Analysis
Molex unveils results of global ‘State of 5G’ survey
Molex has released results of a global survey of decision makers from telecom carriers exploring the 'state of 5G' and the significant transformational opportunities it presents, along with its impact on deployment progress, current delivery challenges and emerging business prospects. Overall, carriers are optimistic: more than half of those surveyed expect to deliver substantial end-user benefits within two to five years while 47% reported that ...
Electronic components distributor Q4‘20 performance
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to have a significant impact on the European Distributor Total Available Market (DTAM) in Q4’20. Consolidated returns from member companies in the International Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA) reveal that average European ‘bookings’ improved significantly in Q4’20 when compared to the previous quarter but ‘billings’ continued to slide in the period.
Opportunities for additively manufactured electronics
Additively manufactured electronics is an emerging approach that takes printed electronics into the third dimension. Printing both structural material and conductive traces offers benefits that include extensive design freedom, rapid development iterations, and more compact devices.
Top 5 technologies for innovation leaders in electronics
Digital transformation is one of the hottest topics in every industry, and as consumers are eagerly adopting increasing amounts of digital tech, electronics, and IT players have a unique opportunity to impact more industries than ever before. To help guide innovation in this booming space, Lux Research released its annual report, 'Foresight 2021: Top Emerging Technologies to Watch.'
European semiconductor sales up 6.4% in January
The European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) has announced that European semiconductor sales reached to $3.453bn in January 2021, an increase of 6.4% versus the same month one year ago. This represents a two percent increase compared to the December 2020 total of $3.370bn.
Electronic components network demand and supply
Just as members of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) predicted in October last year lead-times currently being quoted by manufacturers of electronic components have stepped out, in some cases exacerbated by escalating prices and delayed shipments: According to the association’s Chairman Adam Fletcher, the pendulum of demand and supply in our industry is currently arcing wildly in the direction of tight supply, and with little ...
How creative industries can cut costs while futureproofing their IT
Creative industries are under huge pressure caused by the pandemic. For the SMB sector, there’s never been a greater need to cut costs and futureproof themselves against further economic uncertainty in the coming months. We want to share an example of one British creative technology business which has just released a case study exploring how it pivoted towards a more cost effective IT infrastructure.
CVD graphene for electronic applications in 2021
Given the exciting properties, graphene has always been linked as a revolutionary material for the electronics industry. CVD graphene is cited as the ideal solution in providing a perfect single layer produced in a low cost continuous R2R process, but the manufacturing and commercial reality have proved very different. After a long period of research, and with players regularly exiting and entering the field, we are only now starting to see this ...
Decline eases in European semiconductor distribution
The European semiconductor distribution market seems to have seen the worst back in 2020 and a return to growth is highly likely in 2021. With COVID-19 impact easing and a return to strong growth in Asia driving component demand, the demand in Europe is growing too. However, Q4/2020 still resulted in a slight decline.
What is the future of eSIMs in business?
A new report conducted by Beecham Research and sponsored by Sierra Wireless has found that enterprises are experiencing challenges in achieving the ‘always-on’ connectivity they need for business critical IoT projects, but eSIMs might save the day.