Component distribution news tracks trends and shifts in the global supply of electronic components, including logistics, procurement platforms, and inventory strategies. As shortages and demand surges challenge design timelines, distributors are expanding offerings with real-time stock visibility, design tools, and localized support. Topics include strategic partnerships, digital catalogs, and innovations in supply chain resilience. For Electronics Weekly readers, these updates help manage sourcing risks and ensure smoother product development in a fast-changing component availability landscape.
A worldwide distribution agreement means that Ohmite‘s power resistor range will be available through Arrow Electronics. Ohmite manufactures industrial and surface mount power resistors, load banks, heat sinks and rheostats in the US and Mexico. Its range includes high power, high voltage, current sense and surge resistors for use in transport, industrial, energy and aerospace sectors. In addition to standard ...
Semiconductors from Micro Commercial Components, or MCC, are now available from Farnell, following a worldwide distribution agreement. MCC, headquartered in California, brings a range of semiconductors, including diodes, mosfets, IGBTs, SiC devices, protection devices (TVS and ESD protection), voltage regulators, transistors and power modules. The company is bringing over 100,000 semiconductor products to Farnell, of which 25% are automotive-grade components. ...
At Embedded World in March, Electronics Weekly asked DigiKey‘s vice president global business development, Mike Slater, if new tariffs and executive orders had resulted in any changes. The main headlines have been around the introduction and then retraction of some tariffs in a short space of time. “There’s been some, well, there’s been a lot of discussions around fallback [in ...
Rutronik has picked the ST12 from JAE for customers seeking a ‘push-push’ microSD card connector that is robust – up to 10,000 mating cycles – and whose solder joints can be inspected – as the case is cut away. “This series makes its inspection and repair simpler through the use of external surface-mount leads, which are visible and easily accessible,” ...
The latest figures from European Components Distribution (DMASS) show a decline in Q1 of 23.3% with semiconductor revenue dropping by 26.5%. DMASS Europe’s chairman, Hermann Reiter, was keen to stress there is no cause for alarm, saying that this market consolidation was long overdue. “Everyone should have prepared to weather a few quarters of weak bookings and billings,” he said, ...
Powell Electronics is stocking series 806 Mil-Aero connectors from Glenair. “The products offer significant size and weight savings while meeting key performance benchmarks for a broad range of applications such as commercial and military aerospace, industrial robotics, transportation systems and more,” according to the component distributor. Designed for use in harsh vibration, shock and environmental settings — as well as ...
Inelco Hunter is stocking a 5inch screen with glove-touch electronics and a 3mm toughened front glass. “The touch display is particularly suitable to outdoor environments where a bright, rugged screen is required, or where the user will be wearing gloves, such as hospital and factory settings,” according to Inelco. Potential uses are not limited to industry, environment, energy, electric vehicles, ...
New Yorker Electronics has signed a franchised distribution agreement with Geyer Electronic, a manufacturer of quart crystals, oscillators and resonators. “Founded in 1964 in Munich as a retail store with a range of electronic products, Geyer became a manufacturing company in 1992, specializing in frequency products and special batteries. Ultimately it dropped the batteries line and has concentrated completely on ...
Component distributor Farnell has added industrial single-board computers to it line card in EMEA (Europe and Middle East). “Over the coming months, Farnell plans to broaden this selection globally with focus on product breadth and expanding into other regions,” according to Farnell. “Advantech constantly reflects and introduces models,” said Advantech director of alliances Alexandre Caghassi. “The purpose of our partnership ...
The 2023 Avnet Insights survey reports that nearly three quarters (73%) of engineers who responded from around the world say the component shortages experienced recently in the supply chain have improved year on year year on year. This is an improvement from last year, when 59% said the component shortages had worsened year-on-year. A large majority (66%) said there was ...
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