Atlanta — World Micro Components, Inc. and MIT Distributors, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company. MIT will maintain its brand name and presence in Dallas, TX. World Micro CEO, Dan Ellsworth, cited, “This is an exciting time…
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (November 13, 2014) – Rochester Electronics, a fully-authorized manufacturer and distributor of semiconductors, continues to expand its state-of-the-art wafer bank to support the ever-increasing number of semiconductor end-of-life (EOL) announcements and assist customers requiring reliable, authorized Extension-of-Life solutions. Rochester now has two wafer/die storage facilities that provide added risk mitigation from potential disaster.…
A new SAE International standard should help to serve as legal protection for distributors and buyers when counterfeit parts show up in the supply chain, while helping to mitigate an alarming increase in electronic component counterfeiting. The AS6496 standard (Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition — Authorized/Franchised Distribution) was drafted to outline requirements…
When the US Senate Armed Services Committee took up the issue of counterfeit parts entering the military supply chain in 2012 the independent distribution (ID) world changed significantly. Since then many IDs have chosen to invest time and resources to break away from the traditional “open market/brokering” system they relied on in the past in…
HOUSTON — Smith & Associates, the largest independent distributor of electronic components, today announces its upcoming exhibition at Electronica 2014 in Munich, Germany. Smith, which celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in May, will join this leading industry gathering to showcase its global quality and service offerings and its strengthened focus on the broad European market. Smith…
Channel partners have always been huge drivers for product sales in the high-tech industry, but the importance of channel strategies has been largely underplayed. In fact, many companies have not had the visibility or control necessary to track and manage their contracts effectively, leaving channel sales largely in the hands of their channel partners and…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Recently opened electronics and electrical distributor, American Component Exchange (ACE), is now distributing several lines of Rayovac’s battery products. Their products offered will include AA, AAA, C, D, and 9v commercial and industrial batteries. Initially drawn to ACE because of their mission statement, Rayovac has decided to partner with America’s distributor…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — America II Electronics, Inc., one of the world’s largest independent distributors of semiconductors and electronic components, has entered into several distribution agreements, partnering with 3M, Transcend Information Inc., Comchip Technology Corp., and Hongfa America Inc. “America II’s Blended Distribution℠ describes how we combined—or blended—traits of the independent and authorized channels,” said…
HOUSTON — Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple and designer of the original Apple I and Apple II, spoke at a “fireside chat” with Smith & Associates co-founders, Bob and Lee Ackerley, and Chief Trading Officer, Marc Barnhill, at a private luncheon for Smith employees. This week, Smith & Associates, the largest independent distributor of…
Many minds make light work: That's the wisdom of crowdsourcing. A new online community is hoping to leverage the power of the people to help address counterfeit risk and obsolescence headaches in the supply chain. Network Product Solutions LLC has launched the Trusted Global Buyers Network (TGBN), an online community that will allow members to…