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The Global Electronics Association has announced the formation of the Global Electronics Policy Council (GEPC), a new body uniting leading electronics companies from around the world to advance a coordinated policy agenda across every major region of the electronics supply chain. The GEPC builds on the Association’s longstanding electronics industry advocacy work over its nearly

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Arrow joins alliance to smooth path of deeptech startups

Arrow Electronics has forged a new strategic alliance with Ignite Next, Europe’s independent scaleup programme for deeptech innovation. The collaboration is designed to bridge the gap between breakthrough innovation and market success for deeptech startup companies. By joining the programme, Arrow strengthens the independent, multi-partner setup that already includes industry leaders Infineon, Intel, and Synopsys.

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Mouser: Infrastructure Management Distributor of the Year

Mouser Electronics announces that it has received the ‘Infrastructure Management Distributor of the Year Award’ for 2025 by Digi International. The award was recently presented to Mouser during a meeting between the two companies at Mouser’s headquarters in Mansfield, Texas. Representatives from Digi cited Mouser’s strong engagement, performance, and results as the main criteria for

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Chips Act II: European startups need faster funding

As chip shortages persist and global competition intensifies, the European Commission is expected to publish its Chips Act II proposal on 27th May 2026, aimed at strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem. According to an investor, the act will only succeed if it creates faster and more commercially oriented conditions for chip companies – an approach that

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Second-half momentum buoys RS Group

RS Group revenues slipped 1% to £2.88 billion in its 2025/26 financial year. Pre-tax profit rose 7% to £220 million. “Revenue was broadly flat in challenging markets, but we gained share with most major suppliers and saw stronger momentum in the second half, particularly in Asia Pacific and US & Canada, with EMEA also returning

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Analog Devices to acquire Empower Semiconductor

Analog Devices and Empower Semiconductor announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Empower in an all-cash transaction for $1.5 billion. As AI compute scales, power density – not just total watts – has become the limiting factor. Delivering high-density, high-efficiency power at the point of compute, while responding

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Mouser Electronics named e-Commerce Partner of the Year

Mouser Electronics has been named the ‘Global E-Commerce Partner of the Year’ for 2025 by Diotec Semiconductor. The award was recently presented to Mouser during a meeting between the two companies at Mouser’s headquarters in Mansfield, Texas. Diotec cited Mouser’s continued sales and customer growth, combined with strong sales revenue, as the basis for the award.

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TTI IP&E awarded Global Broadline Distributor of the Year

TTI IP&E has been honoured with the ‘Global Broadline Distributor of the Year’ by TE Connectivity for its 2025 results. This prestigious award recognises outstanding performance across all regions, with TTI Europe contributing strongly to this global success. The award recognises TTI’s excellence across key criteria, including sales performance, available-to-sell inventory strength, demand creation, operational

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Mouser, EPC ink global pact

Mouser Electronics and Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) have sealed a global distribution agreement. “This global agreement with Mouser is part of our distribution strategy to engage with more engineers who are looking at designing with GaN because of the benefits it offers over silicon,” said Nick Cataldo, Senior VP Sales & Marketing of EPC. “Mouser

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Smith announces 10 millionth image scanned by Argus

Smith has captured more than 10 million images via Argus, the company’s proprietary visual-inspection solution. Launched in May 2025, Argus captures and stores high-resolution images of the surface of every component within a reel. It then uses its internally developed AI software to analyse the images, identify abnormalities, and flag parts for further evaluation in

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