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 cent to $527 billion in 2021 because of strong demand from multiple customer segments, limited supply and rising prices for…
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 much Internet of Things (IoT) applications are impacting component sales but most believe IoT will become a more important driver as more consumer and commercial…
Shrink your way to EMI/RFI solutions
In this article, ECCO introduces shielded conductive heat-shrink tubing as a quick, cost effective solution to electromagnetic interference or radio frequency interference problems. The proliferation of electronic circuits can be witnessed virtually everywhere from our homes to the industrialized Internet of Things found in factories, transportation, food processing equipment and…
How to avoid ESD damage
Newark senior product manager, Mario Noush, explains how to protect components from ESD damage during manufacturing, testing, shipping and handling. Using, handling, storing and transporting electronic components introduces the risk of electrostatic discharge damage which can escape detection during quality control inspections. Components appear to work normally, only to fail…
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 the next five years. It’s no secret that electronics buyers in the automotive industry have been scrambling to purchase microcontrollers, power management ICs and other…
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 the century as many domestic companies embraced the fabless model. Today the Asia Pacific Big 4 (a term coined by…
