Plan, plan, plan.
Following 18-months of turbulence, FermionX’ commercial director, Will Patrick, is confident UK manufacturing industry will bounce back, more agile and flexible than ever. There’s no denying, it’s been a tough 18-months. As an industry, we have navigated our way through Brexit, a global pandemic and are now experiencing unprecedented component shortages. Like many British businesses, FermionX’ had to adapt quickly. Not just changing internal processes but also coping with the strain imposed on the global supply chain. As an industry, we need to ensure we’re more flexible and agile with our operations, especially when it comes to supply chain…
Roger Tall appointed as Director by Charcroft Electronics
Charcroft Electronics Ltd. – a specialist distributor and manufacturer of electronic components – has appointed Roger Tall as Director, after…
Planning for and minimizing EOL costs
Rochester Electronics’ technical sales manager EMEA, Ken Greenwood, steps readers through the process of planning for component end-of-life The electronic…
Electronic connector segment: mid-year check
ECCO’s president, Bernard Gizzi, looks at factors and trends impacting the interconnect product segment and offers tips for staying ahead…
Fifty years of business, one enduring legacy
Mike Morton, CEO of TTI, Inc., reflects on the company’s 50th anniversary and how hard work grew a small business…
Bipartisan infrastructure bill and record silicon shipments
IPC president and CEO, John Mitchell, has issued the following statement on the expected passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill…
Better Together: Co-Located Trade Shows for the manufacturing and engineering sector
Nineteen Group, and Rapid News Group are pleased to announce a 3-year partnership to collocate their UK manufacturing and engineering…
Passive products
High current power inductors suit automotive circuits TDK’s new HPL505032F1 power inductors enable level 5 ADAS applications for cameras by…
Beat shortages with a diversified supplier base
NewPower Worldwide explains how manufacturers are overcoming component shortages by partnering with distributors who have access to multiple supply routes…
Littelfuse CPC1596 Optically Isolated Load-Biased Gate Driver Eliminates the Need for External Power Supply
Littelfuse, Inc. an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, today announced the first high-voltage optically-isolated…
Connectors Sales Rose 30.7%, Semi Sales Up 24.7% in May
Ron Bishop of Bishop & Associates, contributor to TTI, Inc.’s MarketEYE Resource Center, details regional and global sales of connectors…
Semiconductor midyear outlook: Chip revenue will rise nearly 20% in 2021
Strong revenue growth and robust demand is compelling chipmakers to add production capacity which should ease tight supply conditions later this year. The worldwide semiconductor…
Distributors say IoT will drive sales growth opportunities
Growing use of IoT, especially in industrial applications, will result in greater component demand over the next five years. Most electronics distributors can’t pinpoint how…
Communications including 5G will drive the components market
While electronics content in cars and trucks is increasing, the auto industry will continue to account for a relatively small percentage of semiconductor sales over…
Semiconductors, reshoring and Fed policy
John Denslinger investigates reshoring for self-sufficiency as a national competitive advantage. A merica was once the hub for semiconductor manufacturing but that leadership shifted to…
Semiconductors, reshoring and Fed policy
John Denslinger investigates reshoring for self-sufficiency as a national competitive advantage. A merica was once the hub for semiconductor manufacturing but that leadership shifted to Asia at the turn of…
Unmasking workplace and company culture
John Denslinger wonders what post pandemic workplaces will look like given all the data squarely points to hybrid. A careful look at a CDC demographic shows 62 per cent of…
America – Essential component battleground
John Denslinger investigates EV batteries and how their associated manufacturing and distribution supply chains represent new electronics industry frontier. I n April’s editorial I discussed the ‘small but big impact’…
Restoring order post pandemic
John Denslinger explores some of the challenges facing the global electronics supply chain as it emerges unevenly from pandemic controls. While medical teams, financial institutions and governments continue working tirelessly…
Small but big impact
John Denslinger investigates why supply constraints of the tiniest components can have significant consequences for even the biggest industries. A WSJ article published in mid-February spoke to the impact of…
Business booms for high-service distributors
An increase in design engineering activity and tight supply of chips and other components is resulting in skyrocketing sales for high-service distributors. High-service electronics distributors have weathered the coronavirus pandemic…
It’s not just about inventory and timely delivery anymore
Buyers need distributors to provide more technical advice, market intelligence and cost-reducing value-added and supply chain services. In the not-so- distant past the expectations that many electronics purchasers had of…
Distributors expect 5G will boost business for years
Fifth-generation wireless technology’s speed and low latency will enable new applications and increase component demand. Industrial, defense and aerospace and communications have always been important customer segments for electronics distributors,…
Distributors see increased opportunities from automotive
Some distributors say their sales to the automotive supply chain are rising because of semiconductor shortages, rising electronic content in cars and the trend towards electric vehicles. Automotive represents a…
Semiconductor midyear outlook: Chip revenue will rise nearly 20% in 2021
Strong revenue growth and robust demand is compelling chipmakers to add production capacity which should ease tight supply conditions later this year. The worldwide semiconductor market will increase 19.7 per…
Strong demand, limited capacity will boost PMIC tags
Expect a seller’s market for power management integrated circuits for the rest of the year because of strong demand and limited production capacity. A double-digit increase in unit demand, tight…
Tight supply and less price erosion is expected for 32-bit MCUs
Growing demand from key customer segments and the transition from 16-bit and 8-bit MCUs to 32-bit microcontrollers will result in robust sales growth for 32-bit controllers. Semiconductor buyers can expect…
The buyer’s market for high-brightness LEDs will continue in 2021
While demand for high-brightness LEDs will grow this year, availability will remain high and prices will decline because of overcapacity. Oversupply, overall weaker demand from key customer segments and declining…
