FEATURES
- Synaptics capacitive touchscreens: Just the right touch for appliances
June 24, 2010 | 7:59 pm
Touch user interfaces have made significant advances in the consumer electronics market particularly for mobile phones and notebook computers, opening the door for adoption in other applications including white goods, computer peripherals, medical equipment, and instrumentation. Synaptics made its debut in the home appliance market earlier this year with the launch of the Samsung Hauzen ZERO air conditioner. - SID 2010 roundup: Day 3
May 27, 2010 | 7:27 pm
The standout products on day three of the SID 2010 conference is Universal Display's new PHOLED display architecture with a unique four-color, sub-pixel design, which promises to drive commercial development of all-phosphorescent active-matrix OLEDs and Sony's tiny rollable OLED display that can wrap around a pencil. - Top 50 Distribution Leaders
May 13, 2010 | 1:55 pm
Smaller distributors were the only ones to post sales gains in 2009. Interestingly, two of the five distributors that posted growth last year -- Interstate Connecting Components and Sherburn Electronics -- derive 100 percent of their sales from interconnect products. Both of them also target the military/aerospace industry. Here are the top 10 sales leaders by ICs, passives/electromechanical devices, interconnects and computer products as well as sales growth.
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Linecard Expansions
- Digi-Key, PEWA expand distribution agreement
July 23, 2010 | 6:06 pmDigi-Key’s expanded distribution agreement with Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America (PEWA) allows the distributor to sell PEWA’s products in the Asia-Pacific territories, in addition to the existing franchises for the Americas, Japan, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
- Arrow, Exar sign pan-European distribution agreement
July 23, 2010 | 5:59 pmExar as signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics to distribute its entire product portfolio.
- Symmetry signs AvaLAN Wireless Systems
July 21, 2010 | 4:30 pmSymmetry Electronics has signed an agreement with AvaLAN Wireless Systems to distribute its entire product lineup, targeting its long range RF modules.
- Digi-Key, Silicon Labs offer 24-hr lead times for programmable XOs
July 20, 2010 | 5:47 pmSilicon Laboratories Digi-Key are partnering to deliver high-performance programmable oscillators (XOs) with 24-hour lead times.
- TTI adds Cooper Bussmann products
July 15, 2010 | 2:12 pmTTI has entered into a global distribution agreement with Cooper Bussmann to distribute the Coiltronics, PowerStor and Bussmann product brands.
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Tag Archive
Hefty capital spending triggers LCD panel oversupply
Large-sized LCD panel manufacturers are boosting their spending on capacity expansions by more than 40 percent in 2010, triggering an oversupply of LCD panels , according to iSuppli Corp. »
Expect short supply of LEDs for backlights until the end of 2010
LEDs used for backlights in large-sized LCDs are in tight supply, which is expected to last until the end of 2010, according to iSuppli Corp. Most impacted by the component shortage will be LCD-TV, mobile computer and desktop monitor makers. »
DRAM, NAND memory pricing continues to drop
DRAM spot pricing for mainstream commodity parts continued to fall last week with average pricing across all densities and technologies down 1.6 percent compared with the previous week, reports Gartner Inc. »
PV installations to nearly double in 2010, spot shortages ahead, says iSuppli
Global solar installations are projected to rise to 13.6 GW in 2010, up 93.6 percent from 7.0 GW in 2009 due to a rising sales in Germany coupled with falling prices, reports iSuppli. As a result, there could be possible spot shortages of inverters and panels that could restrain growth, said iSuppli. »
Cloudy forecast for PV solar market in 2010
The photovoltaic (PV) solar market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26 percent through 2014, although the PV module market contracted on a revenue basis last year, according to a new Gartner report. »
Semiconductor equipment buys to rebound in 2010, says iSuppli
Global spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to rise by 46.8 percent in 2010 compared in 2009, aided by the chip industry's lean supply chain, bringing an end to three consecutive years of decline, reports market researcher iSuppli Corp. »
NAND flash spot pricing dips slightly
Spot prices for NAND flash memory devices slipped slightly overall because higher volume commodity MLC parts pulled down the average weighted spot pricing, according to the latest analysis from Gartner Inc. »
Spot pricing for DDR3 DRAMs fall, DDR2 increases
Spot pricing for leading-edge DDR3 devices fell last week, while the older DDR2 technology continues on an upward trend, reports Gartner Inc. »
EA Blog
- Next-gen smartphones need multisensor devices
July 13, 2010 | 12:31 pmThere is no doubt that designers of next-generation smartphones will add gyroscopes to their bills of material for enhanced gaming functionality and indoor location-based services. But, most likely, we will start to see, in addition to multi-axis gyroscopes, more multisensor packages that combine accelerometers and a gyroscope. The benefits: speedier design, simplified supply chain and lower costs.
- Global Wind Day: Five wind facts
June 14, 2010 | 5:40 pmThe American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has highlighted “Five Wind Facts,” a guide to the benefits of wind energy as one effort to market Global Wind Day, June 15. AWEA also plans to announce the winner of its Twitter background photo contest via Facebook and Twitter on Global Wind Day.
- Mobile designs fuel the demand for smaller, cheaper and less power hungry accelerometers
May 27, 2010 | 7:39 pmSeveral top suppliers of three-axis accelerometers — including Analog Devices, Bosch Sensortec, Freescale, and STMicro — have beefed up their product portfolios over the past year with some significant enhancements aimed at lower power consumption, higher resolution, and smaller packaging.
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New Products
- NXP low-power IC targets solar PV apps
August 27, 2010 | 6:08 pm
NXP offers a low-power IC aimed at MPPT applications using PV cells or fuel cells. - C&K mini slide switches withstand high temps
August 27, 2010 | 5:59 pm
C&K Components offers a series of low-cost, miniature slide switches. The OS Series of RoHS-compliant switches feature a new high-temperature option for lead-free soldering. - Archive for New Products »