Growth in the 2017 UK electronic components market is set to continue into 2018 and for years to come, distributors forecast. The UK market for electronic components is likely to continue its stellar 2017 growth well into next year, according to forecasts from the Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN). The organisation, which represents distributors, has ...
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US distributor takes aim at the European market with a proposal to extend its Minnesota site. US distributor Digi-Key Electronics is planning to break ground on a new $300m extension to its distribution centre that will more than double its capacity in a move to increase its market share in Europe. The business, which sends ...
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Brexit secretary David Davis has thrown further uncertainty on the process this morning as he told MPs that the government has not examined how Brexit will impact individual sectors of the economy. In a Brexit select committee hearing this morning, Davis said that the government had not published impact assessments – which had been demanded ...
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The UK says ‘Show me the money,’ and Silicon Valley tech investors are lining up to buy in, writes Josh Brooks. Amid all the concern about foreign ownership of UK plc, the shape that post-Brexit Britain will take and the chaos that seems to reign supreme in government, it’s comforting to know that there’s still ...
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A pill to treat schizophrenia containing a sensor that tracks whether the medication has been taken has won the approval of the US regulators.
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The UK should embrace the tech promise embodied in the IoT, AI and blockchain, writes Josh Brooks.
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Samsung Electronics’ management turmoil continued this week with the resignation of its chief executives, even as the business said it expected to post record third-quarter profits. Kwon Oh-hyun, who has been with the business for 32 years, resigned citing an “unprecedented crisis” at the South Korean tech giant. He will step down as chief executive and ...
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Intel’s fifth CEO, Paul Otellini, who led the company between 2005 and 2012, has died at the age of 66. The chip giant announced yesterday that Otellini died in his sleep on Monday (2 October). Otellini became Intel’s fifth CEO in 2005, a position he held until 2012. Under his leadership the company grew its ...
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UK-based military electronics specialist Ultra Electronics has won a $16.2m extension to a security technology contract with the US Navy.
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Electronics Weekly reveals the companies, people and products in line to win this year’s awards at a glamorous ceremony in December. The votes are in and today Electronics Weekly is proud to reveal the shortlists for this year’s Elektra Awards. After another record-breaking year for entries, in these pages you will find the products, companies ...
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