IoT, 5G and alternate energy will help drive the North American EMS market
EMS providers say while the pandemic slowed production of equipment last year, demand is recovering and single-digit growth for many contract manufacturers is possible. Electronic manufacturing services providers say they are optimistic that they will grow business over the next five years because of rising demand from companies making products for alternative and clean energy, industrial applications, 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) and an overall increase in outsourcing by OEMs in some industries. Many North American EMS providers struggled last year as some industries shut down production for a time because of the pandemic, but many contract manufacturers still…
Panasonic Industry extends its series of Passive Pyroelectric Infrared (PaPIRs) motion sensors
Modern product and application engineering is supposed to wrap next-gen functionality in elegant and unobtrusive designs. This applies to a…
Digital DC/DC converter delivers 1300 W in half-brick package for RF Power Amplifier applications
Flex Power Modules announces the BMR685, the first digital DC/DC converter for Radio Frequency (RF) Power Amplifiers in the half-brick…
High bright TFT’s offering wide operating temperature range
Display Technology Ltd has recently added 2 new wide temperature range AUO TFTs to their high bright range. The new…
Jumpstart your organization’s digital transformation
Digi-Key’s director of regional supply chain solutions, Margaret Cunha, encourages purchasers to begin their digital transformation and reap the benefits….
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…
Streamlining the online buying process
Mouser’s vice president of Americas’ service & sales, Coby Kleinjan, introduces Price and Availability Assistant, a tool designed to optimize…
Trends in mil circular connectors
TTI’s director mil/aero connectors, Kenny Vigil and business development manager, Steve Brahosky, explore trends impacting military-grade circular connector design and…
Plan now to avoid production losses in 2021
In this article Rutronik’s vice president North America, Sean Sisson explores the market forces shaping supply and demand through 2021…
Why does 2021 have CEOs concerned?
NewPower Worldwide’s CEO, Carleton Dufoe, provides an expert view on current market problems and insights on how to mitigate risk….
Central Semiconductor’s New CMDFSHC3-100 & CMDFSHC5-100 Low Profile Schottky Rectifiers
Central Semiconductor Corp., a leading manufacturer of innovative discrete semiconductor solutions, introduces its latest 100V low profile Schottky rectifiers: the…
IoT, 5G and alternate energy will help drive the North American EMS market
EMS providers say while the pandemic slowed production of equipment last year, demand is recovering and single-digit growth for many contract manufacturers is possible. Electronic…
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…
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…
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…
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…
5G: just in time for work from home
John Denslinger shows how 5G is turning the ‘work from home’ phenomenon from an emergency solution to a sustainable and infinitely more productive alternative. Covid is once again rewriting ‘business…
IoT: resolving the unknowns
In this article, John Denslinger sees the expansion of existing IoT applications, plus the introduction of new connected technologies, as a fundamental driving force over coming years. Forecasting several years…
Industry 4.0: manufacturing’s supernova
John Denslinger argues Industry 4.0 is a manufacturing supernova on Earth, both for industry and the people enabling its transformation. The fourth industrial revolution was underway long before the pandemic…
Domino effect on manufacturing
John Denslinger explores a decade of falling dominoes, each impacting the supply chain and driving manufacturers to explore significant changes to their global strategies. A domino effect is produced when…
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…
Small, specialized distributors deal with disruptions caused by the pandemic
Long lead times, transportation delays, and finding new customers are some of the issues that small, specialized distributors face. Last year was a challenging time for most distributors, including small,…
Distributors rise to the occasion in managing supply chain risk
Distributors are bearing more of the responsibility of managing risk in the supply chain, as more semiconductors and other components are sold through the channel. Helping OEMs and electronics manufacturing…
Pandemic limits distributors’ semiconductor sales
Chip sales declined in the first half, but demand bounced back in the third and fourth quarters and distributors expect to post modest semiconductor sales growth for the year. When…
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…
MPU market will grow as demand, prices increase
Increased computer sales during the pandemic has resulted in greater demand for microprocessors. Semiconductor buyers can expect average prices for microprocessors to increase about 3.2 per cent over the next…
