2012.05.09 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Pricing for all raw material products, other than tantalite, was down for the month of April on a month-to-month basis. This continues the downward trend in raw material pricing since January 2012. Keep reading...
2012.04.05 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi addresses the current market conditions and the forecasted market outlook for FY 2013 for passive electronic components, specifically capacitors, linear resistors and discrete inductors. Keep reading...
2012.03.01 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi discusses how flooding in Thailand and the closing of the Wodgina tantalum mine create uncertainty in the $2 billion tantalum capacitor market. Keep reading...
2012.01.25 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi looks at the motor markets based upon their impact on capacitors- specifically motor run and motor start capacitors, which represent hundreds of millions of dollars in worldwide polypropylene and aluminum electrolytic capacitor sales each year on a worldwide basis. Keep reading...
2011.12.14 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi discusses how the need for efficient power delivery has become a political rallying cry for established and emerging economies alike. This article addresses the types of capacitors that make power factor correction a reality. Keep reading...
2011.11.08 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi provides an executive summary of events from October 2011, and discusses the forecast for the quarter ending December 2011. Keep reading...
2011.11.03 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi's article discusses various types of components used for their overvoltage and overcurrent protection capabilities in modern electronics, and what is driving market growth in the global circuit protection component market. Keep reading...
2011.09.07 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi's article discusses why Global Advanced Metals’ purchase of Cabot Supermetals is a major change in the worldwide supply chain for tantalum ore and powder. Keep reading...
2011.08.03 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi's article discusses why major capacitor manufacturers and customers believe the time is right to legitimize Central African supply of tantalum ore. Keep reading...
2011.07.13 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi's article reveals how the global markets for resistors reacted to the event in Tohoku region of Japan, with panic buying for chips and through-hole versions of these components as customers scrambled to shore up their inventories. Keep reading...
2011.06.08 // Posted by: Dennis Zogbi // Posted in: Articles, Passives
Dennis Zogbi's article reveals how the global markets for capacitors reacted to the event in Tohoku region of Japan, with panic buying impacting aluminum, ceramic and film dielectric capacitors. Keep reading...