Supply LEDs to the lighting market is now seen a broad-based commodity sell rather than exclusively specialist design-in parts.
The tipping point has been reached with the decision by Philips Lumileds to sign distribution deals with the big four online distributors – Digi-Key, Farnell, Mouser and RS.
Lumileds…
Acal BFi has signed the optical component line of US-based manufacturer CVI Laser Optics.
The new agreement covers sales and support of optical components and assemblies in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and UK.
Acal BFi continues to position itself as a specialist design and assembly services…
When Steve Rawlins first started at UK-based component distributor Anglia he said the only competition came from other UK-based distributors.
Today, says Rawlins, the greatest competition can come from a supplier on the other side of the world.
And this neatly illustrates the impact the Internet is having…
Omron looks to expand its component sales in Eastern Europe and has signed up catalogue distributor TME to sell its switches, relays, connectors and sensor components.
According to latest figures from DMASS, Eastern Europe is one of the few regions in the European chip market which grew in Q1. Where…
At last there are promising signs of recovery in Europe’s semiconductor distribution market.
Despite a 5% decline in the first quarter of the year, there are indications that on a quarter by quarter basis the picture is more promising. Q1 was 16% up on teh last quarter of 2012…
Children at St Saviour’s Primary School in Paddington had the chance to write their first ever computer code when they learned to programme a robot crocodile using a Raspberry Pi computer. With the industry crying out for staff with programming skills, Raspberry Pi has been created specifically for children…
Solid State Supplies has signed a distribution agreement with Radio Data Technology (RDT), a manufacturer of secure wireless radio-based products for M2M applications.
“RDT has a strong reputation for technical innovation in wireless radio-based products,” said Ian Siddall, applications group manager at Solid State Supplies. “This agreement provides…
Gateway Electronic Components has won a £1.5m three year contract with security company G4S Technology to provide a Vendor Managed Inventory programme at its operation in Tewkesbury, which manufactures access control and security equipment.
Gateway will initially manage more than 500 lines, increasing to over 1000 over the next…