2017 Top 10 European Connector Suppliers

The following table identifies the top 10 companies that received the highest customer evaluations in overall performance by average score, total responses, and base of origin.

Top 10 Best Performers – Questions 1-11*

Note: 6.000 is the highest possible score.

Samtec, Rosenberger, and ept respectively placed first, second, and third in the 2017 European Customer Survey. New to this year’s list of top 10 connector manufacturers in the overall performance group are ept, Binder, and Yamaichi.

The following table is a comparison of this year’s 10 top connector manufacturers’ overall performance rankings versus the previous four years of survey results.

Top 10 Best Performers for the Past Five Surveys

Samtec placed first in all five surveys. Binder experienced the largest increase in rank from 2015 to 2017, jumping from 11^th to 5th place. Rosenberger has placed 2^nd in three of the last five surveys. WAGO has remained in the 7^th or 8^th position in all five surveys.

 

 

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Optical Sensing Market Key Players – Hamamatsu Photonics K.K, Analog Devices, ABB Group by Forecast to 2023

The optical sensing devices is expected to increase in the various sectors such as aerospace & defense, oil and gas industry and many more, due to its high accuracy and ability to withstand harsh environments.

The optical sensing market is characterized by few big market players and several small regional players due to its high competition and presence in the market. An optical sensor is a device that converts light rays into electronic signals.

The study indicates that Optical Sensing Market is increasing with the demand of smart phones, manufacturers are focusing on new features to differentiate their products from other. Moreover, the developing countries like India, China, Germany, Japan has resulted in the deployment of 4G LTE technology in the market that bring out to the high adoption of optical sensor in the devices.
The The Optical Sensing Market is expected to grow at USD 3.10 Billion by 2023, at 14.3 % of CAGR between 2017 and 2023.

Major Key Players:
• Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (Japan)
• Analog Devices Inc. (U.S.)
• ABB Group (Switzerland)
• ams AG (Austria)
• Texas Instruments Inc. (U.S.)
• Teledyne Dalsa Inc. (Canada)
• AlphaSense, Inc (U.S.)
• Stmicroelectronics N.V. (Switzerland)
• Oxsensis Ltd. (U.K.)
• ROHM Semiconductor (Japan)

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Global Light Emitting Diode (LED) Industry 2017 Market Technology, Developments, Solutions, Challenges, Applications & Trends

This report on global Light Emitting Diode LED market is a thorough analysis of the current scenario, which also includes historical data, and presents a figurative forecast of the future scenario of the market. It does so by considering all the prominent factors, be it a driver or a restraint, that are primed to impact the global market for Light Emitting Diode LED in a next few years. The report also identifies some of the trends that are emerging in the market. The goal of the report is to serve as an assistance for the existing and emerging players in making more informed choices and gain shares over their competitors. It also covers the latest competitive developments in the market, such as expansions and new product launches.
Global Light Emitting Diode (LED) market competition by top manufacturers, with production, price, revenue (value) and market share for each manufacturer; the top players including
Osram Licht
Cree Inc
Samsung Electronics
Nichia
LG Innotek
Koninklijke Philips
Toyoda-Gosei
Seoul Semiconductors

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Solar Cables Market 2017- TBEA, ReneSola, Taiyo Cable, Atkore, Allied Wire & Cable

Solar Cables Market

Apex Research, recently published a detailed market research study focused on the “Solar Cables Market” across the global, regional and country level. The report provides 360° analysis of “Solar Cables Market” from view of manufacturers, regions, product types and end industries. The research report analyses and provides the historical data along with current performance of the global Solar Cables industry, and estimates the future trend of Solar Cables market on the basis of this detailed study. The study shares “Solar Cables Market” performance both in terms of volume and revenue.

Top Manufacturers Analysis of This Report
Lapp Group
Allied Wire & Cable
General Cable
Eldra
Huber+Suhner Ag
KBE Elektrotechnik
Lumberg
Multi-Contact
Phoenix Contact
Ram Ratna Group
TBEA
ReneSola
Taiyo Cable
Atkore
Amphenol Industrial Products Group
Ningbo Pntech New Energy

The market research report explores the Solar Cables market across the globe along with major regions and countries. The research report provides a detailed study on each and every aspect of “Solar Cables Market”. The research report studies the entire value chain from raw material to end user industries. The report also shares import/export statistics along with production and consumption for all major regions and countries. Moreover, the research study classifies the Solar Cables market based on major product types, application and end users industries of Solar Cables. Besides, the report also covers geographical segmentation for Solar Cables market. The report further provides production, capacity, price per region, gross margin, production cost, for all major regions and countries listed in report.

The competitive landscape of the global market for Solar Cables is determined by assessing the major industry participants, production capacity, production capacity utilization rate, Solar Cables market’s production chain, pricing by each manufacturer and the revenue generated by each manufacturer in the Solar Cables market globally.

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Digital Video and Monitor Cable Assemblies Market Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2017-2022

Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies Market

The Global Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies Market Research Report 2017 renders deep perception of the key regional market status of the Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies Industry on a global level that primarily aims the core regions which comprises of continents like Europe, North America, and Asia and the key countries such as United States, Germany, China and Japan.

The report on “Global Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies Market” is a professional report which provides thorough knowledge along with complete information pertaining to the Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies industry propos classifications, definitions, applications, industry chain summary, industry policies in addition to plans, product specifications, manufacturing processes, cost structures, etc.

The potential of this industry segment has been rigorously investigated in conjunction with primary market challenges. The present market condition and future prospects of the segment has also been examined. Moreover, key strategies in the market that includes product developments, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, etc., are discussed. Besides, upstream raw materials and equipment and downstream demand analysis is also conducted.

Report Includes:-

The report cloaks the market analysis and projection of “Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies Market” on a regional as well as global level. The report constitutes qualitative and quantitative valuation by industry analysts, first-hand data, assistance from industry experts along with their most recent verbatim and each industry manufacturers via the market value chain. The research experts have additionally assessed the in general sales and revenue generation of this particular market. In addition, this report also delivers widespread analysis of root market trends, several governing elements and macro-economic indicators, coupled with market improvements as per every segment.

Global Digital Video & Monitor Cable Assemblies market competition by top manufacturers, with production, price, revenue (value) and market share for each manufacturer; the top players including:

• RS Pro
• Roline
• Cinch Connectors
• Clever Little Box
• Van Damme
• L-Com
• Molex
• Raspberry Pi
• GC Electronics
• Matrox

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DRAM revenue at record levels

DRAM revenue hit a record $16.5 billion in Q2 after increasing 16.9% from Q1, reports TrendForce, with the sharp rise attributable o a declining under-supply allowing customers to replenish inventory.

PC and server DRAM ASP rose 10% in the quarter while mobile DRAM ASP rose 4% as China smartphone vendors reduced orders on lower-than-expected shipments.

“The DRAM market benefitted from the upswing in ASPs and continuing progress in suppliers’ technology migrations,” says DRAMeChange’s Avril Wu,  “at the same time, suppliers do not appear to have plans to expand their production capacities in a significant scale between now and the end of the year.”

In the third quarter, the releases of new flagship devices from first-tier smartphone brands, together with the traditional peak sales season, will trigger another wave of mobile demand. DRAM prices in general will stay on an upward trend for the remainder of 2017.

Samsung’s Q2 revenue grew 20.7% sequentially to $7.6 billion for market share of 46.2%

Hynix’s Q2 revenue grew 11.2% to $4.5 billion for a 27.3% market share.

Micron’s Q2 revenue grew 20.2% to $3.6 billion for a 21.6% market share.

Operating margins were: Samsung 59%, Hynix 54%, Micron 44.3%.

Leading nodes are 18nm for Samsung, 21nm for Hynix with 18nm starting at the end of the year, and 17nm for Micron.

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High NAND prices expected to rise

NAND revenue grew 8% Q2 on Q1, and is expected to increase in Q3.

“We expect supply to be under strain for the rest of 2017,” says DRAMeXChange’s Alan Chen, ‘relief will come later in 2018, when the manufacturing of 64- and 72-layer 3D-NAND Flash reaches maturity.”

Samsung’s Q2 NAND revenue was up 11.6% to $4.7 billion.

Hynix had a 0.7% decrease on a 6% bit shipment decline to $1.3 billion.

‘Toshiba’s investments to expand its 3D-NAND production capacity has been constrained by its cash flow problem,’ says DRAMeXchange. Its Q2 was up 0.5% to $2.32 billion.

Western Digital had an 8.6% sequential gain – and a 70% y-o-y gain to $2.3 billion and saw a 7% gain in enterprise-grade SSDs and a 14% growth in client-grade SSDs.

Micron’s also benefited from the rising demand for enterprise-grade SSDs and had. 20.8% increase in revenue to reach $1.7 billion.

Intel’s Q2  grew 0.9% to $870 million.

With the traditional strong demand in Q3, and continuing strong demand from data-centres for enterprise-grade SSDs, prices are expected to rise further.

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Memory prices increase by 30% in August

In the midst of a global DRAM shortage, Digitimes reports that the market prices for graphics memory from Samsung and SK Hynix have increased by over 30% for August. This latest jump in memory prices is apparently due to the pair of DRAM manufacturers repurposing part of their VRAM production capacities for server and smartphone memories instead. As Digitimes’ sources report, this VRAM pricing is expected to increase further in September, impacting graphics card and gaming notebook manufacturers. Consumers have already felt the pain through skyrocketing DDR4 prices, and TrendForce/DRAMeXchange expects the upward trend of PC DRAM chips to continue to 2018.

Generally speaking, this production prioritization is not new. Late last year, the top three memory suppliers, Samsung (55% market share), SK Hynix (35% market share), and Micron (10% market share) shifted production capacity to prioritize servers and smartphones, causing the initial spike in PC DRAM prices. Overall, DRAMeXchange attributes the tight supply to lack of short term capacity expansion, as well as yield issues with new processes. The research firm had also noted that capacity expansion will be rather subdued as manufacturers try to keep commanding the higher margins of an undersupply environment.

In light of recent GDDR6 announcements by Micron and SK Hynix, these supply/price issues could have knock-on effects for both current and upcoming graphics cards. Additionally, as both Samsung and SK Hynix are the only HBM2 suppliers, HBM2-equipped cards may be adversely constrained by supply. Earlier this month, an SK Hynix executive stated that customers were willing to pay 2.5 times more for HBM2 over HBM1; this sentiment may soon be put to the test. The situation with Micron is a little less clear, as they not only have their unique GDDR5X memory, but also may not have raised VRAM prices. If they haven’t, they may have an opportunity on their hands.

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Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition

Counterfeit electronic components is an issue, but is growing in exponential proportions with respect to the types of products being counterfeited, industries being affected and potential consequences caused by counterfeits.

If this threat is not adequately addressed, counterfeit items have the potential to seriously compromise the safety and operational effectiveness of customer’s products.

What is Counterfeit Electronic Components?

SAE AS5553 Standard for “Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition” defines counterfeit part as “a fraudulent part that has been confirmed to be a copy, imitation, or substitute that has been represented, identified, or marked as genuine, and / or altered by a source without legal right with intent to mislead, deceive, or defraud”.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a Counterfeit Part is a part made or altered so as to imitate or resemble an “approved part” without authority or right, and with the intent to mislead or defraud by passing the imitation as original or genuine.*

Causes

Design and Logistics
– Parts obsolescence
– Insufficient inventory for product design life

Procurement
– Failure to procure from trusted/authorized sources (cost/schedule driven)
– Failure to procure data deliverables for traceability and authentication
– Failure to invoke rigid quality assurance requirements

Manufacturers
– Dumping of excess inventory without traceability
– Excessive lead times

Quality Assurance
– Inadequate test and inspection practices to detect counterfeiting

Law enforcement authorities
– Insufficient resources for tracking down and prosecuting counterfeiters

Impact

• Personal injury / loss of life
• Mission failure
• Reduced reliability and product recalls
• Potential loss of contracts
• Shutdown of manufacturing lines
• Negative cost and schedule impacts
• Penalties for companies and individuals
• Damage to corporate image

Best Practices

1. Parts Obsolescence Management
   – Anticipate obsolescence issues in time to initiate actions such as redesign or lifetime buys
2. Source Selection
   – Require the exclusive utilization of OCMs/OEMs or their authorized distributors
3. Chain of Custody
   – Require a documented unbroken chain of custody from the original source of manufacture for all components provided
4. Quality system audits and/or counterfeit parts mitigation process audits
   – Equipment providers (e.g., AS9100)
   – Distributors (e.g., AS9120)
   – Contract Manufacturer/Assembler (if they procure parts for the customer)
5. Review the supplier’s returns process (RMA) as applicable
   – A weak returns process is one way an otherwise good supplier (authorized or not) could be exposed and inadvertently pass on counterfeit components.
6. Parts authentication tools
7. In-house counterfeit awareness and detection training

*source: Detecting and Reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts, 03/13/00 FAA advisory Circular No. 21-29B

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Microchip EOL and Last Time Buy –

Microchip EOL and Last Time Buy -The Microchip last time buy date is September 15th of 2017.

EOL Catalog Part Number (CPN) Last Time Buy Date Recommended Replacement Last Time Ship Date

SST89C58RC-40-I-TQJE   09/15/17 No Replacement 03/31/18

SST89E52RC-33-C-NJE    09/15/17 No Replacement 03/31/18

SST89E52RC-33-C-PIE    09/15/17 No Replacement 03/31/18

SST89E54RC-33-C-NJE    09/15/17 No Replacement 03/31/18

SST89E54RC-33-C-PIE    09/15/17 No Replacement 03/31/18

SST89E516RD2-40-C-NJE  09/15/17 AT89LP51ED2-20JU 03/31/18

SST89E516RD2-40-C-NJE-T  09/15/17 AT89LP51ED2-20JU 03/31/18

SST89E516RD2-40-C-TQJE  09/15/17 AT89LP51ED2-20AU 03/31/18

SST89E516RD2-40-I-NJE   09/15/17 AT89LP51ED2-20JU 03/31/18

SST89E516RD2-40-I-NJE-NXX   09/15/17 AT89LP51ED2-20JU 03/31/18

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