Semiconductor Market News Woman gets 38 months in prison for selling counterfeit integrated circuits Stephanie McCloskey, former employee of VisionTech in Clearwater Florida, has received her sentencing. She will…Robb HammondOctober 27, 2011
Part WatchSemiconductor Market News Tin Whiskers from Lead Free Components Possible Cause of Toyota Throttle Problem A group of researchers from the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering at the University…Robb HammondOctober 17, 2011
Semiconductor Market News Apple now world’s largest semiconductor buyer Apple has taken over the lead quickly. Their iPad and iPhone added almost $10 billion…Robb HammondSeptember 16, 2011
AERI NewsCounterfeit PartsPart WatchSemiconductor Market News AERI President to present “Counterfeits Made with Harvested Die – How it’s Done and Detection” at SMTA and CALCE’s Counterfeit Electronic Parts and Counterfeiting electronic components continues to evolve. As we get better at detection, the counterfeiters get…Robb HammondSeptember 16, 2011
AERI NewsSemiconductor Market News Electronic Component Market on the Rise Revenue from the sales of electronic components is forecast to grow by more than a…Robb HammondSeptember 12, 2011
Semiconductor Market News Japan Update: Scheduled Full Recovery by September 2011 Japan is beginning to catch up on its semiconductor manufacturing equipment and semiconductor production. This…Robb HammondJuly 18, 2011
Semiconductor Market News Can we end our rapid obsolescence problem? Changing chip design on demand could allow TVs and other devices to upgrade their own…Robb HammondMay 7, 2011
Semiconductor Market News Texas Instruments to buy National Semicondutor What will this merger do which might create supply chain issues for manufacturers? Most mergers…Robb HammondApril 6, 2011
Semiconductor Market News Great Site for Japan Electronic Component Shortage Updates from All Manufacturers We wanted to share the wealth of information that the ECAI (Electronic Components Industry Association)…Robb HammondMarch 25, 2011
Semiconductor Market News Japan’s Quake Causing Supply Issues for Electronic Components The recent earthquake and tsunami are causing issues with some manufacturers of electronic components. Reuters has…Robb HammondMarch 16, 2011