ZAF Energy Systems Inc. (ZAF), a developer of next-generation battery technology, announced today the opening of a new production facility in Joplin, Missouri, that is dedicated to manufacturing its initial line of rechargeable nickel zinc (NiZn) batteries. The new facility will dramatically expand ZAF’s current production capacity and is expected to bring over 100 jobs to…
DetailsIPC’s Study of Quality Benchmarks for Electronics Assembly 2017 is now available. The annual study provides valuable benchmarking data to electronics assembly companies interested in comparing quality measurements to industry averages. The quality control measurements covered by the study include first-pass yields for various test methods as well as the percentages of products subjected to…
DetailsAs one of the first markets to adopt and deploy augmented reality, logistics will continue to be a leading vertical for Augmented Reality (AR) glasses shipments and total value chain revenues. According to ABI Research logistics will account for 24% of global smart glasses shipments in 2017. The shipments of smart glasses for logistics are…
DetailsRichardson RFPD, Inc. announced today the availability and full design support capabilities for a broadband Darlington amplifier from MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. The MAAM-011206 is a versatile, DC–15 GHz Darlington amplifier, with 13.5 dB typical gain and +18 dBm of output power. The input and output are fully matched to 50 Ω. Third order linearity (OIP3) is…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces a global distribution agreement with aconno, developers of technology that helps reduce the barriers between software, hardware, and connected things. Through the new distribution agreement, Mouser is stocking aconno’s Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, including the ACN52832 Bluetooth® Smart module, ACD52832 development board, and ACNPROG programmer. The heart…
DetailsKey companies in the global standard logic devices market include Analog Devices, Arrow Electronics, Diodes Incorporated, and Texas Instruments. These are some of the companies that have been able to establish a firm presence across the globe on the back of steady product development as well as merger and acquisition activity. Other key players in this industry…
DetailsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $35.0 billion for the month of August 2017, an increase of 23.9 percent compared to the August 2016 total of $28.2 billion and 4.0 percent more than the July 2017 total of $33.6 billion. All major regional markets posted both year-to-year and month-to-month increases…
DetailsMethode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) (“Methode”), a global developer of custom engineered and application-specific products and solutions, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pacific Insight Electronics Corp. (“Pacific Insight”), a global lighting, electronics and full-service solutions provider to the transportation industry, in a cash transaction. Methode funded the total consideration of approximately US$114 million with available cash…
DetailsIPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the August 2017 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Strong year-on-year growth in orders drove the book-to-bill ratio up to 1.15 in August. Total North American PCB shipments in August 2017 were down 0.6 percent compared to the same month last year.…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, today announced that it has acquired the distribution and supply business of Power Sources Unlimited, Inc., (PSUI) a specialty distributor of power conversion products headquartered in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Frank Flynn, President of Sager Electronics, stated, “PSUI is…
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