries used to power electric vehicles (EV) and other conveyances is set to rise to $47 billion in 2017, up more than 50 percent from $31 billion in 2013, according a new report entitled “Motive Batteries – World -2013” from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS). “The rapid…
DetailsAccording to findings from the 2013 edition of Semicast’s Embedded Processing Service, the market share for ARM-based embedded processors in the automotive sector is judged to have passed fifty percent in 2012. Semicast defines embedded processors to include 32-bit microcontrollers and microprocessors, as well as ASICs, ASSPs and FPGAs with an integrated 32-bit core; 8/16-bit…
DetailsSolid-state drives (SSD) got a huge push in the first quarter from greatly expanded usage in ultrathin/Ultrabook PCs as well as in PC tablets, where shipment volume to those sectors tripled within a year’s time in a mighty display of growth, according to the latest Storage market tracker report from information and analytics provider IHS…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 29, 2013. Sales for the quarter ended June 29, 2013 increased 4.5% year over year to $6.59 billion; organic revenue (as defined later in this release) was up 0.2% year over year and 0.5% in constant currency Adjusted operating income…
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