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Taiwan electronic connector makers report revenue declines (Feb 10, 2012)

On-month decline in January is believed to have been caused by the Eurozone bond crisis.

ABB to acquire Thomas & Betts for $3.9 billion (Jan 30, 2012)

The move doubles ABB’s addressable low-voltage products market to approximately $24 billion in North America.

Harwin appoints France sales director (Jan 30, 2012)

Harwin has appointed Daniel Guillot as the company's sales director for France.

Apple eyeing magnetic data, headphone connector for iPhone, iPad as replacement for 30-pin (Jan 27, 2012)

Company's focus on magnetic data and power cable for portable devices is revealed in a newly discovered patent application.

Molex announces DesignCon 2012 line-up (Jan 20, 2012)

Technical papers and product demonstrations will highlight a broad range of Molex expertise and products including I/O, backplane, mezzanine and power applications.

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What's going on with inventory at Molex?

Is the current inventory situation at Molex (NASDAQ: MOLX) out of line? Motley Fool analyst Seth Jayson recently examined the connector giant's inventory using one "simple rule of thumb". To wit: "Inventory increases ought to roughly parallel revenue...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF CHINA AVIATION OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/016364 was published on Feb. 09. ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF FCI, FCI CONNECTORS SINGAPORE FOR ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/017320 was published on Feb. 09. ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF MOLEX FOR "CONNECTOR WITH IMPEDANCE ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/018626 was published on Feb. 9. ...

WIPO PUBLISHES PATENT OF GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ... (February 10, 2012)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 -- Publication No. WO/2012/018522 was published on Feb. 09. ...

Borouge Leads Inaugural Wire and Cable Academy in the Middle ... (February 9, 2012)
Dubai, Feb. 9 -- Leading cable manufacturers and suppliers in the UAE and ...

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State of Military Interconnect, 2011 With more than 35 years of industry experience, Robert Stanton is a long-standing member of the standards committees for military connector specifications 32139, nanominiature, and 83513, Micro-D. Prior to his role as director of technology for Omnetics, Mr. Stanton was a design engineer and microelectronics expert with Tektronix. In this podcast, ICW senior editor Matt Vincent asks Bob for his views on the state of military interconnect so far in 2011. Play Now or Download
How do military connectors meet unique user requirements? A recent poll of engineers from around the world who work with military connectors yielded some surprising results. Listen to this podcast to find out what’s challenging these engineers as they work with a diverse set of military applications. Play Now or Download

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