Previous articles have discussed a segmentation of the electronics market called Long Life Cycle(LLC) Products. LLC products are those whose useful life is longer than five years. In a subsequent article, the current state of the electronics ecosystem, and the connection of the LLC market to the AI/IOT mega-trends were also discussed. Overall, LLC customers…
The Newark electronics catalog – once known as the “Bible of the industry” — has made significant progress under parent Avnet Inc. and expects additional investment will boost its e-commerce capabilities and restore historically high profit margins. Newark was acquired in 1996 by the UK’s Premier Farnell group. The Newark and Farnell catalogs underwent a…
We’ve all heard about blockchain for years, yet many of us in the high tech supply chain still view the technology as some sort of enigma, or saying we’ve become accustomed to using yet really don’t understand. Kind of like the word enigma itself, which truth be told I had to look up the definition…
There aren’t may start-ups in electronics distribution, and even fewer that specialize in end-of-life (EOL) components. Flip Electronics has just celebrated its fifth year focusing on the “bleeding edge” of technology. Flip manages EOL parts for component suppliers and customers. “I’d say five years is proof of concept,” said Jason Murphy, Flip’s founder and CEO.…
The article “Let’s define a new electronics market: Long Lifecycle (LLC) Markets” introduced the existence of a market segment consuming electronics content which needs to be viable over five years. Vertical markets such as aerospace and defense, industrial, and medical are examples of LLC. This requirement conflicts with the traditional consumer market and since the…
Two weeks into his tenure as interim Avnet Inc. CEO, Phil Gallagher is crystal clear on his growth plan for the $18 billion global distributor. “We will be absolutely focused on our core strategy — technology distribution — and driving home our value to suppliers and customers right out of the gate,” he said. It’s…
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…
Customers of electronics component distributor Digi-Key, which specializes in design and engineering orders, have told the business over the years they’d like to buy more products from Digi-Key. The company has responded. The distributor most recently launched the Digi-Key Marketplace, which significantly expands its product scope into automation and control, IoT, test and measurement, bare…
5G remains the electronics industry’s best hope to kickstart a global economy that’s been decimated by Covid-19. Although network rollout is far from uniform across the globe, supply analysts are beginning to form a picture of what the 5G supply chain will look like. As of March, 5G was live in 24 markets globally, according…
Avnet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVT), a leading global technology solutions provider, today announced that William J. (“Bill”) Amelio is moving on from his role as CEO and as a member of the Avnet Board of Directors. Rodney C. Adkins, Chairman of the Board, said, “Bill has been a great asset since joining Avnet’s Board of Directors in…