Vishay’s CEO Discusses Capacitor, Resistor and Inductor Sales For The March Quarter; Provides June Outlook
Important News That Affects Global Markets, Technologies and Opportunities in Passive Electronic Components, including capacitors, resistors, inductors and circuit protection components.
Global Passive Component (Capacitor, Inductor, Resistor) Market and Lead Times in FY2013
Lead Times in Weeks for Capacitors, Resistors and Inductors By Type and Configuration; average time from the manufacturer to the buyer measured in weeks every 30 days.
Yageo Corporation (TAIEX: 2327 TW) Posts 14.2% Decrease in April 2012 Consolidated Sales
Financial information on manufacturers of capacitors, resistors, inductors and circuit protection components world wide.
Murata to Acquire RF Monolithics, Inc.
M&A activity as it relates to passive electronic component vendors purchasing each other; vendors exiting the market; or similar activity in the raw materials supply chain. Also, information on partnerships, joint ventures and licensing arrangements is also included here.
IPDiA and CEA-Leti Announce New Capacitance Density Target (1uF/mm2)
Utilizing 3D metal-insulator-metal capacitor structures, CEA-Leti and IPDiA (France) utilized their common… [more]
IRC Corporation Advanced Film Division; Corpus Christi, Texas
By Dennis M. Zogbi, president of Paumanok Publications Inc. PASSIVE COMPONENT INDUSTRY MAY/JUNE 2005 IRC’s… [more]
Specialty Ceramic Capacitors: Robust Parts For Vigorous Markets
Important developments that further capacitance, resistance, inductance and circuit protection products and technology
Feature Stories
Vishay’s CEO Discusses Capacitor, Resistor and Inductor Sales For The March Quarter; Provides June Outlook
Dr. Gerald Paul, Vishay’s President and Chief Executive Officer of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (VSH), discussed the March 2012 quarterly performance for the Vishay line of passive components, including both the Resistors and Inductors Group and the Capacitors Group in an Earnings Call on May 2, 2012. According to Dr. Paul “Vishay’s traditional business in the [...]
Financial News
Yageo Corporation (TAIEX: 2327 TW) Posts 14.2% Decrease in April 2012 Consolidated Sales
Yageo Corporation (TAIEX: 2327 TW), a Taiwanese corporation that manufactures capacitors, resistors and inductors, and employs 9,400 people worldwide announced consolidated sales results for April 2012. With consolidated sales reported May 4th, 2012, of NT$2.120MM Yageo experienced a 5.1% … [Read More...]
Mergers & Acquisitions
Murata to Acquire RF Monolithics, Inc.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. supplies passive electronic components. Murata announced on April 14, 2012 that Murata Electronics North America, Inc., will acquire RF Monolithics, Inc. for cash. RF Monolithics (NASDAQ:RFMI) common shareholders are expected to receive $1.78 per share. Murata's … [Read More...]
Opinions
Important Market Trends Impacting Metal Oxide Varistors: 2012-2016
This story addresses important market trends impacting the global demand for metal oxide varistors, which are key components used to protect sensitive electronic products from the impacts of electrical transients... Introduction To Varistors:A varistor is an electronic component with a significant … [Read More...]
Component Lead Times
Global Passive Component (Capacitor, Inductor, Resistor) Market and Lead Times in FY2013
Based on industry expert estimates*, global market dollar value for FY2012 (ending March 31) is expected to decrease by 7%. The decrease correlates with the earthquake in Tohoku in March of 2011 and flooding in Thailand in October 2012. Market numbers are expected to come back in line in the … [Read More...]
Product News
Specialty Ceramic Capacitors: Robust Parts For Vigorous Markets
Introduction and Market Overview: Value-added and application specific passive electronic components are generally considered high dollar, low volume markets where pricing is secondary to quality. These markets have the highest operating margins and represent the smaller percentage of global … [Read More...]
Plant Tours
IRC Corporation Advanced Film Division; Corpus Christi, Texas
By Dennis M. Zogbi, president of Paumanok Publications Inc. PASSIVE COMPONENT INDUSTRY MAY/JUNE 2005 IRC’s Corpus Christi facility houses advanced thin and thick film resistor technology for specialty applications in a variety of value-added and application specific end-use market segments. Factory Description: IRC’s Advanced Film Division (IRC-AFD) is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and represents one of the most advanced resistor manufacturing operations in North America. The … [Read More...]
Research and Development
IPDiA and CEA-Leti Announce New Capacitance Density Target (1uF/mm2)
Utilizing 3D metal-insulator-metal capacitor structures, CEA-Leti and IPDiA (France) utilized their common lab arrangement to develop a new process based on depositing medium-K dielectrics to achieve capacitance densities of 550nF/mm2. CEA-Leti and IPDiA were funded under the PRIIM initiative (Platform for the Realization of shared Industrial Innovation) by OSEO to develop a process for increasing capacitance density on 3D structures. Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) was utilized to achieve … [Read More...]
Raw Materials
Matamec Explorations Inc. and Toyota Partner on Rare Earth Minerals Exploration
In February, 2012, Matamec and Toyota signed an MOU to do due diligence and feasibility studies for a joint venture for mining heavy rare earth materials in Quebec at the Kipawa deposit (1,000 hectares) on the Zeus property (17,678 hectares). In December of 2011, Matamec (Canada) [TSX-V:MAT and MHREF] announced the early stages of the partnership with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Japan) [8015:TTC]. Specific minerals of interest include yttrium-zirconium-niobium-tantalum and could potentially … [Read More...]
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