FEATURES
- Reverse logistics programs help reduce costs, mitigate risks
April 26, 2011 | 10:08 am
ESNA spoke with ReSolve, part of Arrow's newly launched reverse logistics group, which also includes Intechra, an IT asset disposition services company and Converge, an independent distributor, to discuss the importance of a reverse supply chain logistics program. - Japan disaster impacts supply chain
April 1, 2011 | 1:20 pm
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply. - DRAMs: It’s a buyer’s market . . . for now
March 4, 2011 | 1:11 pm
Because the DRAM market is highly volatile the current buyer's market could quickly swing into a seller's market during the second half of 2011. Buyers will need to keep an eye on several key issues. -
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Linecard Expansions
- Digi-Key adds Lattice MachXO2 PLDs
September 29, 2011 | 1:49 pmThief River Falls, Minn. — Digi-Key Corp. has expanded its line card with the addition of Lattice Semiconductor’s MachXO2 programmable logic devices (PLDs). The MachXO2 family of infinitely reconfigurable PLDs offers low density PLDs with a mix of low cost, low power and high system integration in a single device. Combining an optimized look-up table [...]
- Digi-Key inks deal with LS Research
September 27, 2011 | 7:52 pmDigi-Key Corp. and LS Research (LSR) have signed a global distribution agreement that allows the high-service distributor to sell LSR’s wireless products.
- Heilind stocks TE Connectivity solar products
September 27, 2011 | 7:48 pmHeilind Electronics is stocking TE Connectivity’s full line of solar products, including the SOLARLOK product line, solar identification labels and solar relays.
- Digi-Key goes green with EnOcean
September 27, 2011 | 7:42 pmDigi-Key expands its U.S. line card with the addition of EnOcean energy harvesting and RF modules.
- Mouser signs Panasonic Semiconductor
September 26, 2011 | 2:09 pmMouser Electronics has signed a distribution agreement to stock products for Panasonic Industrial Company’s semiconductor group. Panasonic offers a variety of semiconductors and LED emitters.
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Tag Archive
Panel makers cut glass input by 14% in Q3
Panel makers are expected to cut glass input by 14 percent in the third quarter of 2011 due to falling prices and weak demand for large-area TFT-LCD panels, reported DisplaySearch. »
Lighting to drive LED market growth
LED usage is expected to rise across applications with lighting take the lead with a 20 percent increase over 2010, according to DisplaySearch. »
AMOLED capacity to nearly triple in 2012
AMOLED production capacity is forecast to climb from 890,000 m2 in 2011 to 2.6 million m2 in 2012, and then double again in 2013, according to DisplaySearch. »
Watch for higher LCD monitor tags
Monitors are still a big source of TFT-LCD demand, but these manufacturers have lost control of their cost structure, operating in the red during the second half of 2010, according to research analysts at DisplaySearch. This is likely to result in price hikes in the second quarter of 2011. »
Japan disaster impacts supply chain
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply. »
Touch screens in tablets to reach 60M in 2011
Touch-screen shipments for tablet (or slate) PCs are forecast to reach 60 million units in 2011, according to DisplaySearch's Q1' 2011 Touch Panel Market Analysis update. »
LG tops LCD panel shipments in 2010
The global large-area TFT LCD panel industry achieved record shipments of 665 million units in 2010 thanks to strong growth in TV, notebook PC, tablet (slate) PC, and public display applications, according to DisplaySearch. »
LCD panel inventories stabilize
The level of inventory at LCD panel makers returned to a healthy level at the end of December, eliminating concerns of excess inventories in the previous two months, said DisplaySearch. »
LCD glass substrate capacity glut expected in Q1 ’11
TFT-LCD TV panel demand is projected to slow significantly from 41 percent year-on-year in 2010 to 8.3 percent in 2011, according to DisplaySearch's Quarterly LCD Glass Substrate Report. The report also forecasts a 10.4 percent increase in total TFT LCD panel area demand in 2011. »
Global LCD-TV shipments rise 31% in 2010
Global TV shipments will reach more than 247 million units in 2010, a 17 percent increase from 2009, and the best growth rate since the start of the transition to flat panel TVs, reported DisplaySearch. »
EA Blog
- Risky business
March 4, 2011 | 3:13 pmESNA’s recent DRAM article brings attention to the risk of buying on speculation. Yes, DRAM pricing is likely to have reached rock bottom or is very close to it so now would seem like a good time to stock up on DRAMs, right? The thought is when demand rises again, OEMs will have the supply they need.
- How important is a device’s carbon footprint?
February 9, 2011 | 11:22 amKey players in the electronics industry recognize the need to reduce their environmental impact, which includes lowering the energy consumption of their products as well as at their facilities and cutting their use of natural resources. They are also working to eliminate packaging, incorporate more recyclable materials, and do a better job of end-of-life management.
- Counterfeiters get better at their jobs
February 4, 2011 | 3:16 pmWhile counterfeit components will continue to be a problem in the supply chain fueled by shortages, electronic waste, and, yes, greed, independent distributors — a key source of supply for obsolete components and those in tight supply — have had to step up their fight against counterfeiters as they continue to get better at what they do.
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New Products
- Kemet unveils tantalum stack polymer caps
September 30, 2011 | 1:14 pmKemet claims the first-to-market tantalum stack polymer capacitors. The passives supplier says the Tantalum Stack Polymer (TSP) series is the first stack solution in the market that uses organic conductive polymer as the cathode plate of the capacitor.
- Micron claims highest density SPI NOR memory
September 27, 2011 | 7:57 pmMicron Technology claims the highest density serial peripheral interface (SPI) NOR memory with the launch of its N25Q product family.
- Delphi launches aluminum cable for automotive apps
September 15, 2011 | 11:35 am
Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications. -
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