In this week economy the high tech manufacturing sector continues to grow. Those results were felt by many distributors as well. AERI’s manufacturing customers continued to purchase at an increased…
The world is changing faster than we can imagine. These new chips have a technology called NFC, which enables data to be exchanged wirelessly over distances of a few centimeters,…
A team of electrical engineers at Vanderbilt University has replaced silicon with diamonds in semiconductors and found that there are major benefits in performance. See this article for more details….
Apple has taken over the lead quickly. Their iPad and iPhone added almost $10 billion in component purchases over the last few years. This article is great as it shows…
Revenue from the sales of electronic components is forecast to grow by more than a third by 2015. Even in this poor economy, electronic component sales seem to be growing. …
Japan is beginning to catch up on its semiconductor manufacturing equipment and semiconductor production. This article by CNN explains the hurdles Japan has had to go through since the quake…
Car makers are thinking outside the box to meet the future demands of the digital consumer. See article Robb HammondRobb Hammond is the founder and CEO of AERI, an independent…
What will this merger do which might create supply chain issues for manufacturers? Most mergers include consolidation of resources and products. Will we see a large group of products become…
We wanted to share the wealth of information that the ECAI (Electronic Components Industry Association) has put together to keep us abreast of each manufacturer’s production status following the earthquake…
The recent earthquake and tsunami are causing issues with some manufacturers of electronic components. Reuters has identified Toshiba, Sony, Freescale, and Panasonic as manufacturers that have halted or slowed down manufacturing…