Distributors expect a rebound in business in Europe in 2021
While European distribution sales will end 2020 declining, most distributors believe business will bounce back next year as demand increases from automotive and industrial segments. The European electronics distribution business will fall about two to four per cent in 2020 due in large part to the coronavirus pandemic, but distributors…
Rochester Electronics Partners with CalcuQuote
Integrating product data through industry-leading software that significantly improves EMS quoting and supply chain processes. Rochester Electronics, the world’s largest continuous source of semiconductors, has partnered with CalcuQuote, a quoting and supply chain software provider for the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry, to build a new integration that offers up-to-date…
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Mouser’s vice president, EMEA marketing, Graham Maggs explains how state-of-the-art automation is driving efficiency improvements in its warehouses and distribution centre. Adoption of start-of-the-art automation boosts efficiency and lowers costs. It also drives more sustainable operations and improved customer satisfaction. Mouser’s commitment to investing in new technology in its warehousing…
Microchip Announces Microcontrollers that Solve Tough Analog System Design Challenges
Sensor-based Internet of Things (IoT) applications rely on a combination of analog functionality and digital control capability to meet a challenging list of requirements including low cost, small size, performance and low power. Addressing this challenge through a focus on increased microcontroller (MCU) integration, Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the…
New RF power transistors and ultra-wideband Doherty amplifiers for use in next-generation TV broadcast transmitters
Ampleon has released the BLF989E RF power transistor, which uses the very latest ninth-generation high-voltage (50V) LDMOS process technology. The BLF989E has been designed to deliver the highly efficient Doherty amplifiers required by the next generation of UHF TV transmitters. As the global market leader for RF power transistors in…
Dual and multiple sourcing helps GE Healthcare reduce supply chain risk
Having suppliers that make components in more than one region of the world also helps to reduce risk for the company. Working closely with component manufacturers and their authorized distributors, making sure there are at least two suppliers for each component and involving buyers in new product introduction are some…
