Forward-looking strategies mitigate semiconductor crisis
PreScouter’s technical director, Sofiane Boukhalfa and researcher Hakan Basargan, highlight supply chain issues and offer strategies for mitigating the challenges Increased demand from IoT devices, chipsets for electric vehicles and smartphones, among others, led to an all-time semiconductor sales record in 2021. Still, companies are hampered by issues with raw…
Building an all-electric society
TTI’s business development manager, Steve Brahosky, discusses the connector technologies that will allow the promises of electrification to become realities The desire to become less fossil-fuel dependent and reduce carbon footprints has led to innovation in e-mobility by private industry, with government initiatives serving as a catalyst. Attention has focused…
EAO has extended its Series 82 product line
EAO has extended its Series 82 product line with an over-molded option and M12 connector that offers complete front and rear IP67 protection and fast mounting. The over-molded option provides ideal protection for applications in harsh industries and environments, such as the food and beverage industry where alkaline cleaning agents…
Testing antenna band switching performance
In this post, Kyocera AVX’s global marketing manager antennas, Carmen Redondo, explains how the company’s new antenna evaluation board reduces time-to-market Kyocera AVX is launching an evaluation board for testing antenna band switching performance. It comprises standard products including: an embedded, universal broadband, FR4 LTE/LPWA antenna; Ether Switch & Tune…
Distributors see rising sales from auto industry
The auto industry is facing continuing chip shortages and many tier 1-4 automotive suppliers are turning to distributors for parts and services Distributors report that sales to tier 1-4 automotive suppliers have grown significantly over the last two years as many semiconductors and other components needed by the automotive industry…
Silver lining for manufacturing and quality programs
Sanmina Corporation’s SVP and CQO, Anca Thompson and VP medical quality and regulatory affairs, Tim McGinnis, explore the pandemic’s influence on quality procedures If someone had told manufacturers a few years ago they would have to cope with temporary closure of facilities, travel bans and complex new restrictions once plants…
