Himfr analyzes electronic components price trend

BEIJING, CHINA: Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, analyzes electronic components price trends.

The electronic components market is in an unstable state with demands remaining downbeat with no signs of improvement as the Spring and Summer off-season approaches.

Overall, the market price of components has fallen slightly, and according to market conditions, a sharper decline in price is likely to follow.

Amid a gloomy outlook, the market still has a chance of survival, with consumers turning their attention to internet and high-end mobile phones. Under the current market environment, sales for internet and high-end mobile phones have been satisfactory. Himfr's analysts estimate that in 2009, global online sales will reach 26 million units, which light-up hopes for an optimistic prospect.

In the past few years, the regulator market has been growing. In 2009, influenced by macro-economic developments, as well as changes in demand, the regulator market growth rate will decline by -21.5 percent.

Recently, the consumer electronics market will look forward to a healthy growth for products such as notebook computers,desktop computers, mobile phones, MP3s/PMPs, as well as LCD TVs.

When the price erosion comes, these products will bear the brunt of this market, but their prices are among the first to be stabilized. At present, the market is turning its attention to the growth of emerging markets, such as the alternative energy market, followed by mobile phone and PC markets.

Connector
In the Chinese market, the demand for connectors started to rise, especially those that are used in consumer electronic products. This trend will be modest and will continue into the third quarter.

As the demand started to rise, the substantial decrease in the price of connectors will be stabilized. Standard connector products supply period will be maintained in four to six weeks.

SAW filter
Demand remain weak for the 5x7mm and 2.5x3mm package market. In the first half of 2009, the entire market demand was low, and 1.1x1.4mm, and 1.6x2mm market demand remained stable, keeping the price of these products steady.

Diode
Diodes are widely applied, and the price is usually steady. However, under the current market situation, which is quite rare, the market has undergone a gloomy period under the economic downturn. With demand and average sales price falling, it is expected that the rectifier and diodes market will decline by 16.2 percent.

LEMO connectors available with 48-hour assembly service

PHILADELPHIA, USA: Franchised assembly distributor PEI-Genesis has extended its connector component inventory and assembly capability to include LEMO connectors.

Authorized to distribute within the USA, PEI-Genesis is the only qualified LEMO assembly distributor, building connectors from component piece-parts.

As with all of its assembled products, PEI-Genesis now offers thousands of possible LEMO connector part numbers with an unique 48-hour assembly service to customers.

PEI-Genesis President and COO, Russ Dorwart, said: "PEI-Genesis is the fastest robotic assembler of connectors in the world and LEMO push-pull connectors are a powerful addition to our connector offering. LEMO will enable PEI-Genesis to provide more mass-customized solutions to our customers, all within our 48 hour build-ship guarantee."

LEMO is a global leader of circular Push-Pull connectors that are found in a variety of challenging environments including medical, industrial control, test and measurement, audio-video, and telecommunications. The most popular of the LEMO push-pull connectors is the B Series (dustproof) for indoor applications and the K Series (watertight) for outdoor applications. Both are self-latching, multipole (2-64 contacts) connectors with an alignment key.

PEI-Genesis has been in business since 1946 and has been building connectors since 1952. It is the only value added connector distributor in the world that builds, tests, packages, and ships all orders within a 1.1 day cycle time and does so using proprietary robotic assembly equipment.

PEI-Genesis builds over 36,000 connectors per day and is one of the 15 largest distributors in North America. PEI-Genesis is focused on interconnect solutions with 21 sales offices backed by a strong team of Internal, Field, and Design Engineers.