Great results from our latest Service Evaluation!

We are so proud of our latest service evaluation results and would like to say a huge thank you to every one of our customers that took part.

I wanted to share some of the results with you today and let you know that we use these results to continually improve our services and ensure you get the best service every time.

Here are some of the main findings we wanted to share with you:

• Rated as Excellent or very Good by all participants for communicating effectively and regularly
• 75% of respondents class Atlantis as their trusted independent electronic component distributor
• 64% of participants rated our overall service as Excellent, with the remaining 36% rating it as Good
• Answering inquiries and sourcing requirements was rated as Excellent or very Good by 100% of participants
  

These are some amazing results and we are really happy that our customers trust us and find our service to be so good. We value every one of our customers and are always here for your component sourcing.

Remember that you can also use our instant components search tool to check our stock availability and also send us any requirements.

Click to view the 7 great reasons to choose Atlantis and if you have any feedback or comments regarding our recent Service Evaluation then please let me know!

Atlantis Electronics Launches NEW Website!

I am delighted to inform you that our new website is now live, click here to take a look! We have chosen to give our website a revamp to coincide with our 10 year anniversary.

Here are just a few examples of the features you can find on our website:

• Fast Component Search
• Company Literature Via The Downloads Section
• Comprehensive Information Regarding Our Services
• And Much More... 

We hope that you enjoy using our new website and that you can find all the information that you require. Your feedback is highly valuable to us, so please let us know your thoughts.

10th Anniversary iPad Prize Draw...

We recently ran a free prize draw to win the latest iPad Mini, to help celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Every requirement that we received within the month of March was entered into the draw.

We have now selected the lucky winner, who is a leading manufacturer of electrical equipment, located in Mexico. The recipient has now received their prize and has expressed their gratitude to Atlantis Electronics.

Atlantis Electronics Easter Opening Times

The Atlantis Electronics office will be closed for the Easter holiday on Friday April 18th 2014. We will be open as usual on Monday April 23rd at 08:30 for all your electronic component requirements.

If you have any enquiries on your desk, send them over and we will work on them straight away before the Easter break.

Remember that you can also use our instant components search tool to check our stock availability and also send us your requirements.

MMI Announces the Top 50 EMS Companies of 2013

The Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI) has again announced their list of the top 50 EMS providers for 2013.

MMI is a publication dedicated to the contract manufacturing sector that shares reports, market analysis and trend spotting. Each year MMI complies a list of the world's largest EMS providers who are ranked based on their 2013 sales in U.S. dollars.

This year's list has seen one big change with Pegatron, who didn't even make it into last year's top 10 list, jumping up to the number two position. The remainder of the top 10 companies have all stayed relatively stable, with only Plexus being knocked out of it's top ten position this year. 

To read the top 50 list in full, please visit the MMI website.

In 2013, the top 50 sales reached a new high of $254.3 billion which was a growth of 1.9%, evidencing that the industry is still on the up. 

Happy 10th Anniversary To Atlantis Electronics!

As it's our 10 year anniversary this month, the Atlantis team held an office celebration for the occasion, complete with an Atlantis cake!

Below are some photos from the day.

Don't forget we're still running our free prize draw to win an iPad Mini 2!

Every requirement that we receive during March will be entered, but make sure you quote 'iPad10'!

During this exciting time, we are also working on the revamp of our website! This is due to go live very shortly, so remember to keep checking for the switch! Whilst you're there, you can also send us your requirements to be entered into our free prize draw!

Celebrate Our 10 Year Anniversary With Us By Entering Our FREE iPad Giveaway!

Atlantis is proud to announce it is celebrating it's 10 year anniversary in March 2014.

In celebration of this milestone, Atlantis is running a FREE prize draw for the chance to win the new iPad Mini 2!

In the past decade, Atlantis' presence has continued to grow within the electronic component distribution industry. The company has gone from strength to strength and now employs 15 individuals at it's Canadian base and has 7 more offices worldwide.

Last year Atlantis moved from it's smaller location to a larger premises in Ontario, Canada. The move helped to facilitate the expansion of the company and the ever-increasing skilled workforce.

Supporting it's growth, Atlantis has earned over 100 regular customers from a number of industries including automotive, aerospace and defense, medical and many more.

The last 10 years have seen many challenges, growth and new service offerings within Atlantis and we are very proud of what we have achieved by developing the distribution network in Canada.

Visit our website to find out how to enter our free prize draw and to read the terms and conditions.

Semiconductor Industry Posts Highest-Ever January Sales

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $26.28 billion for the month of January 2014. This was an increase of 8.8% from January 2013 when sales reached $24.15 billion, meaning this was the industry's highest-ever January sales total.

Global sales from January 2014 were 1.4% lower than the December 2013 total of $26.65 billion which reflects normal seasonal trends.

“The global semiconductor industry has built on its record revenues from 2013 with an impressive start to 2014, led largely by continued strength in the Americas market,” said Brian Toohey, president and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association. “Sales in January were up across most regions and nearly all product categories compared to last January, which bodes well for continued growth during the rest of 2014.”

Regionally, year-over-year sales increased in the Americas by 17.3%, Europe by 11.3%, and Asia Pacific by 8.3%, but decreased in Japan by -4.7%. Sales were flat in Europe compared to the previous month, but decreased slightly in Asia Pacific by -0.6%, Japan by -2.3%, and the Americas by -3.5%.

To read this article in full, please visit the SIA website. 

DARPA Aims to Eradicate Counterfeit Components

Photo Courtesy of DARPA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are seeking proposals to develop a small (100 micron x 100 micron) component or dielet, that will authenticate the origin of electronic components and give 100% assurance against counterfeits. 

Over the past two years alone, over one million suspect counterfeit parts have been associated with known compromises of the defense supply chain. With both expensive and inexpensive electronic parts being targeted, counterfeit as well as suspect parts, present a critical risk to the Department of Defense (DoD), where a malfunction of a single part could lead to system failures that put lives and missions at risk.

The DARPA program, named Supply Chain Hardware Integrity for Electronics Defense (SHEILD), seeks to develop a component or dielet which will contain a full encryption engine, sensors to detect tampering and will readily affix to today's electronic components such as microchips.

The successful development of SHIELD technology will provide 100% assurance against common threats such as; recycled components that are sold as new, unlicensed overproduction, test rejects and sub standard components sold as high-quality, parts falsely marked, clones and copies and components that are repackaged for unauthorised applications.

“SHIELD demands a tool that costs less than a penny per unit, yet makes counterfeiting too expensive and technically difficult to do,” said Kerry Bernstein, DARPA program manager. “The dielet will be designed to be robust in operation, yet fragile in the face of tampering. What SHIELD is seeking is a very advanced piece of hardware that will offer an on-demand authentication method never before available to the supply chain.”

The dielet will be inserted into the electronic component's package by the manufacturer, or affixed to existing trusted components, without any impact on its design or reliability. There will be no electrical connection between the two. Authenticity testing could then be done anywhere with a handheld probe, or an automated one for larger volumes. Probes will need to be close to the dielet for scanning. After a scan, an inexpensive appliance (perhaps a smartphone) uploads a serial number to a central, industry-owned server. The sever then sends an unencrypted challenge to the dielet, which sends back an encrypted answer and data from passive sensors - like light exposure - that could indicate tampering.

DARPA will be hosting a Proposers' Day Workshop in support of the SHIELD program, which will be held on 14th March 2014. For more information and to read the article in full, please visit the DARPA website.

Visit the Atlantis Electronics website to view our Counterfeit Policy.

Applied DNA Sciences and LMI to Join Forces to Tackle Counterfeit Electronic Parts

Applied DNA Sciences and LMI have agreed to join their efforts and expertise to help protect national security and commercial supply chains from counterfeit electronic parts.

This joining of forces seeks to educate the public and private sectors on the increasing risk posed by counterfeits and to encourage development of preventive measures.

Applied DNA Sciences is a security technology firm based in New York. They provide authentication solutions that help to protect against theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. Read about their SigNature® DNA anti-counterfeiting authentication solution in our recent blog post.

LMI is a private, not-for-profit, leading consultancy who are committed to helping government leaders and managers reach decisions that make a difference.

"Supply chains critical for commerce and security are under attack. In the electronics arena, remarking, cloning, and manufacture from salvaged die are creating increasingly sophisticated counterfeits.” said Joe Doyle, senior consultant for LMI. “A cutting edge technology company in this space working with a leading supply chain consultancy is just the sort of collaboration that can make a difference,” Doyle added.

To read the press release in full, please visit the Applied DNA Sciences website, or to read Atlantis Electronics counterfeit policy, please visit our website.

SIA Reports Record Sales for Semiconductor Industry in 2013

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) have reported that worldwide semiconductor sales reached an industry annual record in 2013, totalling $305.6 billion. This is an increase of 4.8% from 2012's total of $291.6 billion.

December 2013 alone reached $26.6 billion, marking the strongest December on record. Also, Q4 2013 global sales reached $79.9, a 7.7% increase from the $74.2 billion reached in Q4 2012.

“The global semiconductor industry exceeded $300 billion in sales for the first time ever in 2013, spurred by consistent, steady growth across nearly all regions and product categories,” said Brian Toohey, president and CEO, SIA. “The industry finished the year on a strong note with its best December on record, indicating that recent momentum is likely to carry over into 2014.” 

Strong demand was seen in several product segments in 2013, with Logic being the largest semiconductor category by sales, reaching $85.9 billion in 2013, a 5.2% increase from 2012. Memory at $67.0 billion and MOS Micro-ICs at $58.7 billion, were also up in the top 3 in terms of revenue sales. Memory was the fastest growing segment with an increase of 17.6% in 2013, with DRAM performing particularly well, increasing by 33.3% year-over-year. While NAND flash also experienced a strong growth of 8.1%.

Other well performing product segments include; optoelectronic products which reached $27.6 billion in sales with a 5.3% annual increase, and Analog which reached $40.1 billion in sales with a 2.1% annual increase.

To read the article in full, please visit the SIA website.