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Distributors push ahead in volatile market
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Distributors push ahead in volatile market

Avnet Q2 revenues soar 34% year on year. Arrow Electronics revenues leap 39% year on year. Is the distribution sector in clover? “Business is great,” confirms Marie-Pierre Ducharme, Vice President, EMEA Marketing, Mouser Electronics. “Every manufacturer we speak to, all our competition, everyone’s business is growing, some more, some less. We should just enjoy it

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Cycle time vs. lead time: why timing alignment matters in electronics supply chains
Supply Chain Management

Cycle time vs. lead time

In today’s electronics market, where demand signals shift rapidly and component availability can change overnight, timing is everything. Yet even among experienced procurement and engineering teams, two foundational concepts – cycle time and lead time – are often misunderstood or used interchangeably. However, they are not the same. More importantly, the gap between them is

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Avnet posts record $8.3Bn quarter as demand rebounds
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Avnet posts record $8.3Bn quarter as demand rebounds

Avnet closed its fiscal year with its strongest quarter on record, reporting sales of $8.3 billion for the three months to 27th June – up 48% year-on-year and 17% on the previous quarter. The global electronics distributor said growth came from every region and both of its business segments, Electronic Components and Farnell. Profitability grew

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Avnet Q3 sales surge
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Avnet Q3 sales surge

Avnet has posted Q3 sales of $7.1 billion, an increase of 34% year-on-year and 13% sequentially. Commented Avnet Chief Executive Officer Phil Gallagher (pictured): “Sales and earnings exceeded our expectations, with double-digit sales growth both sequentially and year over year. Our team is executing well, driving improved operating margins and leverage, supported by continued disciplined

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“Encouraged” Gallagher sees year of growth for Avnet
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“Encouraged” Gallagher sees year of growth for Avnet

Avnet’s Q2 revenues were driven by strong demand in compute and aerospace and defence, says CEO Phil Gallagher. “Sales increased sequentially in most of the verticals we serve, year-over-year, we also saw a broad-based improvement across most verticals,” he commented. Turning to today’s market, Gallagher added: “Demand signals continue to reset globally, resulting in lead

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Asia and Farnell sparkle in Avnet’s Q2
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Asia and Farnell sparkle in Avnet’s Q2

Avnet beat expectations in Q2 reporting year on year revenues up 11.6% to $6.32 billion. “We delivered year-over-year sales growth across all of our electronic components regions and Farnell, and both total company revenue and earnings per share were above our expectations,” commented Phil Gallagher, Avnet Chief Executive Officer. “Sequentially, our adjusted operating income grew

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Digitalisation

Where is AI really heading?

If you work in electronics design, you’re already feeling the pressure to put AI in your product. Avnet recently released its fifth annual Avnet Insights survey which shows how your peers are actually deploying AI today – especially at the Edge – and what will matter most to your designs over the next 12–24 months.

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Supply chain resilience: how procurement pros can thrive amid disruption
Supply Chain Management

How procurement pros can thrive amid disruption

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  • 25 January 2026
  • 4 minutes read

In today’s hyperconnected world, supply chains face constant threats – from geopolitical shifts to natural disasters. For procurement professionals, the old playbook of cost-cutting and efficiency is no longer enough. The new imperative is resilience by design: building supply networks that not only survive disruptions but thrive because of them. Only a data-driven strategy with

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Engineers are embracing AI, reports Avnet
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Engineers are embracing AI, reports Avnet

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  • 14 January 2026
  • 3 minutes read

Artificial intelligence’s (AI) integration in designed products and solutions is here, and engineers are embracing the technology while identifying the challenges it may present. This is according to Avnet’s fifth annual Avnet Insights survey, which has been keeping a pulse on how engineers are responding to the market – and looking ahead – since 2021.

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Silanna, Avnet enter distribution partnership
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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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