IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the November 2017 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Positive year-over-year shipment and order growth continued in November. The book-to-bill ratio remained high in November at 1.09. Total North American PCB shipments in November 2017 were up 4.0 percent compared to the same…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc., (NYSE: ARW), the global technology company offering products and solutions that guide innovation forward, today announced a global distribution agreement with mCube™, the company making it easy to connect everyday things and transforming the way consumers live and businesses operate. “Battery life and form factor are key consumer-buying criteria when selecting wearable…
DetailsAerovox Corp., a worldwide market leader in film capacitors announces it has been certified as meeting ISO 9001:2015 standards. Achieving ISO certification standards ensures the creation of safe, reliable and good quality products. The ISO 9000 family of quality management systems standards helps companies confirm they meet the needs of their customers and other stakeholders while…
DetailsSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 2nd-generation of 10-nanometer class* (1y-nm), 8-gigabit (Gb) DDR4 DRAM. For use in a wide range of next-generation computing systems, the new 8Gb DDR4 features the highest performance and energy efficiency for an 8Gb…
DetailsThe Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) and the IEEE Power Electronics Society (IEEE PELS) are jointly sponsoring an all-day workshop titled “(Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About Capacitors But Were Afraid to Ask,” on Saturday, March 3, 2018, the day before the start of and in the same venue as APEC 2018 at the…
DetailsRenesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723, “Renesas”), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the integration of Intersil Corporation as a legal entity and a new branding policy following the acquisition of Intersil on February 24, 2017. Effective January 1, 2018, Intersil Corporation is expected to operate in the market under the name of Renesas…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the WSM-BL241 Bluetooth® low energy module from Murata. Based on a Nordic nRF52832 system-on-chip (SoC), the WSM-BL241 offers ultra-low-power Bluetooth 5 functionality in a small package, ideal for Internet of Things (IoT), asset-tracking, beacon, and medical applications. The Murata WSM-BL241 module, available from Mouser Electronics, leverages the powerful Nordic…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industries Association (SIA) reported Q3 sales of $107.9B up 10.2% to Q2 and up 23% to Q3’16. Passive Component sales of capacitors, inductors and resistors were $6.8B up 11% Q3 to Q2 and to Q3’16. “The worldwide electronics industry has been back on a growth path for the last five quarters,” explained Jim…
DetailsTechnavio has announced the top six leading vendors in their recent global lithium-ion battery market report from 2017-2021. This market research report also lists 20 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. Competitive vendor landscape The global lithium-ion battery market is expected to reach USD 81.65 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Electromechanical and Power components and provider of value-add solutions, is now stocking Omron’s new Z4D-C01 micro-displacement sensor. The reflective type micro-photonic sensor has resolution capabilities to sense displacement of ±10µm. Contact with the object being detected is not necessary thanks to an Omron original design which…
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