A possible electronics-supply-chain shift may be in the works as the challenges of manufacturing in China and the still-recovering global economy have caused jitters among OEMs.
According to ABI Research, manufacturers will ship more than 2.5 billion Bluetooth low-energy chip sets in 2014 in a market that will grow at 78% compound-annual-growth rate between 2009 and 2014.
Specific segments that include defense/aero, medical, security, lighting, and transportation are strong design and electronics supply chain opportunities for the Americas.
The European Chemicals Agency has published proposals to identify chemicals as "Substances of Very High Concern" under the REACH regulation and is currently welcoming comments on these 15 substances.
iSuppli identifies DLP and other MEMS-display technologies, as well as LCOS technology, as showing strong promise in the embedded pico projector market.
NEDA has launched an interactive job board focused on authorized electronics distribution and the positions—from entry level, to engineer, to executives—that components distributors require.