Winland Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/31/2011 Post a comment Winland Electronics, Inc. reports fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results
Greening the Telecom Sector Logical Link 3/31/2011 (16) comments Energy efficiency has become a top priority for telecom operators, and this is influencing R&D work at equipment manufacturers
Looking Inside & Beyond Products Mastery in Action 3/30/2011 (8) comments High-tech companies' physical supply chains must evolve as they integrate software and content offerings across products and platforms
XL_STAR Debugger Debuts EBN Newswire 3/29/2011 Post a comment Element14 and Freescale Semiconductor's XL_STAR provides an innovative new development environment for 8-bit microcontroller designs
API to Acquire Spectrum Control EBN Newswire 3/28/2011 Post a comment API Technologies Corp. and Spectrum Control, Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement providing for the cash acquisition of Spectrum by API
Digi-Key Drops Print Catalogue EBN Newswire 3/25/2011 Post a comment Digi-Key will cease all print versions of its product catalogue and TechZone Magazine, offering this content exclusively online
Bulbs.com Offers Discounted LED Lights EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment Bulbs.com is pleased to announce a price reduction on many of its most popular energy-efficient LED light bulbs for residential and commercial use
AMD Appoints VP for Latin America EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment AMD announced today Ronaldo Miranda, 50, will join the company effective April 4 as vice president and general manager for AMD's Latin America region
Pulse Appoints CIO EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment Pulse Electronics Corporation has named John Dickson as senior vice president, chief information officer and human resources
TE Helps Bring High-Speed Broadband to Oz EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment TE Connectivity has been selected as a supplier of network connectivity products for the Australian government's National Broadband Network (NBN) program
Micron Reports Q2 EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Micron Technology, Inc. today announced results of operations for its second quarter of fiscal 2011
Digi-Key Stocks CAN Microcontroller EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Digi-Key Corporation today announced it is the first to stock the industry’s first integrated CAN microcontroller and transceiver solution
Arrow Signs Agreement With Exosite EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Arrow Electronics, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Exosite, a machine-to-machine (M2M) application and cloud computing software company
Mouser Stocks Mini Development Kit EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it is stocking the Texas Instruments CC2530ZNP Mini Kit is a ZigBee Network Processor Mini Development Kit
Jabil Reports Solid Q2 EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Jabil Circuit, Inc. reported its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, ended February 28, 2011
Automakers Hit by Components Shortages Logical Link 3/23/2011 (13) comments Several European and North American auto manufacturers have been hit by supply shortages resulting from the March 11 earthquake in Japan
Element14 Kicks Off Hackerspace Challenge EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment Element14 today announced “The Great Hackerspace Challenge,” a competition inviting 30 hackerspace teams to conceptualize and build a project to help advance technology in education
Sager Stocks SOLARLOK Connectors EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment In stock at Sager Electronics, TE's new UL 1741-Listed pre-wired combiner box offers 30-second, error-proof terminations through factory pre-wired TE SOLARLOK connecters
Bel Fuse Sends Letter to Pulse EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment Bel Fuse sends letter to Pulse Electronics regarding business combination proposal and election contest to replace Pulse Electronics' directors
AMD Hires New CIO EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has appointed Mike Wolfe, age 52, as the company's chief information officer
Japan Will Rebuild, Part 1 Bolaji Ojo 3/22/2011 (9) comments Japan is reeling from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but it will rebuild and recover as it has from past disasters
Positive Disruptions Barbara Jorgensen 3/21/2011 (6) comments There's been plenty of disruption in the electronics supply chain in the past week, but that has some positive implications for the industry
ECIA Update on Japan EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) is providing status reports on the impact of the disaster in Japan on electronic component manufacturers and the supply chain
Microsoft Takes Android Legal Action EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment Microsoft Corp. today filed legal actions in the International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington against Barnes & Noble, Inc
Digi-Key Tech Mag Goes Digital EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment Digi-Key Corporation today announced its Lighting Solutions TechZone magazine is available as an e-book and in iPad/HTML5 format
Creation Technologies Turns 20 EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment This month, Creation celebrates 20 years of profitable growth, a significant achievement in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry
TowerJazz Stocks Image Sensors EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment TowerJazz announced its Aerospace and Defense Business Unit has expanded its multi-project wafer (MPW) services to include CMOS image sensors (CIS)
Broadcom Acquires Provigent EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment Company expands its robust portfolio to more thoroughly address the $5B microwave backhaul equipment business
Uncertainty Spurs Order Surge Barbara Jorgensen 3/18/2011 (7) comments Distributors that specialize in hard-to-find components are seeing a significant uptick in orders, supporting reports of panic buying
Maxim's Japan Facility Not Damaged EBN Newswire 3/18/2011 Post a comment Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. reported no structural damage to its partner facility, Seiko Epson, as a result of the catastrophic earthquake in Japan
Vitesse's Japan Staff Are Safe EBN Newswire 3/18/2011 Post a comment Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation today confirmed that all of its employees in Japan are safe and that its office in Tokyo is undamaged and functional
Is It Time for Near-Sourcing? Barbara Jorgensen 3/17/2011 (14) comments Both natural and man-made disasters have interrupted the electronics supply chain in recent years
Silicon Hive Acquired by Intel EBN Newswire 3/17/2011 (1) comment New Venture Partners today announced that its portfolio company, Silicon Hive, has been acquired by Intel Corporation (Intel)
Premier Farnell Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/17/2011 Post a comment Premier Farnell reports results for the fourth quarter and financial year ended 30 January 2011
Seeking Telco Biz? Try China Mobile Bolaji Ojo 3/16/2011 (4) comments The world's biggest telco is jacking up capital spending and creating sales opportunities for equipment vendors and component suppliers
MIPS Technologies Appoints VP EBN Newswire 3/16/2011 Post a comment MIPS Technologies, Inc. today announced that semiconductor industry veteran Dave Singhal has joined MIPS as vice president of corporate development and strategy
Nvidia's CFO Resigns EBN Newswire 3/16/2011 Post a comment NVIDIA announced today that David White, chief financial officer (CFO), has resigned from the company for personal reasons
ChipMOS Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/16/2011 Post a comment ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010
We've Been Here Before Barbara Jorgensen 3/15/2011 (8) comments Natural disasters and supply chain disruption are a fact of doing business in a global economy
National Introduces WEBENCH Processor EBN Newswire 3/15/2011 Post a comment National Semiconductor Corp. today kicked off the Avnet Design Strategies for ARM Systems Design Summit with the introduction of its new WEBENCH Processor Power Architect
TI's Japan Factory Suffers Damage EBN Newswire 3/15/2011 Post a comment After a preliminary assessment, Texas Instruments today said its manufacturing site in Miho, Japan suffered substantial damage during last Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake
Kemet Operating Despite Earthquake EBN Newswire 3/15/2011 Post a comment KEMET Corporation's operations have not been affected following Friday's magnitude 8.9 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan
The Supply Chain Rallies Following Quake Barbara Jorgensen 3/14/2011 (6) comments The quake will cause major repercussions throughout the supply chain, but in the interim, companies are rallying around relief efforts
Post-PC Era? The PC Is Alive & Kicking Semico Spin 3/14/2011 (16) comments The numbers do not bear out the idea of a Post-PC Era. Why else would Apple introduce a high-end MacBook featuring Intel’s Thunderbolt?
Electronics Engineers' Input Sought EBN Newswire 3/11/2011 Post a comment Electronics-design engineers are invited to give input on the ways they would like to gain access to information about electronic components and materials
Farnell Stocks AVX Capacitors EBN Newswire 3/11/2011 Post a comment Farnell will offer award winning polymer tantalum capacitors from AVX that boast industry firsts for performance
Pulse Rejects Bel Fuse Offer EBN Newswire 3/11/2011 Post a comment Pulse Electronics Corporation has rejected the unsolicited proposal from Bel Fuse Inc. to acquire all of Pulse’s outstanding shares for $6 per share
National Semiconductor Reports Q3 EBN Newswire 3/10/2011 Post a comment National Semiconductor Corp. today reported sales of $343.9 million and net income of $59.4 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended Feb. 27, 2011
What's Holding up the Smart Grid? Barbara Jorgensen 3/10/2011 (16) comments With oil prices on the rise and green energy on the US presidential agenda, smart grid implementation should be moving fast -- but it's not
TI Makes Big Bet on Growth Bolaji Ojo 3/10/2011 (1) comment Texas Instruments is adding to its inventory in anticipation that demand will spike this year, despite concerns chip stock is too high
Tyco Electronics Is Now TE Connectivity EBN Newswire 3/10/2011 Post a comment Tyco Electronics Ltd. received shareholder approval at yesterday's Annual General Meeting to change the company name to TE Connectivity Ltd
SMTC Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/9/2011 Post a comment SMTC reports fourth quarter results and record performance for 2010
Avnet Offers Aras Power Solutions EBN Newswire 3/9/2011 Post a comment Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas announced today that it now carries custom power supply solutions from Aras Power Technologies
Visteon Announces 2010 Results EBN Newswire 3/9/2011 Post a comment Visteon Corporation today announced financial results for 2010, reporting full-year sales of $7.47 billion, an increase of $781 million or 12 percent compared with 2009
One Car: Hold the Electronics, Please Barbara Jorgensen 3/8/2011 (30) comments Most of the cars produced today have triple the amount of software code in electronic control units (ECUs) per vehicle compared to previous models
Global semiconductor levels surge Latest Research 3/8/2011 (2) comments Semiconductor suppliers had 83.6 days of inventory at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, up 5.5 days from the previous quarter
AVX Updates Libraries EBN Newswire 3/8/2011 Post a comment AVX Corporation has expanded the capabilities of its SpiTanIII software to enable designers to view all basic characteristics and parameters for tantalum and Oxicap (niobium oxide) capacitors
Semiconductor Sales Grow EBN Newswire 3/7/2011 Post a comment The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that worldwide January chip sales grew 14.0% year over year
The Supply Chain & Online Ad Industry Laurie Sullivan 3/7/2011 (5) comments Supply chain executives can help transform web-based sourcing by providing their expertise to online ad industry professionals
Avnet's Hamada on CEO Transition Barbara Jorgensen 3/7/2011 (2) comments Rick Hamada, who will take the reins as Avnet Inc. CEO in July, will use the energy generated by change to maintain Avnet's forward momentum
How to Get Ahead in China Logistics Barbara Jorgensen 3/4/2011 (8) comments Strategies adopted by logistics providers include changing modes of transport, realigning networks to reduce mileage, and implementing route optimization software
Managing Risk in High-Tech Supply Chains Mastery in Action 3/4/2011 (7) comments To mitigate risks, supply chains must adopt analytics, use financial data for scenario modeling, and understand business trade-offs
Methode Electronics Reports Q3 EBN Newswire 3/4/2011 Post a comment Methode Electronics today announced financial results for the Fiscal 2011 third quarter ended January 29, 2011
Mouser Stocks Latest Processors EBN Newswire 3/4/2011 Post a comment Mouser Electronics, Inc. is staying ahead of trends in embedded processors and development tools by stocking the latest solutions
Avnet Named Fortune's 'Most Admired' EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment Avnet has been named No. 1 for the third consecutive year in the Wholesaler: Office Equipment and Electronics category in Fortune magazine’s annual “World’s Most Admired Companies” list
TI Makes Good Citizen List Again EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment For the ninth time, Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated was named among the top corporate citizens by Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine
The Price Change Equation Ken Bradley 3/3/2011 (2) comments The price change equation is a useful model to prepare for price negotiations between suppliers and customers
Leveling the Low-Cost Playing Field Barbara Jorgensen 3/3/2011 (13) comments Practices such as lean are not widely deployed overseas. In some parts of Asia, workers are not accustomed to suggesting improvements
The COO Is Watching Your Supply Chain At the Source 3/3/2011 (4) comments COOs polled by a research firm say supply chain is critical to their operations and are keeping a close eye on the business unit
X-Fab Hosts Webinar on Reliable Design EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment X-FAB Silicon Foundries will present an hour-long webinar entitled 'Design for Reliability – How Process and Design Work Together to Enable Robust Technologies.'
Element14 Makes Electronics Arty EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment In an effort to underscore the impact of technology advancements on our daily lives, element14 today kicked-off a community-driven art installation
Belden Gets Yoost EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment Belden appoints Dean Yoost to Board of Directors and declares regular quarterly dividend
ERAI Exec Conference Has Counterfeit Focus EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment The ERAI Executive Conference 2011 will focus exclusively on performance requirements, counterfeit avoidance and identification and risk mitigation techniques
Vitesse Lists on NASDAQ EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation today announced that its common stock is now listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “VTSS”
It's iPad vs. Xoom... and Who Else? Bolaji Ojo 3/2/2011 (19) comments Motorola's Xoom represents the strongest challenge so far to the Apple iPad; can other tablet makers break through the clutter?
Harting Appoints Senior VPO EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment With effect from 1 March 2011, the HARTING Technology Group has appointed Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Torsten Ratzmann as Senior Vice President Operations
Catalogues' Eco-Dilemma Barbara Jorgensen 3/2/2011 (8) comments Millions of engineers, buyers, and even hobbyists still want paper catalogues, so distributors make them as eco-friendly as possible
Exec Changes at Premier EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment Mark Whiteling, CFO, will leave Premier Farnell in August to pursue a new career in the Private Equity sector
Oil Price Hike: Here We Go Again! Semico Spin 3/2/2011 (20) comments Turmoil in the Middle East will hit the global economy and may crimp the upper single-digit forecast for the semiconductor market
Probe Secures Capital Funding EBN Newswire 3/1/2011 Post a comment Probe Manufacturing announced today it secured $1 million in working capital from Far West Capital to focus on company growth and expansion
Arrow Acquires Richardson's Power EBN Newswire 3/1/2011 Post a comment Arrow Electronics announced that the company has successfully completed the acquisition of all of the assets and operations of the RF, Wireless and Power Division of Richardson Electronics
UPS Green Fleet Travels Far EBN Newswire 3/1/2011 Post a comment UPS today announced its fleet of alternative fuel and technology delivery vehicles has driven 200 million miles since 2000
Chip Spotlight: Monolithic 3D ICs Malcolm Penn 3/1/2011 (3) comments The market potential for monolithic 3D chips is huge, but first the industry has to solve the nagging problem of heat dissipation
Winland Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/31/2011 Post a comment Winland Electronics, Inc. reports fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results
Greening the Telecom Sector Logical Link 3/31/2011 (16) comments Energy efficiency has become a top priority for telecom operators, and this is influencing R&D work at equipment manufacturers
Looking Inside & Beyond Products Mastery in Action 3/30/2011 (8) comments High-tech companies' physical supply chains must evolve as they integrate software and content offerings across products and platforms
XL_STAR Debugger Debuts EBN Newswire 3/29/2011 Post a comment Element14 and Freescale Semiconductor's XL_STAR provides an innovative new development environment for 8-bit microcontroller designs
API to Acquire Spectrum Control EBN Newswire 3/28/2011 Post a comment API Technologies Corp. and Spectrum Control, Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement providing for the cash acquisition of Spectrum by API
Digi-Key Drops Print Catalogue EBN Newswire 3/25/2011 Post a comment Digi-Key will cease all print versions of its product catalogue and TechZone Magazine, offering this content exclusively online
Bulbs.com Offers Discounted LED Lights EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment Bulbs.com is pleased to announce a price reduction on many of its most popular energy-efficient LED light bulbs for residential and commercial use
AMD Appoints VP for Latin America EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment AMD announced today Ronaldo Miranda, 50, will join the company effective April 4 as vice president and general manager for AMD's Latin America region
Pulse Appoints CIO EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment Pulse Electronics Corporation has named John Dickson as senior vice president, chief information officer and human resources
TE Helps Bring High-Speed Broadband to Oz EBN Newswire 3/24/2011 Post a comment TE Connectivity has been selected as a supplier of network connectivity products for the Australian government's National Broadband Network (NBN) program
Micron Reports Q2 EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Micron Technology, Inc. today announced results of operations for its second quarter of fiscal 2011
Digi-Key Stocks CAN Microcontroller EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Digi-Key Corporation today announced it is the first to stock the industry’s first integrated CAN microcontroller and transceiver solution
Arrow Signs Agreement With Exosite EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Arrow Electronics, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Exosite, a machine-to-machine (M2M) application and cloud computing software company
Mouser Stocks Mini Development Kit EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced it is stocking the Texas Instruments CC2530ZNP Mini Kit is a ZigBee Network Processor Mini Development Kit
Jabil Reports Solid Q2 EBN Newswire 3/23/2011 Post a comment Jabil Circuit, Inc. reported its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, ended February 28, 2011
Automakers Hit by Components Shortages Logical Link 3/23/2011 (13) comments Several European and North American auto manufacturers have been hit by supply shortages resulting from the March 11 earthquake in Japan
Element14 Kicks Off Hackerspace Challenge EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment Element14 today announced “The Great Hackerspace Challenge,” a competition inviting 30 hackerspace teams to conceptualize and build a project to help advance technology in education
Sager Stocks SOLARLOK Connectors EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment In stock at Sager Electronics, TE's new UL 1741-Listed pre-wired combiner box offers 30-second, error-proof terminations through factory pre-wired TE SOLARLOK connecters
Bel Fuse Sends Letter to Pulse EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment Bel Fuse sends letter to Pulse Electronics regarding business combination proposal and election contest to replace Pulse Electronics' directors
AMD Hires New CIO EBN Newswire 3/22/2011 Post a comment AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has appointed Mike Wolfe, age 52, as the company's chief information officer
Japan Will Rebuild, Part 1 Bolaji Ojo 3/22/2011 (9) comments Japan is reeling from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but it will rebuild and recover as it has from past disasters
Positive Disruptions Barbara Jorgensen 3/21/2011 (6) comments There's been plenty of disruption in the electronics supply chain in the past week, but that has some positive implications for the industry
ECIA Update on Japan EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) is providing status reports on the impact of the disaster in Japan on electronic component manufacturers and the supply chain
Microsoft Takes Android Legal Action EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment Microsoft Corp. today filed legal actions in the International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Washington against Barnes & Noble, Inc
Digi-Key Tech Mag Goes Digital EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment Digi-Key Corporation today announced its Lighting Solutions TechZone magazine is available as an e-book and in iPad/HTML5 format
Creation Technologies Turns 20 EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment This month, Creation celebrates 20 years of profitable growth, a significant achievement in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry
TowerJazz Stocks Image Sensors EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment TowerJazz announced its Aerospace and Defense Business Unit has expanded its multi-project wafer (MPW) services to include CMOS image sensors (CIS)
Broadcom Acquires Provigent EBN Newswire 3/21/2011 Post a comment Company expands its robust portfolio to more thoroughly address the $5B microwave backhaul equipment business
Uncertainty Spurs Order Surge Barbara Jorgensen 3/18/2011 (7) comments Distributors that specialize in hard-to-find components are seeing a significant uptick in orders, supporting reports of panic buying
Maxim's Japan Facility Not Damaged EBN Newswire 3/18/2011 Post a comment Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. reported no structural damage to its partner facility, Seiko Epson, as a result of the catastrophic earthquake in Japan
Vitesse's Japan Staff Are Safe EBN Newswire 3/18/2011 Post a comment Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation today confirmed that all of its employees in Japan are safe and that its office in Tokyo is undamaged and functional
Is It Time for Near-Sourcing? Barbara Jorgensen 3/17/2011 (14) comments Both natural and man-made disasters have interrupted the electronics supply chain in recent years
Silicon Hive Acquired by Intel EBN Newswire 3/17/2011 (1) comment New Venture Partners today announced that its portfolio company, Silicon Hive, has been acquired by Intel Corporation (Intel)
Premier Farnell Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/17/2011 Post a comment Premier Farnell reports results for the fourth quarter and financial year ended 30 January 2011
Seeking Telco Biz? Try China Mobile Bolaji Ojo 3/16/2011 (4) comments The world's biggest telco is jacking up capital spending and creating sales opportunities for equipment vendors and component suppliers
MIPS Technologies Appoints VP EBN Newswire 3/16/2011 Post a comment MIPS Technologies, Inc. today announced that semiconductor industry veteran Dave Singhal has joined MIPS as vice president of corporate development and strategy
Nvidia's CFO Resigns EBN Newswire 3/16/2011 Post a comment NVIDIA announced today that David White, chief financial officer (CFO), has resigned from the company for personal reasons
ChipMOS Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/16/2011 Post a comment ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010
We've Been Here Before Barbara Jorgensen 3/15/2011 (8) comments Natural disasters and supply chain disruption are a fact of doing business in a global economy
National Introduces WEBENCH Processor EBN Newswire 3/15/2011 Post a comment National Semiconductor Corp. today kicked off the Avnet Design Strategies for ARM Systems Design Summit with the introduction of its new WEBENCH Processor Power Architect
TI's Japan Factory Suffers Damage EBN Newswire 3/15/2011 Post a comment After a preliminary assessment, Texas Instruments today said its manufacturing site in Miho, Japan suffered substantial damage during last Friday's 8.9 magnitude earthquake
Kemet Operating Despite Earthquake EBN Newswire 3/15/2011 Post a comment KEMET Corporation's operations have not been affected following Friday's magnitude 8.9 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan
The Supply Chain Rallies Following Quake Barbara Jorgensen 3/14/2011 (6) comments The quake will cause major repercussions throughout the supply chain, but in the interim, companies are rallying around relief efforts
Post-PC Era? The PC Is Alive & Kicking Semico Spin 3/14/2011 (16) comments The numbers do not bear out the idea of a Post-PC Era. Why else would Apple introduce a high-end MacBook featuring Intel’s Thunderbolt?
Electronics Engineers' Input Sought EBN Newswire 3/11/2011 Post a comment Electronics-design engineers are invited to give input on the ways they would like to gain access to information about electronic components and materials
Farnell Stocks AVX Capacitors EBN Newswire 3/11/2011 Post a comment Farnell will offer award winning polymer tantalum capacitors from AVX that boast industry firsts for performance
Pulse Rejects Bel Fuse Offer EBN Newswire 3/11/2011 Post a comment Pulse Electronics Corporation has rejected the unsolicited proposal from Bel Fuse Inc. to acquire all of Pulse’s outstanding shares for $6 per share
National Semiconductor Reports Q3 EBN Newswire 3/10/2011 Post a comment National Semiconductor Corp. today reported sales of $343.9 million and net income of $59.4 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended Feb. 27, 2011
What's Holding up the Smart Grid? Barbara Jorgensen 3/10/2011 (16) comments With oil prices on the rise and green energy on the US presidential agenda, smart grid implementation should be moving fast -- but it's not
TI Makes Big Bet on Growth Bolaji Ojo 3/10/2011 (1) comment Texas Instruments is adding to its inventory in anticipation that demand will spike this year, despite concerns chip stock is too high
Tyco Electronics Is Now TE Connectivity EBN Newswire 3/10/2011 Post a comment Tyco Electronics Ltd. received shareholder approval at yesterday's Annual General Meeting to change the company name to TE Connectivity Ltd
SMTC Reports Q4 EBN Newswire 3/9/2011 Post a comment SMTC reports fourth quarter results and record performance for 2010
Avnet Offers Aras Power Solutions EBN Newswire 3/9/2011 Post a comment Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas announced today that it now carries custom power supply solutions from Aras Power Technologies
Visteon Announces 2010 Results EBN Newswire 3/9/2011 Post a comment Visteon Corporation today announced financial results for 2010, reporting full-year sales of $7.47 billion, an increase of $781 million or 12 percent compared with 2009
One Car: Hold the Electronics, Please Barbara Jorgensen 3/8/2011 (30) comments Most of the cars produced today have triple the amount of software code in electronic control units (ECUs) per vehicle compared to previous models
Global semiconductor levels surge Latest Research 3/8/2011 (2) comments Semiconductor suppliers had 83.6 days of inventory at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, up 5.5 days from the previous quarter
AVX Updates Libraries EBN Newswire 3/8/2011 Post a comment AVX Corporation has expanded the capabilities of its SpiTanIII software to enable designers to view all basic characteristics and parameters for tantalum and Oxicap (niobium oxide) capacitors
Semiconductor Sales Grow EBN Newswire 3/7/2011 Post a comment The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that worldwide January chip sales grew 14.0% year over year
The Supply Chain & Online Ad Industry Laurie Sullivan 3/7/2011 (5) comments Supply chain executives can help transform web-based sourcing by providing their expertise to online ad industry professionals
Avnet's Hamada on CEO Transition Barbara Jorgensen 3/7/2011 (2) comments Rick Hamada, who will take the reins as Avnet Inc. CEO in July, will use the energy generated by change to maintain Avnet's forward momentum
How to Get Ahead in China Logistics Barbara Jorgensen 3/4/2011 (8) comments Strategies adopted by logistics providers include changing modes of transport, realigning networks to reduce mileage, and implementing route optimization software
Managing Risk in High-Tech Supply Chains Mastery in Action 3/4/2011 (7) comments To mitigate risks, supply chains must adopt analytics, use financial data for scenario modeling, and understand business trade-offs
Methode Electronics Reports Q3 EBN Newswire 3/4/2011 Post a comment Methode Electronics today announced financial results for the Fiscal 2011 third quarter ended January 29, 2011
Mouser Stocks Latest Processors EBN Newswire 3/4/2011 Post a comment Mouser Electronics, Inc. is staying ahead of trends in embedded processors and development tools by stocking the latest solutions
Avnet Named Fortune's 'Most Admired' EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment Avnet has been named No. 1 for the third consecutive year in the Wholesaler: Office Equipment and Electronics category in Fortune magazine’s annual “World’s Most Admired Companies” list
TI Makes Good Citizen List Again EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment For the ninth time, Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated was named among the top corporate citizens by Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine
The Price Change Equation Ken Bradley 3/3/2011 (2) comments The price change equation is a useful model to prepare for price negotiations between suppliers and customers
Leveling the Low-Cost Playing Field Barbara Jorgensen 3/3/2011 (13) comments Practices such as lean are not widely deployed overseas. In some parts of Asia, workers are not accustomed to suggesting improvements
The COO Is Watching Your Supply Chain At the Source 3/3/2011 (4) comments COOs polled by a research firm say supply chain is critical to their operations and are keeping a close eye on the business unit
X-Fab Hosts Webinar on Reliable Design EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment X-FAB Silicon Foundries will present an hour-long webinar entitled 'Design for Reliability – How Process and Design Work Together to Enable Robust Technologies.'
Element14 Makes Electronics Arty EBN Newswire 3/3/2011 Post a comment In an effort to underscore the impact of technology advancements on our daily lives, element14 today kicked-off a community-driven art installation
Belden Gets Yoost EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment Belden appoints Dean Yoost to Board of Directors and declares regular quarterly dividend
ERAI Exec Conference Has Counterfeit Focus EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment The ERAI Executive Conference 2011 will focus exclusively on performance requirements, counterfeit avoidance and identification and risk mitigation techniques
Vitesse Lists on NASDAQ EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation today announced that its common stock is now listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “VTSS”
It's iPad vs. Xoom... and Who Else? Bolaji Ojo 3/2/2011 (19) comments Motorola's Xoom represents the strongest challenge so far to the Apple iPad; can other tablet makers break through the clutter?
Harting Appoints Senior VPO EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment With effect from 1 March 2011, the HARTING Technology Group has appointed Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Torsten Ratzmann as Senior Vice President Operations
Catalogues' Eco-Dilemma Barbara Jorgensen 3/2/2011 (8) comments Millions of engineers, buyers, and even hobbyists still want paper catalogues, so distributors make them as eco-friendly as possible
Exec Changes at Premier EBN Newswire 3/2/2011 Post a comment Mark Whiteling, CFO, will leave Premier Farnell in August to pursue a new career in the Private Equity sector
Oil Price Hike: Here We Go Again! Semico Spin 3/2/2011 (20) comments Turmoil in the Middle East will hit the global economy and may crimp the upper single-digit forecast for the semiconductor market
Probe Secures Capital Funding EBN Newswire 3/1/2011 Post a comment Probe Manufacturing announced today it secured $1 million in working capital from Far West Capital to focus on company growth and expansion
Arrow Acquires Richardson's Power EBN Newswire 3/1/2011 Post a comment Arrow Electronics announced that the company has successfully completed the acquisition of all of the assets and operations of the RF, Wireless and Power Division of Richardson Electronics
UPS Green Fleet Travels Far EBN Newswire 3/1/2011 Post a comment UPS today announced its fleet of alternative fuel and technology delivery vehicles has driven 200 million miles since 2000
Chip Spotlight: Monolithic 3D ICs Malcolm Penn 3/1/2011 (3) comments The market potential for monolithic 3D chips is huge, but first the industry has to solve the nagging problem of heat dissipation
EBN Dialogue enables and encourages you to participate in live chats with notable leaders and luminaries. Not only editors and journalists, but the entire EBN community is able to comment and ask questions. Listed below are upcoming and archived chats.
Archived Dialogues
Thailand Stages a Comeback Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Euro-Crisis: What It Means for High-Tech Firms Join EBN Editor in Chief Bolaji Ojo and Contributing Editor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for a Live Chat on high-tech and Europe's economic difficulties.
Microsoft Surface: Potential Winners & Losers What are the implications for the electronics industry supply chain of Microsoft Corp.'s decision to launch its own tablet PC? Join industry veteran and EE Times' systems and OEM expert Rick Merritt on Tuesday, July 3, at 12:00 pm EDT for a Live Chat on this subject.
Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Peter Drucker famously said "Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window." Yet in the razor's-edge world of electronics—with a lean supply chain and just-in-time demands—the need to know the future is vital.
While no one really can accurately predict the future, we can take guidance from another Drucker saying which is the best way to predict the future is to create it.
You've heard the saying "the No. 1 supply chain risk is your people." That hasn't always been the case. But today's complex global supply chain requires a new type of multitalented employee. It's one who understands, finance, marketing, economics, is savvy with technology, graceful with relationships and can think analytically.
Where are these people? Are universities properly preparing the next generation supply chain professionals? How do train your existing workforce for these new, demanding positions?
Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief of EBN, will lead a 60-minute Avnet Velocity panel discussion that will ask and answer these and other questions swirling around today's supply-chain talent challenges.
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