Interconnect distributor Heilind Electronics has partnered with Molex Inc. to provide the connector maker’s smallest interconnect solutions for digital product applications. These include the Micro-Fit 3.0, Micro-USB, and MicroSD memory card connectors. The Micro-USB offers a volumetric space reduction greater than 50 percent versus Mini-USB for ultra-thin portable devices. These connectors are compliant with the … Read more
Reducing lead times for its Micro-D harsh-environment connectors, ITT Interconnect Solutions has expanded its Quick Turn program with electronic components distributor PEI-Genesis. The distributor now has the capability to ship Micro-D connectors worldwide within 48 hours. This new assembly capability for ITT’s Micro-D is now offered byPEIin theU.S.andEuropeto service worldwide requirements with short turn times … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is the only supplier among the top five ranked DRAM companies to achieve revenue growth in the third quarter of 2010, according to iSuppli, now part of IHS Inc., El Segundo, Calif. Samsung sold $4.4 billion of DRAMs in the third quarter, up 14.3 percent from $3.8 billion in the second … Read more
LED prices fell sharply in the third quarter of 2010 due to a sudden decline in demand, including inventory adjustments resulting from less-than-expected large-size panel and lighting application demand, reported LEDinside,Taipai,Taiwan. LED pricing for large-size panel applications fell approximately 11 to 16 percent while tags for high-power LEDs used in lighting applications dropped more than … Read more
Avnet Inc. has expanded its line card thanks to two new distribution agreements with Energy Micro and Micross Components and the availability of two new power management ICs (PMICs) from Texas Instruments Inc. Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia has signed a contract for distribution of Energy Micro’s ultra-low-power EFM32 Gecko microcontroller, extending their pan-European and pan-American … Read more
Mouser Electronics, Inc. and Powercast Corp. have signed a global distribution agreement that allows the catalog distributor to sell Powercast’s Powerharvester receivers. These devices harvest RF energy (radio waves) and convert it into DC power for low-power applications over distance. The devices are available from stock. The Powercast P2110 915-MHz Powerharvester receiver can provide intermittent power … Read more
Although the global display driver IC (DDIC) market is projected to reach $6.5 million in 2010, up 14 percent from the 2009 low of $5.7 billion, the long-term outlook looks bleak in the face of continued technological advances, reported iSuppli, now part of IHS Inc.,El Segundo,Calif. After two successive years of decline, DDIC shipments will … Read more
Maxim Integrated Products has entered the optical sensor market with the launch of a fully integrated digital ambient-light sensor (ALS) with a unique adaptive gain block. The MAX9635 integrates two photodiodes, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and all necessary digital functionality in a 2 x 2-mm package. The MAX9635 is well-suited for tablet and notebook PCs, … Read more
The global semiconductor market is forecast to grow nine percent in 2011, reaching $303 billion, after rising 23 percent in 2010, according to International Data Corp. (IDC),Framingham,Mass. IDC’s latest Semiconductor Application Forecaster (SAF) also projects a six percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the 2010 to 2015 forecast period. However, IDC noted that several … Read more
Nichia remains the top supplier by revenue for the second year in a row, but will be challenged in 2011 by Samsung LED, which currently holds the number two position, reports IMS Research,Wellingborough,England. The market research firm projects that Samsung LED will overtake Nichia in 2011 when demand for LCD-TVs with LED backlights starts to … Read more
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp. has expanded its line card with two new product lines. The catalog distributor now stocks Novum point-of-load (POL) modules and a demonstration kit from CUI Inc., and Cree’s LED Module LMR4 with the company’s TrueWhite Technology, along with versions that feature Cree EasyWhite solutions. Aimed at the emerging digital control … Read more
Shipments of Toshiba’s NAND flash memory could be 20 percent lower through February due to a brief power outage in December at the company’s manufacturing fab inYokkaichi,Japan, reported Jim Handy, semiconductor analyst at Objective Analysis,Los Gatos,Calif. It’s unclear whether the outage impacted only one or all four Toshiba fabs in Yokkaichi. Handy said Toshiba’s Y1 … Read more
