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DigiKey grows inventory in Q3 2025
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DigiKey grows inventory in Q3 2025

DigiKey has expanded its in-stock products available for same-day shipment by adding more than 31,000 products in the third quarter of 2025. In total, over 585,000 new products were added to the DigiKey system, along with 87 new suppliers across its core business, Marketplace and Fulfilled by DigiKey programmes. This recent inventory expansion brings DigiKey’s

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Avnet tops Q1 revenue forecasts

Avnet has made a fast start to its new financial year reporting Q1 revenues of $5.9 billion, up 3.3% year on year and 5.5% sequentially, propelled by strong performances by Farnell and in the Asia region. “In the first quarter, our sales and earnings exceeded our expectations, led by double-digit year-over-year sales growth in Farnell

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MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions acquires Micromax
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MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions acquires Micromax

Element Solutions Inc, the parent company of MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Micromax, a global supplier of advanced electronics inks and pastes, from Celanese Corporation. This acquisition is aligned with MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solution’s long-term strategy of advancing innovation in products and services in advanced electronics materials and process

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Mouser, Northern Technologies ink global deal

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Northern Technologies, a division of the EDAC Group. Northern Technologies supplies high-performance shielding products for the data communications industry. Through the agreement, Mouser now stocks a wide range of Northern Technologies products, including connector covers, D-subminiature, SCSI, V.35, and modular-style connectors. The Northern Technologies D3 D-subminiature

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$10.2M to supercharge microelectronics industry across Massachusetts
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$10.2M to supercharge microelectronics industry across Massachusetts

The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub have awarded $10,174,823 to 10 microelectronics projects through its Supporting Chip Advancement from Lab to Enterprise (SCALE) Capital Programme. The SCALE Capital awards will fund the purchase of capital equipment to support workforce and technology development at higher education institutions, companies, and nonprofit organisations. The

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New President and new Vice-President of EPCIA elected
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New President and new Vice-President of EPCIA elected

On 21st October 2025, at the last formal meeting of the European Passive Components Industry Association (EPCIA) in Dillenburg, Germany, both Christophe Pottier, Murata Europe, and José Gató, VACUUMSCHMELZE & Co., were unanimously elected as President and Vice-President of EPCIA respectively. Pottier, who served as Vice-President since 2020, succeeds Ralph Bronold, who had been President

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Mouser now stocking Silicon Labs’ Explorer Kit for Amazon Sidewalk
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Mouser now stocking Silicon Labs’ Explorer Kit

Mouser Electronics is now shipping the new Wireless xG28 Explorer Kit for Amazon Sidewalk from Silicon Labs. The xG28 Wireless Explorer Kit offers a small form factor, low-cost evaluation platform to demonstrate and rapidly prototype wireless sensor and IoT applications for Amazon Sidewalk. This secure, low-bandwidth, long-range wireless network uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and

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TTI and Schaffner guide engineers through EMC regulations
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TTI and Schaffner guide engineers through EMC regulations

TTI IP&E – Europe, in collaboration with Schaffner, part of TE Connectivity, announces its joint commitment to support engineers in navigating the impending extended electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations, which will soon apply down to 9kHz. These new regulations are set to have a substantial impact on the EMC landscape. They will be critical for ensuring

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RECOM Power Solutions opens new headquarters in Italy

At the beginning of October, RECOM Power Solutions (RPS), part of the RECOM Group, officially celebrated the opening of its new company headquarters in Mareno di Piave, Italy. The event brought together employees from around the world, valued customers, and representatives from politics and business to mark this important milestone. Among the distinguished guests were

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Keysight completes acquisition of Synopsys and Ansys
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Keysight completes acquisition of Synopsys and Ansys

Keysight Technologies, Inc., announced the completion of its acquisition of the Optical Solutions Group from Synopsys, Inc. and PowerArtist from Ansys, Inc. These acquisitions complement and expand Keysight’s design engineering software portfolio and computer-aided engineering capabilities, enabling customers to take innovative designs to market faster. The Optical Solutions Group, a developer of optical design and

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