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Wolfspeed progresses support agreement and strengthens capital structure

Wolfspeed announces that it has taken the next step to implement its previously announced Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) with key lenders, including holders of more than 97% of its senior secured notes, Renesas Electronics Corporation’s wholly owned US subsidiary, and convertible debtholders holding more than 67% of the outstanding convertible notes. Upon emergence from the

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Singular Photonics and AMS to bring advanced SPAD sensors to Europe

Singular Photonics has announced a strategic partnership with  AMS Technologies to bring Singular’s  next generation image sensors based on single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs)  to customers in key European markets and industry sectors. The collaboration means that AMS becomes Singular’s primary distribution and support partner for the European market. With decades of experience in photonics, AMS will leverage

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Sustainability

Recyclable electronics: how they can help you meet sustainability obligations

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Emma Armstrong, Commercial Director and Sustainable Electronics Ambassador, In2tec Emma Armstrong, Commercial Director and Sustainable Electronics Ambassador at In2tec, says technological innovations can help organisations procure effective technology that tackles harmful e-waste generated by users. A major part of my role as Sustainable

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Hotspot: India

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Harry Fowle, Associate Editor India, home to the world’s largest population, is a sleeping giant when it comes to its position on the world stage. Housing the recipe for success, it only needs time to cook up its power in many ways, whether

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Pactum expands agentic AI capabilities

Pactum announces the launch of its new AI agent, Price Lists for Direct Materials, designed to transform how organisations manage procurement of under-managed materials at scale by providing the very first end-to-end agentic AI procurement solution. In today’s volatile market environment, procurement teams face mounting challenges in managing thousands of stock keeping units (SKUs), responding

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Market Analysis

Electronics SMEs see sales slump in Q1

UK electronics manufacturers have posted a disappointing first quarter sales performance, despite the wider small to medium-sized business (SMB) manufacturing sector performing well. New figures show that across the 12 manufacturing categories analysed, the average small-medium UK manufacturer increased sales by 30% in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024 – and 13% year-on-year. However, the

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Market Analysis

Mercantilism & leveraged diplomacy threatens the electronic components market

This article originally appeared in the March/April issue of Procurement Pro. By Adam Fletcher Chairman of the Electronics Components Supply Network (ecsn) New US President Donald Trump has started to deliver on his promised (threatened?) ultra-aggressive ‘America First, Economic Trade Based, Leveraged Diplomacy’, believing if the US acts powerfully and in unpredictable ways, other countries

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Mouser receives Vishay 2024 EMEA High Service Distributor award

Mouser Electronics is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the ‘2024 EMEA High Service Distributor’ award from  Vishay Intertechnology, a valued partner and leading manufacturer of electronic components. This award was presented to the Mouser team in Munich on 8th May 2025. This honour is awarded based on scoring metrics which look at five

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FORTEC forms strategic partnership with ENEDO

The FORTEC Group is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with ENEDO. This collaboration unites ENEDO’s technology with FORTEC’s localised technical expertise and market presence – enhancing the Group’s ability to deliver high-performance power systems to customers worldwide. As the UK arm of the FORTEC Group, FORTEC UK will spearhead the integration of ENEDO’s product

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Market Analysis

Global semi sales jump 23% y-o-y in April

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) says global semiconductor sales were $57.0 billion during the month of April 2025, an increase of 2.5% compared to the March 2025 total of $55.6 billion and 22.7% more than the April 2024 total of $46.4 billion. In Europe semiconductor sales edged up 0.1% year on year and 0.5% sequentially.

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