SUPPLY SIDE

DISTRIBUTION

TTI SIGNS DISTY DEAL WITH AMPHENOL POSITRONIC

TTI Inc. has reached an agreement to become an authorized distributor for Amphenol Positronic globally - offering a wide range of world-class, high reliability connector solutions for harsh environment, military and aerospace applications. Positronic’s D-subminiature, power, rectangular and circular precision connectors have solid, machined contacts and use the firm’s PosiBand technology.

ELECTRO SONIC TO DISTRIBUTE ITG

ITG Electronics Inc., a leading manufacturer of inductors and transformers, has entered a distribution agreement with Master Electronics, as well as its Canadian subsidiary Electro Sonic.

The distribution arrangement involves the promotion of ITG Electronics’ comprehensive lineup of inductors, transformers, chokes and other electrical components in the industrial sector.

ACQUISITION

LITTELFUSE TO ACQUIRE C&K

Littelfuse Inc., a global circuit protection component manufacturer, is set to acquire C&K Switches, an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners Inc., for an enterprise value of $540 million.

Founded in 1928 and headquartered in Waltham MA, C&K is a leading global supplier of electromechanical switches and interconnect technology solutions for essential applications in industrial, transportation, aerospace, datacom products.

“C&K and Littelfuse share a common vision, with both companies having almost 100 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of high-performance products,” says Lars Brickenkamp CEO of C&K.

ICAPE GROUP ACQUIRES GERMAN PCB SUPPLIER

ICAPE Group, specialists in producing customized printed circuit boards (pcb) and technical parts, has strengthened its position in the European market with the acquisition of German-based player SAFA2000.

Founded the same year as ICAPE Group in 1999, SAFA2000 started its activities in the pcb industry back in 2007. In 2021, the company achieved a Euro $15.5-million revenue, with 28 employees and 360 active customers. According to Cyril Calvignac, CEO of ICAPE Group, the acquisition serves as a big step forward to develop ICAPE Group’s businesses in Germany, with a new facility and a wider range of possibilities.

“ICAPE Group is well established in Germany. Our business unit recently moved to brandnew offices, we deployed more logistics solutions in Nuremberg, we invested in the acquisition of BA Elektroniks in 2021 and we are now moving forward with the acquisition of SAFA2000, which brings another experienced structure to our organization, with very interesting tools, ” Calvignac says. SEMICONDUCTORS

AMD ACQUIRES PENSANDO SYSTEMS

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), Santa Clara CA, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Pensando for approximately $1.9-billion before working capital and other adjustments.

Pensando’s distributed services platform includes a high-performance, fully programmable packet processor and comprehensive software stack that accelerate networking, security, storage and other services for cloud, enterprise and edge applications.

COGNIFIBER GOES TO EDGE WITH ‘GLASS’ PHOTONIC CHIPS

Cognifiber, a deep tech firm focused on revolutionizing photonic computing, has developed a glass-based photonic chip that will bring its technology one step closer to revolutionizing edge computing. Being the first of its kind, this glass-based chip reduces power consumption and takes a fraction of the size of previous designs.

Cognifiber is developing glassbased photonic chips that reduce its data centre rack-size systems to a mere 4U server (~18cm high), making it deployable in any office.

“The downsizing potential using glass-based photonic chips in conjunction with our proprietary fibers promises to bring superb-performance servers to the edge, removing many existing bottlenecks while dramatically reducing power consumption,” says Dr. Eyal Cohen, co-founder & CEO of Cognifiber.

NEXPERIA UNVEILS NEW DALLAS DESIGN CENTRE

Nexperia recently unveiled a new design centre in Dallas TX, representing the firm’s first R&D facility in North America, which will focus on the development of analog signal conversion and power management ICs.

“This new centre will enable Nexperia to expand and strengthen the analog IC portfolio, power management ICs and signal conditioning ICs,” says Irene Deng, general manager business group, power and signal conversion at Nexperia, who will head up the new center.

Nexperia has ambitious plans for its new center and is aiming for a six-fold increase in the numbers of employees located there by the end of 2023.

SAFETY

BLACKLINE EXPANDS SAFETY MONITORING

In response to growing demand for employee protection and a one-stop solution to keep workers safe on the job, Blackline Safety Corp., a Calgary-based leader in connected safety technology, has announced a major expansion of its round-the-clock safety monitoring service.

The expansion includes growing the firm’s Safety Operations Centre, an in-house safety monitoring service operated by a connected safety vendor, which operates 24-7, 365 days a year.

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