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Tam Harbert, Freelance Journalist 8/8/2012 Please note that Global IC Trading Group purchased a small number of line items from Vision Tech and the few customers affected were notified long ago. http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1084&doc_id=248788 The dust has settled from the US government’s prosecution of VisionTech for selling counterfeit electronics, but the ramifications of the crime will continue… Continue reading Where Are the VisionTech Parts?

http://news.techeye.net/chips/mitsubishi-bails-out-renesas Japanese rally together 31 Jul 2012 09:42 | by Nick Farrell in . Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric is stepping in to prop up chipmaker Renesas Electronics. The company told Reuters that it would provide $185.5 million in loans to the failing chipmaker. Renesas makes microcontroller chips used in cars, which explains the Mitsubishi link. But… Continue reading Mitsubishi bails out Renesas

http://news.techeye.net/chips/toshiba-slashes-chip-production Down by a third thanks to a load of old Tosh 24 Jul 2012 09:23 | by Nick Farrell. Toshiba is slashing its production of flash memory chips by 30 percent. The company has said that it has been caught by oversupply and falling prices. This even though its other Japanese rival Elpida filed… Continue reading Toshiba slashes chip production

http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1084&doc_id=247776 The statistic pops up often when the problem of counterfeit electronics is discussed. It’s a number from a chart in a 2009 Department of Commerce study on the topic. The chart breaks down counterfeit incidents reported by original component manufacturers (OCMs) by sales channel. It probably surprises no one that 50 percent of the… Continue reading Distributors & the Mystery of Counterfeit Parts

http://www.calce.umd.edu/calce-enews/2012/calce-enews_july2012.html CALCE has published the results of a two-year study on the effectiveness of conformal coating materials for mitigating the risk of tin whisker-induced failures. The application of a conformal coat has been considered as a mitigation strategy to prevent unintended shorting events induced by tin whisker formation in electronic products. While various conformal coatings… Continue reading Examining the Effectiveness of Conformal Coats for Mitigating the Risk of Tin Whisker Failure

Tam Harbert, Freelance Journalist 7/20/2012 http://www.ebnonline.com/author.asp?section_id=1084&doc_id=247776& The statistic pops up often when the problem of counterfeit electronics is discussed. It’s a number from a chart in a 2009 Department of Commerce study on the topic. The chart breaks down counterfeit incidents reported by original component manufacturers (OCMs) by sales channel. It probably surprises no one… Continue reading Distributors & the Mystery of Counterfeit Parts

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IDC-Semiconductor-Market-Growth-Muted-by-Global-Economic-Concerns-490809/ By: Jeffrey Burt 2012-07-19 The demand for tablets and smartphones, and the release of Windows 8, will help drive growth over the next year, though it will be offset somewhat by macroeconomic issues. Print Version Sponsored By Microsoft’s release later this year of its Windows 8 operating system, along with continued strong demand for… Continue reading IDC: Semiconductor Market Growth Muted by Global Economic Concerns

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4390403/Maxim-Strategy-Targets-Analog-Integration Ismini Scouras 7/16/2012 12:00 PM EDT NEW YORK — Maxim Integrated Products is attempting to take analog integration to a new level by combining up to seven sensors in a tiny 2 x 2 mm optical package. According to one analyst, the move is an effort to gain a greater foothold in smartphones, a… Continue reading Maxim sensor strategy targets analog integration

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/25/06/2012/53972/sia-applauds-anti-counterfeit-bill.htm David Manners Monday 25 June 2012 12:40 The US has initiated legislation to stop the import of counterfeit ICs into the country. “For years, counterfeiters have used crude techniques to turn old electronic components into counterfeit semiconductor chips,” says Brian Toohey, CEO of the SIA, “dangerous counterfeits are re-labelled for sale to international brokers… Continue reading SIA applauds anti-counterfeit Bill.

http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/features/countering-counterfeits THE ELECTRONICS industrybreathed a sigh of relief at the end of 2011. It had weathered two natural disasters which threatened the supply chain, and as the new year opened, the wider macro-economic issues in Europe and the US were easing. Demand was returning, excess inventories were being used up. But savvy analysts say this… Continue reading Countering counterfeits