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Master Electronics at EDS Leadership Summit 2025

At the 2025 EDS Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Paige West, Managing Editor of Procurement Pro, caught up with Cristian Stanciu, Vice President of Sales at Master Electronics, to discuss the company’s evolving strategy, digital transformation, and outlook for the year ahead. Master Electronics, a family-owned distributor founded in 1967, positions itself as a real

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Sager Electronics at EDS Leadership Summit 2025

At the EDS Leadership Summit 2025, Paige West, Managing Editor at Procurement Pro, speaks to Maryellen Stack, Director of Communications at Sager Electronics about how the 138 year old company has differentiated itself throughout the years. Stack talks about how Sager Electronics, a North American distributor with a strong legacy in electronic component distribution, continues

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SEMI notes Q1 2025 trends amid tariff uncertainty

According to the Q1 2025  Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report  released by SEMI in collaboration with  TechInsights, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry entered 2025 with typical seasonal patterns. However, looming tariff threats and evolving supply chain strategies are expected to create atypical seasonality for several industry segments as the year progresses. Despite heightened trade policy risks, current data

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2025 Global Semiconductor Supplier Award winners

TechInsights has released its  ‘2025 Customer Satisfaction Survey’  along with the associated Global Semiconductor Supplier Award winners for the chip making equipment sector. Worldwide, participants were asked to rate equipment suppliers based on three key factors including supplier performance, customer service, and product performance. The award categories span customer service, assembly and test equipment, test subsystems, wafer

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Mouser wins APAC e-Catalogue Distributor of the Year award

Mouser Electronics is thrilled to announce that it has secured the prestigious ‘APAC e-Catalogue Distributor of the Year’ award from  Molex  for the seventh consecutive year. This award recognises Mouser’s outstanding performance in the Asia Pacific APAC region in 2024, highlighting its significant customer growth, rapid point-of-sale expansion, efficient inventory management, and overall operational standards. Since 2018,

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Arrow outperforms estimates in Q1

Arrow Electronics Q1 revenues came in ahead of forecast at $6.81 billion, a decline of 2% year on year. “I am pleased we delivered both consolidated and segment revenue, as well as earnings per share, that exceeded our guidance ranges,” said Sean Kerins (pictured), Arrow’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The relative outperformance was primarily

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Industry Insights

Farnell Q3 performance “encourages” Avnet CEO

Avnet has reported Q3 sales of $5.31 billion, a year on year decline of 6%. The results were near the high end of Avent’s guidance, and aided by better than expected performances from Farnell and Asia/Pacific sales. These gains were offset by expected ongoing weaknesses in the West with Europe presenting the most challenging market

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2025 headwinds deliver blow to UK manufacturer confidence

EAMA has launched its latest Market Pulse quarterly report at Innovation Zero. The new analysis reveals that while the supply chain saw a positive upturn towards the end of last year, reaching a three-year high point for electrification related sales in Q4 2024, there has been a worrying drop in business optimism, falling below the

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Sotomayor to replace Sievers as NXP CEO

Kurt Sievers will retire as President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors at the end of 2025. He will be replaced by Rafael Sotomayor (pictured) who steps up from his role as President of NXP’s Secure Connected Edge business unit. Sievers and Sotomayor will work closely to orchestrate a smooth leadership transition until 28th October, 2025,

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Supply Chain Management

What are the fundamentals of semiconductor fabrication?

Semiconductors are the foundation of the electronics industry. They power everything from smartphones to industrial machinery, and understanding the fundamentals of how they are made is a key part in making informed decisions about supplier capabilities, material risks, and long-term supply resilience. The fabrication process can involve hundreds of steps and many cycles, however, there

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