Distribution World

EBV Elektronik has taken functional safety as the theme for the latest edition of its TQ magazine.

Digi-Key has signed a distribution agreement with Infinite Power Solutions (IPS), a supplier of solid-state, rechargeable, micro-energy storage devices for wireless sensors and other embedded applications.

Executives and specialists from the electronics components market will meet in Milan on May 31 at the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) executive conference.

The big question is will Q2 be better than Q1 for the electronics supply chain?

If Manchester City can turn a game of football and win the Premier League in just three minutes. The semiconductor industry can turn around the market in three months, surely.

Good news comes in small parcels these days. So even the smallest sign that UK manufacturing is not on an endless downward spiral should not be ignored.

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution deal with TDK-Lambda for its ranges of AC/DC power supplies and DC/DC converters.

The latest device leadtime index for the end of March 2012 published by Gartners shows the average minimum of leadtimes rising to 8.8 weeks.

Anglia CEO, Steve Rawlins believes there are still 3,500 electronics manufacturers in the UK, most of which are mid-sized companies.

Business confidence in the London economy has reached its highest level since before the recession, according to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (LCCI) latest quarterly economic survey.

Future Lighting Solutions has introduced an online product selection tool for LED drivers.

It is the emerging regions of Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/Africa (MEA) which are driving new broadband activity, while growth in Europe is modest.

The downturn in the UK component distribution market in the first quarter of the year was not as deep many feared.

It is almost two years since RS launched its online design community called DesignSpark.

There may still be worries about the state of the global economy, but business confidence in the electronics supply chain seems to be avoiding doom and gloom proportions.

Building on an existing relationship with passives firm Epcos, Gateway Electronic Components has signed an extended deal with TDK to distribute Epcos and TDK products in the UK.

Amplicon has appointed two European distributors covering Spain and Sweden.

Transonics, the London-based distributor, is now selling the range of LCDs from Chinese manufacturer Displaytronic.

Digi-Key signed a distribution agreement Packet Digital for its range of power management devices.

Farnell element14 has signed a distribution agreement with Atmel covering its microcontrollers, capacitive touch products, logic, mixed-signal, non-volatile memory products and radio frequency components.