Mick Elliott

Market Analysis

European distribution sales plunge 30% in Q3

European component distribution sales plummeted 30.2% to €3.64 billion in Q3 2024, says DMASS Europe. Semiconductor sales dived 38% to €2.27 billion, the

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Arrow bolsters automotive customer support

Arrow Electronics is expanding its Automotive Centre of Excellence (CoE) with new development centres in Munich and Istanbul to better assist customers in

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Asia sales surge keys Avnet Q1 uptick

Avnet Q1 sales edged ahead 0.7% sequentially to $5.6 billion on the back of a strong performance in the Asia region. Sales declined

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Market Analysis

Memory, GPUs to spur 2025 chip growth

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to grow 14% in 2025 to total $717 billion, says the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2024, the

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Texas Instruments posts 9% sequential revenue growth in Q3

Texas Instruments has reported Q3 revenues of $4.2 billion, up 9% sequentially and down 8% year on year. Operating profit was $1.55 billion,

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Menlo Micro brings switch solutions to DigiKey’s global linecard

Menlo Microsystems has clinched a new global distribution agreement with DigiKey. Under the terms of the agreement, DigiKey becomes a franchised distributor for

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Heilind, GCT agree global distribution pact

Heilind Electronics has signed a global distribution partnership with GCT (Global Connector Technology), a manufacturer of connector and cable assembly solutions. This collaboration

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Electro Rent and EXFO ink European distribution pact

Electro Rent is expanding its strategic distribution agreement with EXFO into Europe. This new agreement enhances the existing collaboration between EXFO, a supplier

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Avnet App helps streamline design workflow

Design engineers can now access thousands of reference design schematics, lead time and pricing trends, and fast alternate guidance with the launch of

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Solsta snaps up Gateway

Solsta has acquired Gateway, a specialist distributor with expertise in ferrites and magnetic components and solutions. The company also has a range of

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