Electronics Supply Chain

2009 PC outlook slashed on credit crunch 11/28/2008

Single-digit PC unit shipment growth of only 4.3% is expected next year as IT equipment purchases take a back seat to "real issues," like paying staff or making rising mortgage payments, according to iSuppli.

Voices: Avnet LightSpeed’s Cary Eskow: illuminating energy-efficient design 11/27/2008

Cary Eskow is director of LightSpeed, the solid-state-lighting- and LED (light-emitting-diode)-business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing. A 28-year Avnet veteran, he leads Avnet’s national team of illumination-focused engineers experienced in thermal, drive-stage, and optics design and has worked closely with LED manufacturers, advanced analog IC,

Analysts downgrade estimates for 10 chip companies 11/24/2008

In a report titled "Death by 1000 paper cuts: Cutting estimates and targets on most chip firms," FBR Capital Markets downgraded its estimates for several semiconductor industry companies, including AMD, Maxim, and National Semiconductor, noting debt, weak end market demand, and deteriorating visibility as contributing factors for the revisions. FBR's report came after Gartner, iSuppli, the SIA, and WSTS all lowered semiconductor industry sales estimates this month.

Premier Farnell targets dangers of unregulated e-waste recycling in developing countries 11/21/2008

The electronics supply chain company will lead investment and lobbying initiatives to reduce the health and environmental impact of electronic-waste recycling.

Synopsys launches IP OEM partner program based on DesignWare 11/20/2008

Distributor Arrow and fabless ASIC companies Global Unichip and Open-Silicon will standardize SoC designs on Synopsys' DesignWare IP.

Voices: Avnet LightSpeed’s Cary Eskow: illuminating energy-efficient design 11/27/2008

Cary Eskow is director of LightSpeed, the solid-state-lighting- and LED (light-emitting-diode)-business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing. A 28-year Avnet veteran, he leads Avnet’s national team of illumination-focused engineers experienced in thermal, drive-stage, and optics design and has worked closely with LED manufacturers, advanced analog IC,

Roles shift as the embedded-systems design chain disaggregates 11/13/2007

Roundtable discussion: What used to be a fairly linear design chain has morphed into a nebulous ecosystem, with shifting responsibilities and new complexities. EDN recently brought together a who's who of executives from this new world to discuss the situation.

Targeting Japan 11/6/2007

William Mitchell, chairman, president and CEO of Arrow Electronics, discusses the global distribution supply chain giant’s first Japanese subsidiary, how Japan differs from other parts of Asia, and the company’s strategy for the region in this one-on-one interview.

Distribution’s balancing act 10/30/2007

Executive Insight: Harley Feldberg, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing, discusses the Avnet Inc. operating group’s recent quarterly numbers, the distribution industry’s overall competitive landscape, and the global balancing act that the company uses to gain sales and market share in a challenging business environment in this one-on-one interview.

Better supply chain information, now what? 5/25/2007

The world’s largest distributors have the greatest information gathering network on the planet to predict upturns and downturns, but the missing piece is how far up and down?

Targeting Japan 11/6/2007

William Mitchell, chairman, president and CEO of Arrow Electronics, discusses the global distribution supply chain giant’s first Japanese subsidiary, how Japan differs from other parts of Asia, and the company’s strategy for the region in this one-on-one interview.

Distribution’s balancing act 10/30/2007

Executive Insight: Harley Feldberg, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing, discusses the Avnet Inc. operating group’s recent quarterly numbers, the distribution industry’s overall competitive landscape, and the global balancing act that the company uses to gain sales and market share in a challenging business environment in this one-on-one interview.

China design houses change direction 7/2/2007

A new approach is to add manufacturing and create turnkey solutions as competition heats up with Taiwanese original design manufacturers.

Green looks greener 5/4/2007

National Semiconductor CEO Brian Halla talks about the new opportunities for electronics and what it will take to get there.

New Supreme Court patent ruling may create uncertainty 5/3/2007

The Supreme Court adopted a new standard that will make it harder to get new patents and defend ones that already exist. Some say the ruling, while raising the bar, has created uncertainty. Has the system been undermined?

2007 top 100 contract manufacturers 9/27/2007

Electronic Business offers up its annual accounting of the leaders in EMS (electronics manufacturing services) and ODM (original design manufacturing).

Market intelligence for the electronics supply chain 8/14/2007

Converge reports that activity in the DRAM market remains quiet; demand for older Intel CPUs is creating a supply shortage; and demand for notebook drives continues to grow.

Market intelligence for the electronics supply chain 6/15/2007

The Converge Market Intelligence team reports that the DRAM market is beginning to stabilize; shortages in low end processors will be common going forward; and quality is starting to become an issue in the IC market.

IPC: U.S. consumer confidence down, new electronics orders flat 6/11/2007

The industry group reports less-than stellar findings for the month of April, but said that expanding global consumer electronics demand will support continued growth in EMS industry sales into the foreseeable future.

VC investments hit highest quarterly level in 5 years, report says 4/24/2007

In the first quarter of 2007, venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion into 778 deals, the highest quarterly dollar amount since the fourth quarter of 2001, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data by Thomson Financial.