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Power Semiconductor Device Market Rose by 8.4% to $11.5bn in 2014

Mar 5, 2015

After two tough years of stagnation, in 2014 the power semiconductor device market returned to growth, rising by 8.4% to $11.5bn, according to the report 'Status of the Power Electronics Industry (February 2015 edition)' from Yole ...

Tags: Power Semiconductor, Power Electronics

Electronics Supply Chain Myths

Feb 2, 2015

Electronics manufacturers are used to harsh cyclical downturns often caused by their reliance on unverified assumptions about industry fundamentals. Even the biggest chipmakers, OEMs and other leading supply chain players have fallen ...

Tags: industry fundamentals, Electrical

Electronics Purchases Are a Popular Choice Among American Buyers

Oct 27, 2014

Electronics purchases are a popular choice among American buyers, with three out of four reporting plans for spending in the coming year. Online outlets and brick-and-mortar sellers both remain popular choices, but those that flock to ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Android devices, Electronics

Walmart Is by Far The Leading Retail Brand in The US

Aug 15, 2014

Walmart is by far the leading retail brand in the US, with a brand value of $131.88 billion in 2014. It has been a leading retailer since Sam Walton opened his first store back in 1962. Walmart’s success is in great part due to how ...

Tags: Walmart, Electrical, Electronics

Peddling Counterfeit Components Have Done Their Business with Relative Impunity

Aug 15, 2014

Those involved in peddling counterfeit components have done their business with relative impunity. But the successful prosecution of a perpetrator in the US may mark the beginning of some law and order in the rampant illegal counterfeit ...

Tags: components, Electrical, Electronics

The Technology Sector's Significantly More Reliant on China Than Any Other Industry Sector

Jul 7, 2014

Compared to other industries, the technology industry has a truly cross-regional reach. Supply chains for products like semi-conductors, consumer electronics, mobile devices, PCs, tablets and printers are global in nature, as parts are ...

Tags: technology industry, emerging markets

The List of Natural and Man-Made Disasters Goes on and on

Apr 29, 2014

Remember the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that crippled the electronics supply chain? Or the floods that swept through Thailand and hit the disk drive industry? Or how Hurricane Sandy brought much of the US East Coast to a standstill? ...

Tags: Risk Management, Tricky Game

Interest in Predictive Analysis Spiked After The Infamous Electronics Supply Chain Break

Apr 21, 2014

As tech clichés go, “big data” falls somewhere between “cloud” and “social” on the list of terms you’re probably tired of hearing — ideas so broad they mean hardly anything at all. ...

Tags: big data, electronics supply chain

The Design Rules of This New Paradigm Present Their Own Challenges

Apr 3, 2014

Continued pressure for electronic devices that provide greater functionality in ever-smaller form-factors is not only providing the driving force behind developing smaller surface-mount components and semiconductor geometries, but is also ...

Tags: PCB Substrates, Embedding Components, electronic devices

Risk Management Has Been a Common Topic for The Electronics Supply Chain

Mar 27, 2014

Risk management has been a common topic for the electronics supply chain for a long time. Recently, though, supply chain risk management chatter has reached an all-time high. Perhaps the intense interest has been driven by extreme events ...

Tags: Risk management, electronics supply chain

Embedding Components Offers a Range of Benefits in Terms of Space and Performance

Mar 17, 2014

Embedding components within a PCB substrate offers a range of benefits in terms of space and performance. But this alternative approach to product design demands support from the entire supply chain, including EDA vendors. Continued ...

Tags: PCB, semiconductor, Electronics

Smith Shared His Knowledge with The Attendees

Jan 16, 2014

Admittedly, when I saw that Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas president Ed Smith would give an “Unplugged” presentation at last fall’s Electronic Components Industry Association Executive Conference, I smiled thinking ...

Tags: Industry Change, Electronics

Labor Is a Huge Chunk of The Cost of Producing a Product

Jan 10, 2014

At the beginning of each New Year, I, like many others, like to take an inventory of my life - both personally and professionally. I think about which attitudes and behaviors have served me well in the previous year, and consider which ...

Tags: Low-Cost Labor, Labor Sourcing

EBN Showcases Its Most-Read 15 Pieces of Content as We Review 2013

Dec 31, 2013

What a year 2013 was for the supply and design chains! In this piece, EBN showcases its most-read 15 pieces of content as we review 2013. Apple surely grabbed the attention of readers this year, whether it was in anticipation of upcoming ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics, 4D Printing

Medical Devices Will Bring Their Products Into Compliance with The EU RoHS Directive

Dec 19, 2013

Over the next few years manufacturers producing medical devices or monitoring and control instrumentation will need to bring their products into compliance with the EU RoHS directive, as they are in Category 8 or Category 9 respectively, of ...

Tags: RoHS, Medical Devices, Monitoring And Control Instrumentation

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