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Rohde & Schwarz opens larger office in Japan

Rohde & Schwarz has opened a new larger office in Osaki, Japan, with increased capabilities, to deliver an innovation advantage for the Japanese automotive community. The new location, which replaces the original one in Shinjuku, has significantly enhanced facilities for service, repair, calibration and engineering support of test equipment as well as increased space for

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Top 5 famous engineers of today

Paige Hookway, Managing Editor of Procurement Pro has compiled a list of famous modern engineers who achievements have made notable impact on the world as we know it. 1. Jensen Huang Jensen Huang is the Co-Founder and CEO of NVIDIA and holds a degree in electrical engineering. He co-founded the company in 1993 with a

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ROHM and Tata Electronics form strategic partnership

ROHM and Tata Electronics have entered into a strategic partnership for semiconductor manufacturing in India for both Indian and global markets. This partnership aims to leverage the expertise and ecosystem of both the companies in order to expand business opportunities for both ROHM and Tata Electronics, thereby further strengthening the relationship between the semiconductor industries

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Silanna, Avnet enter distribution partnership

Silanna Semiconductor, a global specialist in analog innovation, announced a strategic franchise agreement with Avnet. Under the terms of the deal, Avnet will market, distribute, and provide technical design support for Silanna Semiconductor’s complete family of products to engineering teams in the Americas. The agreement is effectively immediately and includes Silanna’s Plural 10- to 16-bit

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Connector distributor strengthens supply chain resilience

Lane Electronics, a franchised distributor and stockist of electrical connectors and accessories, is reinforcing supply chain resilience for customers across aerospace, defence, medical, industrial, and other high-reliability sectors. Against a backdrop of geopolitical instability, global conflict, tariffs, and the growing impact of environmental change, Lane Electronics delivers service and reliability by combining extensive stockholding, in-house

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DRAM and NAND price rises tied to AI data centre demand

Electronics procurement teams are facing renewed supply chain volatility as memory and storage prices climb in 2026. This is driven by sustained demand from AI data centres. Since October 2025, contract pricing for both dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and NAND flash has risen sharply, with some areas seeing double-digit percentage increases in successive quarters. This

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SOS electronic: 30 years of reliability and innovation in the world of electronics

In 2025, SOS electronic, a member of the Conrad Group, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Founded in Košice, Slovakia, a city of 250,000 people, the company has grown into a respected international leader in electronic component distribution. SOS electronic is trusted not only by customers around the world, but also by a network of global

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Weebit Nano and Texas Instruments sign license agreement

Weebit Nano, a developer and licensor of advanced memory technologies for the global semiconductor industry, has licensed its resistive random access memory (ReRAM) technology to Texas Instruments (TI). Under the terms of the agreement, Weebit’s ReRAM technology will be integrated into TI’s advanced process nodes for embedded processing semiconductors. The agreement includes IP licensing, technology

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TSMC dominates as industry pivots to Foundry 2.0

Counterpoint Research says the semiconductor industry has formally entered the ‘Foundry 2.0’ era, a phase defined by the deep integration of manufacturing, assembly, and testing, with profitably driven by the global AI boom. According to Counterpoint Research’s latest Foundry Revenue, Yield and Utilisation Rate by Node Tracker, the global Foundry 2.0 market’s revenue rose 17%

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Growing optoelectronics demand and the procurement challenge

In 2024, the global optoelectronic market was valued at $156.65 billion. That figure is expected to grow to $213.32 billion by 2032. This growth reflects expanding adoption across multiple sectors, but it also brings new pressures for procurement teams, which must manage cost, risk, compliance, and supply continuity amid rapid technological change and increasingly complex,

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