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Connector prices, leadtimes remain stable for now.

By Gina Roos The worst may be over for the connector industry as connector suppliers report orders are picking up after months of weak...
Purchasing, 09/17/09 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Expect 5% increases for many components.

By Gina Roos A perfect storm of higher materials, energy and labor costs likely means higher prices for passive components. What a...
Purchasing, 11/13/08 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Expect stable prices and steady leadtimes for resistors.

By Gina Roos What a difference a year makes in the fixed resistor market. Last year, resistors manufacturers reported long leadtimes for...
Purchasing, 04/19/07 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Switch makers cut leadtimes through process improvements.

By Gina Roos Buyers can expect stable pricing and steady to falling leadtimes for electromechanical switches as suppliers focus on process...
Purchasing, 03/15/07 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Lower prices, stable leadtimes ahead for tantalum capacitors.

By Gina Roos Tantalum capacitor prices will decline slightly and leadtimes will remain relatively stable for the remainder of the year as...
Purchasing, 11/16/06 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Connector industry grows despite higher material costs.

By Gina Roos The connector industry will grow 9% to $35.5 billion in 2006 as connector suppliers focus on high-speed interconnect devices....
Purchasing, 09/21/06 by Roos, Gina · More from publication

Higher materials cost will push up ceramic capacitor prices.

Gina Roos Buyers can expect prices for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) to rise, unlike last year when tags for MLCCs eroded by as much...
Purchasing, 07/13/06 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Expect non-RoHS resistor tags to rise.(Restriction of Hazardous Substances )

Gina Roos Buyers can expect tight supply and higher prices for lead-terminated resistors because most resistor manufacturers have...
Purchasing, 05/18/06 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Switch tags to rise slightly.(trends of electronic components)

Gina Roos Buyers can expect switch prices to increase 1-3% through the rest of the year because of rising materials costs for oil, copper...
Purchasing, 03/16/06 by Roos, Gina · More from publication
Connector tags will be stable in '06.(INTERCONNECT)

Buyers can expect connector prices to remain stable in 2006, despite rising materials costs. While material costs continue to rise, particularly...
Purchasing, 11/17/05 by Roos, Gina · More from publication