Woodstock Wire: Industry News

Business Wire -- Today, Orbweaver Sourcing LLC, a data integration and automation company focusing on the electronics industry, announced the release of its next generation DataHub platform. The data integration tool that connects Orbweaver's clients to their customers,...

Media -- Electronics Sourcing - James Carbone - Contributing Editor

An increase in design engineering activity and tight supply of chips and other components is resulting in skyrocketing sales for high-service distributors.

High-service electronics distributors...

Business Wire -- Many people today shop for and research potential purchases online. Semiconductor and electronic component buyers are no exception. However, semiconductor and electronic component distributors and manufacturers have limited visibility into purchase intent...

Business Wire -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the sensing and digital technologies that support IoT for smart agriculture, providing global market forecasts through 2030. Smart farming and agriculture follow the Industry 4.0 trends of leveraging...

Aspencore -- EPS News - While manufacturing has rebounded from the long Covid quarantine, the supply chain has not. Logistics operations - already short-handed - are dealing with a seemingly unending series of disruptions.

And there's no relief in sight, experts say.

Shipping...

Aspencore -- EETimes - Engineering projects are usually not a 9-to-5 endeavor, work must be completed on time, and long hours are not uncommon. Working the same job with hectic schedules can take its toll over the years and decades, leaving engineers looking forward...

Media -- Semiconductor Engineering - Carmakers are reworking their electronic architectures so they can tap into a growing number of external services and internal options, similar to the way a data center taps into various services over its internal network.

In...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This week: the European Union weighs potential risks of artificial intelligence systems; notebook and smartphone demand drives NAND flash revenue; the U.S. government looks at how to handle reshoring; Japan's passive components production...

Media -- DIGITIMES - To counter the geopolitical challenge and reduce its dependence on the US, China is accelerating investment in next-generation enabling technologies. Against this backdrop, the country is well-positioned to lead in the emerging Internet of...

Business Wire -- Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington, D.C. area technology community, announced winners of the 22nd Annual Leadership Awards at a Gala held virtually on Thursday, May 20,...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This week: manufacturing is expected to remain strong through year's end; Taiwan shows supply chain growth; why warehousing costs are still rising in the post-pandemic world - and more news headlines from the electronics industry.

Enterprise -- Information Week - Leaders have a responsibility to keep women in tech and help cultivate their career growth. Here are a few measurable actions that can help.

Aspencore -- Power Electronics - Junko Yoshida, our Global Editor, is leaving EE Times today.



As we all know, Junko has spent several decades at EE Times building the legacy brand of Aspencore publication and media portfolios.



We will really miss her.

Aspencore -- EETimes - Junko Yoshida is retiring.

She is retiring as the global editor of Aspencore, a publishing house with handful of titles, but Junko started with EE Times, spent decades here, and EE Times is still her professional passion.

This is my second stint...

Tech -- The Verge - The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is officially returning to an in-person format in Las Vegas in 2022, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced today, marking the return of the largest tech conference in the world next year.

"We're...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This week: Growth in industrial networks continues despite the global pandemic; shipments of desktop and notebook computers and workstations remains strong; a new shortage of this component is unlikely to impact automotive production -...

Media -- Electronics News Post - On April 8, 2001 the first edition of the Woodstock Wire was published. Over the last 20 years the newsletter has offered the readers 497,000+ stories - all hand curated. Many thanks to the loyal [...]

Media -- Components in Electronics - Following feedback from across the sector, the deadline for entries in the Electronics Industry Awards has been extended to Friday 30 April.

The extension to the deadline will allow businesses from across the electronics market...

Media -- eBOM - Some distributors say their sales to the automotive supply chain are rising because of semiconductor shortages, rising electronic content in cars and the trend towards electric vehicles.



Automotive represents a small percentage of electronics distributors'...

ABC - Technology -- Japanese industrial, electronic and construction conglomerate Hitachi Ltd

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This week: businesses eye bold post-pandemic growth plans; EV shipments topped 2.5 million units in 2020; battery technology could be the next battleground in the climate change war - plus other news from the global electronics industry.

Tech -- The Verge - The ongoing global shortage for electronic components continues, and Foxconn - which handles manufacturing for Apple, among other major tech heavyweights - has announced...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This week: tracking the impact of the Renesas fab fire on the automotive supply chain; another EV maker announces a massive new supercharger network; the U.S. military looks to non-lethal defense systems for drones - and other headlines...

Media -- eBOM - In relation to COVID19, what was the biggest hurdle your organisation overcame?



The biggest challenge we faced was the safety of our staff. Laboratory activities continued with essential staff, and to ensure their safety we introduced strict social...

Electronics -- IBM - Microelectronics - IBM's annual Women Leaders in AI program honors 40 professionals from 18 countries using AI to drive innovation

Media -- Components in Electronics - The Electronics Industry Awards is the leading scheme for the recognition of excellence from across the sector. With this year's entry deadline of Friday 2 April fast approaching, time is running out for you to put yourself...

Media -- ELE Times - The Global Electronic Warfare Market size is forecasted to attain USD 26,260 Million by 2026, from USD 21,880 Million in 2019, at a CAGR of 2.6% during the projection period 2021-2026.



Major factors driving the growth of electronic warfare...

Media -- DIGITIMES - About 70% of the world's companies are on their way to getting rid of physical offices, according to Chafic Nassif, president for Ericsson Taiwan.

Media -- eeNews Europe - The European Commission has presented its 2030 Digital Compass plan which covers ambitions for the increasing digitalization of society and infrastructure.

And within it the Commission has stated the ambition that it wants to be...

Justmeans -- FSG is celebrating women in leadership this International Women's Day, March 8. Regardless of where you are in the world, we are happy to share these gender equity resources with you.

Media -- ELE Times - The Global Automotive Electronics Market size is expected to hit around US$ 640.56 Billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 7.64%, as per reports.

The Global Automotive Electronics Market size was accounted for US$ 255.98 billion in 2020, as per a...

Distribution -- Disti Blog - Europe's world market share of electronics is falling and is on its way to 8% writes Andreas Falke, Managing Director of FBDi, the German component distributor association.

To put this in perspective, Apple and Samsung each claim the electronics...

Distribution -- TTI Releases - TTI, Inc., a leading distributor of electronic components, announces the passing of Paul Andrews, TTI founder and CEO.

Aspencore -- EETimes - President Biden on Wednesday signed, as expected, an executive order that paves the way for allocation of $37 billion federal government investment to address the chip supply shortfall.

Industry reaction has been positive with both the Semiconductor...

Media -- ElectronicsB2B - Dependence was unacceptable and was making the European Union vulnerable in industries like car manufacturing that had run short of some components from Asia. It is essential to reinforce the European industrial strategy with the...

Business Wire -- Supplyframe today announced additional sessions of its Executive Insights series, its popular series of virtual roundtable events that brings together executive leaders, experts, partners, and professionals to discuss the most important topics facing...

Media -- SemiMedia - On the evening of the 13th, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale occurred in the northeastern region of Japan, which affected the production of manufacturers such as Murata, Renesas, and Shin-Etsu. Among them, Murata's factories...

Tech -- The Verge - The White House has pledged to help address the ongoing global semiconductor shortage, with President Joe Biden said to be signing an executive order to conduct a supply chain review along with developing a long-term...

Media -- eeNews Europe - DMASS reports a 12.7 percent fall in semiconductor revenue across Europe last year to 7.7bn and warns of shortages later this year.The European semiconductor distribution market seems to have seen the worst decline in 2020...

Media -- ELE Times - Power electronics are incorporated in Automotive for numerous applications including energy transformation, motion control, and switching power supplies. They are used for controlling automotive electronics such as seat controls, advanced...

Media -- EDACafe - The Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance) and the IEEE Council on ...

Media -- ELE Times - India's economy is set to bounce back strongly in 2021 as businesses return to pre-COVID-19 levels. Even though the pandemic is far from over, India is learning to live with the virus. India is expected to be the fastest-growing Asian economy...

Distribution -- Disti Blog - Sales in the European Semiconductor Distribution Market fell by 3.8% to 1.86 Billion Euro in Q4 2020, show the latest figures from DMASS. The full year ended on sales of 7.72 Billion Euro, down 12.4%.

DMASS says that the European semiconductor...

Media -- ELE Times - India's economy is set to bounce back strongly in 2021 as businesses return to pre-COVID-19 levels. Even though the pandemic is far from over, India is learning to live with the virus. India is expected to be the fastest-growing Asian economy...

Media -- eeNews Europe - Several trends have come together to highlight a fundamental shift in the global car industry that is accelerating.The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the essential role that semiconductors play in the car industry, from sensors...

Media -- Electronic Engineering Journal - The Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance) and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA), sponsors of the Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions...

Media -- eBOM - The electronics industry has developed leaps and bounds over the past century. With the Consumer Electronics segment projected to reach a revenue of $415,897m in 2021 with an annual growth rate of 4.0%, stated by Statista, the industry is not slowing...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - This week's headlines: private industrial network infrastructure is on track for rapid growth; component shortages continue to hit the automotive industry; Intel is outsourcing more chip manufacturing - and more electronics industry news.

Media -- Components in Electronics - The Electronics Industry Awards - the premier event for the electronics sector - is back for 2021 to celebrate the very best professionals, products, projects and people, and entries are now open!

Now in its fourth year, the...

Distribution -- TTI MarketEye - Impacts of Lixing fab power outage detailed; trends to watch at CES 2021; DRAM and NAND controller prices to rise in 2021; and more of the week's technology headlines.