EPSNews takes a look at the top 10 stories of 2017 as we head into the new year. What we’ve found is that many of the most popular articles this year focused on component shortages and pricing trends, particularly for memory devices. This is not surprising considering that the electronics components industry faced tight supply and…
Semiconductor manufacturers leveraged Electronica 2016 as a launch pad for their new Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, components and solutions. It makes sense considering the trillion dollar forecast for IoT spending over the next five years. Global spending on IoT will reach nearly $1.3 trillion in 2019, up from $698.6 million in 2015, according to…
Texas Instruments (TI) maintained its leading position as the largest industrial semiconductor supplier in 2015, followed by Infineon Technologies and Intel, according to the latest IHS Inc. research. Rounding out the top five ranking are STMicroelectronics, which fell to number four, and Analog Devices, which maintained its number five position. Semicast Research also recently released…
There were no doom and gloom reports for 2016 at the Electronics Distribution Show (EDS) in May. Most electronic component distributors and manufacturers were “cautiously optimistic” about 2016, expecting low- to high-single-digit percentage growth. Many expect to see a repeat of 2015 but have much higher growth expectations for 2017. In 2015, the electronic components…