2024 Hits Distributors with Sales Drop of -9.3%
2023/2024 Declines Follow Record Revenue Growth of 2021/2022 by Top 50 Americas Distributors. The results of 2024 sales growth continue a revenue growth pattern for the Top 50 Americas Authorized Electronic Component Distributors that began eight years ago. In 2017 and 2018 the industry enjoyed double digit growth. These two years of strong sales growth were followed by two years of declining sales. Then in 2021 and 2022 the industry experienced an unprecedented boom in sales growth. Once again, the surge in sales for two years has been followed by a two-year decline. The latest survey results of the Top…
New source for RF miniature modules
Insight SIP’s sales and marketing director, Nick Wood, said: “We are proud to have signed an agreement with a fast-growing…
Making panel building a breeze
RS is offering a comprehensive collection of RS PRO brand control panel products for industrial operations ranging from food and…
Pressing for domestic manufacturing strategy
IPC senior director of North American government affairs, Richard Cappetto, has shared the following statement on US tariffs and their…
Expanding inductor range
Würth Elektronik has introduced its new WE-PMFI moulded flat-wire inductors. Measuring 2.0 by 1.6 by 1.0 mm in its smallest…
Power resistor partnership
Arrow Electronics and Ohmite have established a distribution agreement that will expand the reach of Ohmite’s power resistor solutions to…
Buy and learn
DigiKey is now stocking Real Digital educational boards which are designed to help the next generation of engineers gain knowledge…
Vishay Intertechnology 80 V MOSFET in PowerPAK® 8x8SW Package Offers Best in Class RDS(ON) of 0.88 m to Increase Efficiency
Space-Saving Device Offers Low Max. RthJC of 0.36 °C/W and Wettable Flanks to Improve Thermal Performance and Solderability in Industrial…
Microcontroller with configurable logic block boxed for dispatch
Mouser Electronics is now stocking Microchip Technology’s PIC16F13145 microcontrollers. The family introduces the configurable logic block (CLB) peripheral, letting users…
Buyers benefit from acquisition
In this article, Galco’s president and CEO, Allison Sabia, explains the customer benefits emerging from the company’s recent acquisition of…
Enhancing connector and cable assembly solutions
Rutronik and GCT have expanded their existing global partnership following the merger of Gradconn and GCT. GCT’s global distribution manager,…
SWOT a year
This time every year I finish reading Electronics Sourcing North America’s ECIA TOP 50 Americas Authorized Distributors Report and wonder two things to myself. Firstly,…
SWOT a year
This time every year I finish reading the ECIA TOP 50 Americas Authorized Distributors Report and wonder two things to myself. Firstly, how closely does…
Blink and 20 years of monumental change flies by
As Electronics Sourcing celebrates 20 years of publishing, I’m having a trip down memory lane, reflecting on how the electronic component distribution industry has evolved…
Date code dilemma
Date codes are interesting. In my opinion every manufactured object should have a manufacturing date. Pinning parts in ‘time and space’ is useful on many…
eVTOL is about to take-off
In this article, John Denslinger explores eVTOL aircraft and suggests it might be time to fasten our seatbelts as the technology is ready for take-off. In technology, acronyms tend to…
ICE jam
John Denslinger takes a detailed look at how the dynamics of electric vehicle uptake are shifting over time and how this is influencing manufacturers’ design and production strategies . Weather…
2025 Forecast: cautiously optimistic
John Denslinger’s view of 2025 mixes fluctuating GDP, economic uncertainty, technological pathways to organic growth and semiconductors on a roll. Do you remember forecasting this time last year? Inflation dominated nightly…
Dawn of surgical robotics
This month, John Denslinger investigates how AI is being deployed before, during and after surgical procedures to help improve efficiency, precision and patient outcomes. Of all the applications benefiting from…
Barcode turns 50 this year
In this article, John Denslinger waves goodbye to the barcode, replaced by QR codes and RFID tags, and ponders whether AI will enhance and refresh both for another 50 years….
Distribution dazzle with Edge AI design offerings at EW 2025
The recent Embedded World Exhibition offered distributors the opportunity to display their widening range of offerings for a software-dominated electronics world. Name the electronics industry event or exhibition, and component…
Distributors Embrace their Annus Ordinarius
After several years of tumult, marked by extreme uncertainties and demand-supply fluctuations, distributors are eager to welcome a year of unremarkable growth. Distribution is ready for humdrum. In fact, the…
Will electronics manufacturing reshoring accelerate in 2025?
As reshoring gains steam in North America, distributors based in the region may expect a slight bounce despite continuing inventory excess concerns. Reshoring is back on the manufacturing menu for…
Distributors grapple with conflicting supply chain signals
Supply chain complexities have increased throughout the electronics industry, creating opportunities for distributors to help customers navigate the tortuous terrains facing them. After nearly two years of severely constrained supply…
MCU Vendors Broaden Offerings as Edge AI Push Intensifies
MCUs are the workhorses of the semiconductor industry, infusing life into devices across multiple markets. With Edge AI proliferating, suppliers see bigger sales opportunities ahead. Microcontrollers are the unsung heroes…
Chip Revenue of $1T by 2030 is still achievable, but with AI
The semiconductor industry appears to be back on track with its objective of $1 trillion by 2030. Artificial intelligence will lead the way, according to researchers. The semiconductor industry had…
AI throws memory makers a strong HBM lifeline
Memory semiconductor suppliers offering high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips for AI processors are seeing an unprecedented surge in sales, offsetting demand and inventory correction problems elsewhere. It is rare for…
Technology innovation will intensify in 2025 semiconductor market
Nvidia’s runaway success in the AI market is fueling a furious race for innovations and discoveries by enterprises seeking to set themselves apart in the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor companies are…
