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Bust and Boom Or a Pause? A Different Take On The Semiconductor Market

So, it wasn’t a recession, more a pause, a market interruption. That at least is the view of Malcolm Penn, the semiconductor pundit who heads up market research outfit, Future Horizons.

Bookings Boom Causes Concern At afdec

An unhealthy rise in UK distribution bookings is causing some concern at afdec Distribution Supply Network Group within the Electronic Components Supply Network (ECSN).

European DTAM Soars; IDEA Counsels Caution

Sales up 21 per cent, a book to bill ratio at 1.18:1.

European Semi Distribution Sales Skyrocket

Well, all together now - "Happy Days are here again". That would seem to be the only conclusion to draw from the latest set of figures from DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialists).

UK/Ireland Distributors Report Strong Growth

The turnaround in the fortunes of the UK and Ireland distribution sector is not so much increasing in pace as sprinting back to recovery like an industrial Usain Bolt.

DMASS Numbers Reveal Grisly Year In Europe

European semiconductor distribution will have been glad to see the back of 2009.

UK Market Set For Slow March To Growth

The final figures for the UK distribution market are in, and while they aren't pretty, it could have been worse.

Fragile Confidence Belies Bookings, Billings Upsurge

The European component distribution market bucked the usual fourth quarter decline in bookings and billings to show sequential growth. Bookings leapt 16 per cent on the previous quarter, billings registered a four per cent upturn.

Netbooks to Power World Semiconductor Market

Recession or not, it seems we can't get enough of netbooks, notebooks and mobile telephones. All three products are now driving the renewed vigour of the semiconductor market.

2009/2010 - The Industry Review and Preview - Miguel Fernandez, Silica

Top industry executives set aside their holiday shopping when the Disti Blog questions landed on their desks so we can all learn about their views on just how bad it was in 2009 and whether there are any portents for fairer climes in 2010. I'll keep these on top of the posts right through the holiday until the New Year so you can dip in and out if you don't fancy reading them all in one go.

2009/2010 - The Industry Review and Preview - Mark Larson, Digi-Key

Top industry executives set aside their holiday shopping when the Disti Blog questions landed on their desks so we can all learn about their views on just how bad it was in 2009 and whether there are any portents for fairer climes in 2010. I'll keep these on top of the posts right through the holiday until the New Year so you can dip in and out if you don't fancy reading them all in one go. Here Mark Larson, President and COO of Digi-Key responds.

2009/2010 - The Industry Review and Preview - Brian McNally, Arrow EMEA

Top industry executives set aside their holiday shopping as the Disti Blog questions landed on their desks so we can all learn about their views on just how bad it was in 2009 and whether there are any portents for fairer climes in 2010. I'll keep these on top of the posts right through the holiday until the New Year so you can dip in and out if you don't fancy reading them all in one go.