On December 31, Texas Instruments Inc. and Avnet Inc. formally end their 40-year distribution relationship. Avnet’s success in replacing that business – estimated at 10 percent of Avnet’s sales — will be evident in the future, said Phil Gallagher, who was named Avnet’s CEO on November 23. Avnet’s fiscal 2020 sales reached $17.6 billion. TI…
Over the past 20 years, there has been a move toward a more diverse component sourcing model. But, with the logistical challenges that Covid-19 has presented to the global supply chain, what had been a steady drift has become a seismic shift. With an unpredictable global market, purchasers find themselves considering new vendors and markets…
The idea that the electronics industry would close the year on a high note seemed absurd 9 months ago. But like the manufacturing sector writ large, the supply chain has bounced back from the worst of coronavirus pandemic. “In spite of serious concerns about both supply and demand impacts in the early stages of the…
AspenCore Media, a publisher of EE Times, launced a book entitled “AspenCore’s Guide to Sensors in Automotive” on Oct. 19, 2020. This 152-page anthology, with a forward by Michiel van Ratingen, Secretary General, Euro NCAP, is available for purchase here. The book, contributed by leading thinkers on autonomy and safety, in addition to keen observers…
Lynn Torrel, Flex’s chief supply chain and procurement officer, was three months on the job when a deadly viral outbreak locked down Wuhan, China. The global electronics manufacturer knew its employees, operations and supply chain faced an unprecedented challenge. “In mid-January we were hearing about the outbreak in Asia, and through talking with our suppliers,…
In spite of Covid-19 case numbers rising in the U.S., optimism in the electronics and manufacturing industries is improving. ECIA’s latest supply chain survey on the impact of the virus points to lessening concern over component supply. Additionally, the U.S. manufacturing index has increased for 3 consecutive months. Developments over the past month on Main…
Market segmentation can often offer insights into a broad customer problem, and naming the market enables a discourse which can lead to the formation of solutions. With this objective in mind, a coming series of articles will discuss a market segment which is not often discussed: Long Lifecycle (LLC) electronics systems. What exactly are LLC…
The Asia-Pacific region — now an epicenter of electronics — is at widely varying points on its journey through the COVID-19 pandemic. China is broadly beginning to restart its operations amid recovering domestic demand, while other geographies, such as Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, are still tackling cases and under a range of control…
Texas Instruments Inc.’s share of the global analog market grew 19 percent in 2019, securing its spot as the world’s leading analog semiconductor supplier, according to market research firm IC Insights. The 10 largest suppliers of analog ICs collectively accounted for 62 percent or $34.2 billion of the $55.2 billion analog IC market in 2019.…
The electronics supply chain relies on new product introductions (NPI) to drive both innovation and sales. More than half (53 percent) of electronics industry product launches have been delayed or cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Dimensional Research study commissioned by Supplyframe. Covid-19 also has led to increased component costs, the need…