Weekly Market Updates for February 15, 2012

02.15.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

Taiwan/China January Sales Update; SIA Comments on December Semiconductor Global Chip Shipments; Smartphone & Media Tablet Markets; Hitachi's HDD Production Outlook Keep reading...

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Weekly Market Updates for February 8, 2012

02.08.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

European PCB Industry Update; December Global Semiconductor, U.S. Electronics and North American PCB Data Keep reading...

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European Switch Market Update

02.08.2012 // Posted by: Michael Schwert // Posted in: Articles, Switches & Relays

After Three Quarters, European Switch Market Sales Rose 16% and Bookings 2% Lower than 2010 Keep reading...

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Top 10 Recent Innovations in the Electronics and Connectors Industries

02.03.2012 // Posted by: John MacWilliams // Posted in: Articles, Connectors

In spite of the drastic changes our industry has experienced in the past decade, including two major recessions and the migration of manufacturing to Asia, electronics and connector designers produced a dazzling array of new products and innovations. The most visible of these developments occurred in CCC: Consumer, Computer, and Communications markets. Our consumer products and behavior are not just updated, they are completely transformed by technology. Keep reading...

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Weekly Market Updates for February 3, 2012

02.03.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

U.S. & Japanese Electronics Updates, Improved Chip Demand, HDD Price Trends, Foxconn Hon Hai Product Mix, EMS & ODM Forecast, Top OEM Semiconductor Buyers, Revised PC Market Forecast, 4Q'11 U.S. GDP Growth, U.S. Leading Indicator Rises, German Business Confidence Improves, Ultrabooks vs. Media Tablets Keep reading...

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Motor Capacitors: A Changing Market: 2011-2016

01.25.2012 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives

Dennis Zogbi looks at the motor markets based upon their impact on capacitors- specifically motor run and motor start capacitors, which represent hundreds of millions of dollars in worldwide polypropylene and aluminum electrolytic capacitor sales each year on a worldwide basis. Keep reading...

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Weekly Market Updates for January 25, 2012

01.25.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

World & Japanese Printed Circuit Market Growth, U.S. & Global Industrial Production, Flash Memory & DRAM Growth and CAPEX, Chip Foundry Market, Cloud Server Forecast & Current Metal Prices Keep reading...

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Weekly Market Updates for January 18, 2012

01.18.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

Upturn in SE Asia, Taiwan & European Market Updates, Stabilized Material Prices, Global Wafer Fab Capacity, 4Q’11 Personal Computer Shipments, Global Handset Shipments for 2011 & 2012 Keep reading...

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Connector Technology: Rising to the Challenge

01.18.2012 // Posted by: Murray Slovick // Posted in: Articles, New Technology

Murray Slovick takes look at developments and trends in connector technology. Keep reading...

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Weekly Market Updates for January 11, 2012

01.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

Leading Indicators, U.S. "Factory Orders", Passive Components, U.S. Electronic Supply Chain Growth, World IT Spending Forecast, Exchange Rates & Metal Prices Keep reading...

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A Look at Film Capacitors

01.11.2012 // Posted by: Mary Ellen Bauchman // Posted in: Articles, TTI Insights

Mary Ellen Bauchman, Director of Capacitor Supplier Marketing at TTI, discusses film capacitors: what they are, how they are made, and the advantages and disadvantages of their usage. Keep reading...

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Q3 North America Switch Market Update

01.04.2012 // Posted by: Michael Schwert // Posted in: Articles, Switches & Relays

Michael Schwert's article shows switch market sales down 4% and booking off 8% compared to 2010. Keep reading...

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Market Updates

01.04.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

November World Semiconductor Shipments, N American PCB Orders & Shipments, Electronic Materials and Process Equipment Sector Composites, Smartphone Volumes, World PCB Shipments for 2011 and 2012 (projected), U.S. Leading Indicator Increase and HDD Contract Demands for 2012 Keep reading...

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Conflict Materials Update

12.28.2011 // Posted by: Tom Valliere // Posted in: Articles, Supply Chain

Tom Valliere provides an update regarding implementation of section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Economic Reform Act commonly known in our industry as the “Conflict Minerals Act” as well as an overview of the issues and how this legislation may serve to provide a platform for more robust origin information overall. Keep reading...

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U.S. & Japan Electronics Updates

12.28.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions

US & Japan Electronics Updates; Isola Prevails in Patent Suit; Applied Materials Predicts Rebound in 2H’12; Taiwan Flex Makers Benefit from Orders Shifted from Thailand; Japan SEMI Book/Bill Improves; Top 10 Semiconductor Producers in 2011; Global 3Q’11 Media Tablet Sales up 265% in 3Q’11 vs. 3Q’10 Keep reading...

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