IPC Issues Call for Participation for IPC APEX EXPO 2026
Technical Program Committee encourages early indication of interest BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — IPC is now accepting abstracts for technical papers with presentations, posters, and professional development courses at IPC APEX EXPO 2026. The technical conference, reimagined and renamed to Advanced Electronic Packaging Conference 2026 Component- to System-Level Integration, will be held March 17-19 and professional development courses will take place […]
Up Close with John Hartnett, Director of Quality, Freedom USA
EMSNOW discusses supplier quality management with John Hartnett who is Director of Quality at independent distributor Freedom USA. Continuous improvement is embedded in Freedom USA’s approach to ensuring the components they offer to customers meet the highest standards. Certifications like AS 6081, which is an aerospace standard specifically written for independent distributors, dictates what processes […]
TTI Announces Promotion of General Manager for the Fort Worth Branch
Fort Worth, TX – TTI, Inc., a leading authorized, specialty distributor of electronic components, announced the promotion of Tiffany McDaniel to the position of General Manager of the Fort Worth Branch. McDaniel succeeds Nathan Hattaway, who will assume a new role as Strategic Account Manager. In making the announcement, Jim Antall, Regional Vice President for TTI, […]
May 2025 Electronic Component Sales Trend Results Show Moderating Decline in Sales Sentiment
ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend May 2025 Survey Results ATLANTA – In a relief for the electronic components industry, the May 2025 Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) results did not continue the collapse in sales sentiment that had been projected in the April survey. The overall product index had been projected to drop to 83.7 in […]
IDC Decreases its Worldwide Smartphone Forecast to 0.6% for 2025 Amidst Uncertainty and Tariff Volatility
NEEDHAM, Mass. – Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 0.6% year-over-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The forecast was reduced from the 2.3% growth in the February forecast, due to high uncertainty, tariff volatility and macro-economic challenges such as inflation and unemployment […]