
04.18.2012 // Posted by: John MacWilliams // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
John MacWilliams discusses how companies can balance costly R&D investments against shifting technology directions. Keep reading...
03.07.2012 // Posted by: Ron Bishop // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
Ron Bishop discusses the results of the Bishop & Associates, Inc. U.S. Connector Industry Customer Survey. The purpose of the survey is to determine how the customer believes the connector industry and individual connector companies are serving the business’s needs. Keep reading...
02.03.2012 // Posted by: John MacWilliams // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
In spite of the drastic changes our industry has experienced in the past decade, including two major recessions and the migration of manufacturing to Asia, electronics and connector designers produced a dazzling array of new products and innovations. The most visible of these developments occurred in CCC: Consumer, Computer, and Communications markets. Our consumer products and behavior are not just updated, they are completely transformed by technology. Keep reading...
11.30.2011 // Posted by: Lisa Huff // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
Lisa Huff discusses new 40- and 100-Gigabit ethernet connector technology, and provides product examples. Keep reading...
11.16.2011 // Posted by: Lou Lipomi // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
Which distribution model works best for connector customers? Lou Lipomi from Bishop & Associates Inc. studies recent survey results to determine which model connector customers prefer. Keep reading...
09.21.2011 // Posted by: Ron Bishop // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
Ron Bishop discusses the September 2011 World Electronics Industry Confidence Index (EICI) survey results, which confirmed the seventh consecutive month of declining confidence in business conditions. Keep reading...
08.17.2011 // Posted by: Ron Bishop // Posted in: Articles, Connectors
Ron Bishop gives us a connector industry market update. Keep reading...