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The electronics industry has witnessed a spate of acquisition news, as some of the largest players have moved to acquire companies they see as being integral to their future strategies. Among them, Qualcomm spent $2.4 billion to acquire Alphawave Semi to support its expansion into data centres in June; IonQ splashed $1.075 billion to acquire

Looking ahead to its next phase of growth, Sourceability, a global distributor of electronic components and end-to-end supply chain solutions provider, is accelerating its momentum with significant investments in talent, technology, and global reach. As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, Sourceability is building on a decade of industry leadership and innovation, recognised by honours

Astute Group has signed a global distribution agreement with Netherlands-based silicon pioneers, Axelera AI, making them a founder member of the Axelera AI Partner Accelerator Network. This strategic partnership empowers Astute Group to offer Axelera AI’s Edge AI inference hardware and software platforms for creating deep-learning applications at the Edge. Under this agreement, Astute Group

GlobalFoundries announced a definitive agreement to acquire MIPS, a supplier of AI and processor IP. This strategic acquisition will expand GF’s portfolio of customisable IP offerings, allowing it to further differentiate its process technologies with IP and software capabilities. “MIPS brings a strong heritage of delivering efficient, scalable compute IP tailored for performance-critical applications, which

Waldom Electronics unveils its latest video, ‘Small Parts, Big Impact’, a powerful tribute to the critical role electronic components play in today’s world – and the mission that drives Waldom forward. In just under two minutes, the video highlights how the over 10 billion components that have left Waldom facilities are quietly powering some of

Anglia Components announced the signing of a franchise agreement with Winslow Adaptics, the UK-based designer and manufacturer of a broad portfolio of IC sockets, adapters, and semiconductor hardware. The product range includes fully customised adapters for obsolescence management, test and development tools, and many industry-standard interconnect devices. Comments David Pearson, Anglia’s Technical Director: “Winslow are

ViTrox, which is striving to be the world’s most trusted technology company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maxim SMT as its new sales channel partner in India, effective 1st June 2025. As part of this partnership, Maxim SMT will represent ViTrox’s comprehensive portfolio in India, covering SMT PCBA and semiconductor vision inspection solutions.