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Top 15 articles for 2009
I would like to thank all our readers and advertisers for your support during the launch of Electronics Advocate this year. Here's a list of our top fifteen stories of 2009 (from Aug. to Dec.). Wishing you all a happy holiday season and prosperous New Year! »
National labs get $104 M in funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $104.7 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight new projects at seven DOE National Laboratories. These projects will support research, development and testing of clean energy and efficiency technologies. »
Solar tops clean-tech jobs, says research
The top five sectors for clean-tech job activity in the U.S., based on a combination of job placements, job postings, and public and private investments, are solar, biofuels and biomaterials, conservation and efficiency, smart grid, and wind power, according to a new report from Clean Edge. »
Solar module makers need to focus on non-active materials to lower costs
Although the solar industry's focus has been on active semiconductor materials like silicon and cadmium telluride to reach grid parity, it's the non-active materials -- all of the other components of a solar panel -- that offer big opportunities to reduce overall cost of solar modules, according to a new report from Lux Research... »
Boeing to acquire supplier Vought Aircraft
Boeing has agreed to acquire the business and operations conducted by Vought Aircraft Industries at its South Carolina facility, which is expected to resolve supply-chain issues impacting the Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane. »

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.
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.
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.



Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications.