Semiconductor equipment billings surged to $117Bn
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment increased 10% to $117.1 billion in 2024 from $106.3 billion in 2023, SEMI reported. The data is
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New at Mouser: Microchip’s PIC16F13145 microcontroller
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the PIC16F13145 family of microcontrollers from Microchip Technology. The PIC16F13145 microcontroller family introduces the Configurable Logic Block (CLB)
Industry Insights
Tariffs crisis has silver linings for AI & robotics
The tariffs crisis has silver linings for the AI, robotics, and automation sector but investors will have to fasten their seatbelts for continued
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Littelfuse awards Future Electronics
Littelfuse has named Future Electronics as its 2024 High Volume Distributor of the Year. This annual award recognises a distribution partner that has
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Farnell provides the brains behind the bricks
Farnell has long recognised that buildings are rapidly becoming smarter and more connected. As design engineers push the boundaries of innovation in automation,
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Smiths Interconnect expands cable harness production capacity
Smiths Interconnect announces the expansion of its cable harness production capacity at its facility in Tunisia. This strategic move is aimed at meeting
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TTI IP&E Europe offers high specification shielded connectors
TTI IP&E – Europe offers the ERNI MicroSpeed 1.00mm connectors from TE Connectivity to improve data transfer speed and reliability in industrial automation
Sourcing Strategies
UK faces expertise gap in obsolescence management
ByteSnap Design, a UK electronics design consultancy, announced the release of Futureproofing Manufacturing: Tackling Obsolescence & Electronics Challenges in Industrial Manufacturing. Based on
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Infineon acquires Marvell’s Automotive Ethernet business
Infineon Technologies is accelerating the build-up of its system capabilities for software-defined vehicles with the acquisition of Marvell Technology’s Automotive Ethernet business, complementing
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Arrow Electronics at Hardware Pioneers 2025
Arrow Electronics will exhibit the latest technology advancements at Hardware Pioneers 2025 in London from April 23-24th, 2025. At Booth J1, attendees can