
05.16.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China April Update; 1Q’12 Electronic Supply Chain Global Growth by Sector; 1Q’12 Silicon Wafer Shipments and 4Q’11 Photovoltaic Equipment Book/Bill; Flexible PCB Forecast for 2012; Semiconductor Probe Card Market Update Keep reading...
05.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
1Q’12 Growth by Sector for Global Electronic Supply Chain; March Semiconductor Shipments up 1.5% Sequentially; Improved Global Manufacturing Activity in April but Europe Lags; March U.S. Electronics Demand Edges up; 1Q’12 Smartphone Shipments up 42% versus Same Quarter in 2011; U.S. GDP expanded 2.2% in 1Q’12 Keep reading...
05.09.2012 // Posted by: Michael Schwert // Posted in: Articles, Switches & Relays
European Switch Market Ends 2011 with Sales 16% Higher and Bookings 4% Lower than 2010 Keep reading...
05.09.2012 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Pricing for all raw material products, other than tantalite, was down for the month of April on a month-to-month basis. This continues the downward trend in raw material pricing since January 2012. Keep reading...
05.02.2012 // Posted by: Jeff Ray // Posted in: Articles, TTI Insights
Jeff Ray, Vice President of Passive & Discrete Semiconductor Supplier Marketing at TTI, recommends Dr. Daniel Persico's article on tantalum supply and pricing. Keep reading...
05.02.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Walt Custer provides the “Economic Outlook” portion of the April 2012 edition from Ed Henderson’s monthly Electronic Market Forecast. Keep reading...
04.25.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Japanese and Global Electronic Equipment and PCB Market Growth; Strong N. America and Japanese SEMI Equipment Shipments; Notebook and Ultrabook Market Projections; 4G Device and OLED Screen Market Forecasts; U.S. Industrial Production Keep reading...
04.25.2012 // Posted by: Mike Kirschner // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain
This month, DCA's president, Michael Kirschner, gives a brief update on EU REACH for article manufacturers. Keep reading...
04.18.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Regional Electronic Equipment Sales Growth; Taiwan/China and Europe Updates; 1Q’12 PC and Media Tablet Market Growth; Fabless Semiconductor 2011 Sales by Company Keep reading...
04.18.2012 // Posted by: John MacWilliams // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
John MacWilliams discusses how companies can balance costly R&D investments against shifting technology directions. Keep reading...
04.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Improved Electronics Demand; Global Industrial Production Growth, World PMI Leading Indicator, SIA Comments on February Semiconductor Shipments; Global Printed Electronics Market; World IT Spending Forecast; World Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Market; U.S. and Europe Purchasing Managers Indices Keep reading...
04.11.2012 // Posted by: Murray Slovick // Posted in: Articles, New Technology
Murray Slovick discusses new supercapacitor technology and applications. Keep reading...