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Editor-in-ChiefTrevor Galbraith
Electronica lights up the European market
I finished off my trade show schedule this year with a visit to electronica in Munich. As if proof were needed that the
component industry had just come off the back of blockbuster year, one only had to look at the buzz and excitement surrounding the show—packed aisles, excited exhibitors and large, expensively decorated booth seemed to say it all. Given the shortages in the supply chain
and the increasing problem of counterfeit components, it seemed that the major distributors such as Arrow Electronics, AVNET, Digi-Key, etc., benefited most as board assemblers turned to them more for uninterrupted supply and quality assurance against counterfeits. Digi-Key continued its meteoric rise, growing from a $750 million company last year to a $1.4 billion company this year, an increase of about 60% (see the interview with CEO Mark Larson on page 50). The other big theme at electronica
was LEDs. They were everywhere and in a variety of applications, ranging from general lighting and signage to automotive electronics and much more. Indeed, LEDs are going to feature significantly in the electronics manufacturing space for the next few years as the world races to replace incandescent lighting with power saving, longer lasting LED-based lighting fixtures. To service this boom in LED and the
emerging OLED technologies, we are launching a new magazine title in April 2011 called Global LEDS/OLEDS. This new publication, focusing on technologies and applications, will officially launch at the LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) exhibition in Philadelphia in May.
Some analysts are predicting a slight
softening of demand in Q4 and Q1 2011, but my money is on the fact that new applications such as tablet computing and LEDS and the strength of emerging markets are going to keep the electronics industry powering through the next 12 months. For a global roundup of predictions
for next year, read our Rep & Distributor Review on page 28—this is an annual feature that checks the pulse of the industry from distributors and reps around the world. And finally…from the entire team
here at Global SMT & Packaging, we want you wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
—Trevor Galbraith.
2 – Global SMT & Packaging – Celebrating 10 Years – December 2010
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