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Broadcom and MTG to Co-Sponsor Spectrometer Webinar on October 2

Join us and our partner Broadcom for an inside look at how next-generation miniature spectrometers are transforming industrial sensing. From deep UV to NIR, these compact, robust devices deliver laboratory-grade performance in the harshest environments — all in industrialized packages small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. In this webinar, you’ll discover:

  • How Broadcom’s spectrometer platforms integrate seamlessly into OEM systems for a wide variety of applications.
  • The technology behind our fixed grating, no-moving-parts design for unmatched stability and long life.
  • Real-world case studies
  • Customization options that let you tailor wavelength range, optical performance, housing, and interfaces to your exact needs.
  • A sneak peek at our next-generation products — including wavelengths up to 2500 nm and enhanced UV-VIS models.

Whether you need discrete components or turnkey subsystems, you’ll see how Broadcom delivers precision, durability, and flexibility to accelerate your product development. 

WHEN: Thursday October 2, 2025

TIME: 9:00 AM PT/12:00 PM ET

WHERE: Virtual Webinar (Link provided @ sign-up)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Product Line Managers, System Architects, R&D Engineers responsible for product roadmaps of Spectrometer Systems

Reserve your spot now and learn how to bring high-performance spectroscopy to any application! Register Now!

Distribution Outlook 2025 

As 2024 comes to a close, many will use the end of the year as a time for reflection. The electronics market has certainly faced challenges over the last few years, from critical component shortages to extensive lead times, excess inventories and more. However, the year’s end is no time for complacency as stakeholders across all levels of the electronics supply chain prepare for the turn of the calendar to best plan for the days to come.

Tariff Threats Set Off Supply Chain Reaction

There’s a reason it’s called a supply chain. The threat of new tariffs on certain U.S. imports has the electronics manufacturing, distribution and logistics industries planning for increased costs and disruptions while hoping for a better business environment in 2025.Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose a 25 percent tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10 percent tariff on goods from China, on his first day in office.

Source: Tariff Threats Set Off Supply Chain Reaction

Driving Growth in APAC: The Electronics Distribution Sector 

The Asia-Pacific region (APAC), a vast expanse spanning East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, is a powerhouse of economic growth. Countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan and Vietnam make up one of the world’s fastest-developing economic centers. This dynamic region is also a hub for electronics manufacturing and a growing pool of distributors that represent myriad different companies that have set up operations there.

Source: Driving Growth in APAC: The Electronics Distribution Sector | Supply Chain Connect

Distribution: Challenges and Leveraging New Opportunities 

The world’s top electronics distributors are managing a new set of challenges this year. They’re also leveraging new opportunities that are emerging across various sectors. Data centers that support the artificial intelligence (AI) trend, for example, are coming out of the ground at a rapid pace. New “clean energy” facilities and electronic vehicle (EV) infrastructure are also being built to support the world’s shift away from its reliance on fossil fuels. These are just some of the opportunity areas where distributors are lending their expertise, knowledge and experience to myriad different projects.

Source: Addressing Challenges and Leveraging New Opportunities | Supply Chain Connect

Distributors Get Back to Business 

 

As economic challenges begin to level out—and despite a fractious global landscape—the business of global distribution has shown signs of rebounding smartly to pre-pandemic levels. Fueled by a surge in the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Industrial Internet of  Things, distributors are optimistic that the industry is ready for a resurgence.

Source: Distributors Get Back to Business | Supply Chain Connect

Is it Time to Diversify Your Electronics Supply Chain?

There are a lot of reasons why companies diversify their supply chains, with some of the most recent drivers being the pandemic-related disruptions, the global semiconductor shortage and the recent rash of natural disasters and catastrophic weather events.

Source: Is it Time to Diversify Your Electronics Supply Chain? | Supply Chain Connect

WT Microelectronics to Acquire Future Electronics for US$3.8B

TAIPEI, Taiwan and MONTREAL, Canada, September 14, 2023 – WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 3036) (“WT Microelectronics”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Future Electronics Inc. (“Future Electronics”) for an enterprise value of US$3.8 billion in an all-cash transaction. The strategic transaction is anticipated to deliver long-term, sustainable value to all relevant stakeholders including customers, suppliers, employees, and shareholders through the combination of two highly complementary organizations.

Source: WT Microelectronics to Acquire Future Electronics for US$3.8 Billion – News – Future Electronics Blog

Managing the Now, Preparing for the Future 

After grappling with persisted supply chain disruptions, labor constraints and rising business costs in 2022, electronics distributors welcomed 2023 with open arms. While some of the roadblocks they were facing have since eased – the global chip shortage being one of them (at least for some sectors) – a host of new challenges were waiting right around the corner. High inflation, rising interest rates and recessionary fears are top of mind for many companies right now. The ongoing war in Ukraine, the spate of U.S. bank failures and a labor shortage that appears to be here to stay are also keeping many distributors up at night right now.

Source: Managing the Now, Preparing for the Future | Supply Chain Connect

Distributing Your Component Availability Needs in the Growing World of Obsolescence 

Obsolete electronic components are an issue many companies think about very little – until they have to think about them a lot. In the world of electronic components, IHS Markit reports that the average life cycle of integrated circuits has decreased by about 30 percent over the past two decades. Organizations that partner with a reputable and reliable distributor of fully authorized electronic parts can draw from its vast resources, capture a real-time inventory assessment of their current capabilities and proactively plan for the future to make obsolescence issues obsolete.

Source: Distributing Your Component Availability Needs in the Growing World of Obsolescence | TTI, Inc.

European components distribution reports record 2022

Distribution of European components ended 2022 in a record-breaking fashion. DMASS Ltd. says that unexpectedly robust semiconductor sales and normalizing sales in IP&E (Interconnect, Passive and Electromechanical) components led to reported revenues of EUR 5.03 Billion in Q4, which were 27.8% higher than the same quarter last year. Semiconductors saw record Q3 sales of EUR 3.62 billion, and IP&E finished at EUR 1.41 billion, or 7.9% more than Q4 of the previous year. In total, companies represented in DMASS reported consolidated components revenues of EUR 19.5 Billion for 2022, an increase of 32.6% over 2021.

Source: European components distribution reports record 2022

Distribution Jack Up Export Rules Compliance Efforts

US and European Union laws restricting the export of some electronic components and devices to certain regions of the globe leave little room for dissent or failure to achieve compliance. The cost to companies that even unwittingly violate any of the growing set of rules and regulations can be enormous, in addition to the possibility of jail terms for violators.

Source: Distribution Jack Up Export Rules Compliance Efforts | Latest Articles News