It’s been a roller coaster ride in the semiconductor industry. In early 2020, the semiconductor business looked bright, but then the Covid-19 pandemic struck, causing a sudden downturn. By mid-2020, though, the market bounced back, as the stay-at-home economy drove demand for computers, tablets and TVs. The chip market ended on a high note in […]
The coronavirus may have slowed down a lot of industries but the race for widespread adoption of electrified vehicles—such as the plug-in-hybrid vehicle (PHEV), hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), and electric vehicle (EV)—remains underway. Even as the pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, leading automakers remain committed to their vehicle electrification plans. In fact, […]
Columbia Research Laboratories has introduced a new sensor designed to accurately measure strain on curved mounting surfaces. Series DT3747 sensors are customized to measure circumferential strain around the diameter of the surface to which it is mounted. Featuring the accuracy, ruggedness, and ease of installation found in Columbia’s flight-qualified Series DTD284, DT3747 models are available […]
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s production subsidiary Okayama Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture) has been expanding its welfare and energy buildings Construction of a new production building was initiated in December 2019 and was just recently completed. A ceremony was held for the new production building on January 20, 2021. Source: Murata Announced […]
WARSAW, Poland — The Romanian government has approved and sent to the parliament a draft bill that will allow the country to buy Naval Strike Missile coastal defense systems through a foreign military sales (FMS) procedure. Source: Romanian government approves Naval Strike Missile buy
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded a firm-fixed-price prototype award with a total value of ~$121.63M through the Missile Defense Agency’s authority.Under this award, L3Harris will provide the Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program with an on-orbit prototype demonstration, culminating with launch and early orbit testing.Work to be performed in Fort […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers are asking industry to develop night-vision devices far smaller and lighter in weight than today’s night-vision goggles, which would be about the same size and weight as a typical pair of eyeglasses.Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., issued a broad agency announcement […]
Premstaetten, Austria (January 11, 2021) — ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today announces the pre-release of the new TARA2000-AUT family of VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) flood illuminators for automotive applications which are the industry’s first to be qualified to the AEC-Q102 automotive quality standard and the ISO 26262 […]
When COVID-19 caused carmakers to shut down plants around the globe last spring, few envisioned the fourth quarter 2020 jump in sales of cars and auto-related semiconductors.Lately, some North American carmakers are even reporting a chip shortage that has been seen elsewhere around the globe, cutting into their production. Ford Motor Co. is planning to […]
Late last week, the U.S. Congress passed the annual policy law that guides the U.S. Defense Department. Tucked away inside the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 (NDAA) are provisions that supporters hope will lead to a resurgence in chip manufacturing in the United States. The provisions include authorization for what could be billions of dollars of […]
As lead times grow, expect the MLCC market to tighten throughout 2021. By TTI’s vice president of product and supplier marketing, Jeff Ray.After a prolonged lull during 2019 and most of 2020, the supply of MLCCs is beginning to tighten. Lead times are extending across many case sizes and suppliers, both in commercial and automotive-grade […]
Business conditions generally improved in late 2020:Third-quarter 2020 electronic equipment sales returned to near “break-even” compared to Q3 2019 (chart 21).November 2020 world electronic equipment shipments were up 11.4 percent versus November 2019, and up 7.3 percent sequentially compared to October 2020 (chart 2)Preliminary combined regional Q4 sales data show a marked upturn versus the […]
