DALLAS, TX ― June 2021 ― XDry Corp., a leading supplier of humidity-controlled storage cabinets for manufacturing, laboratories and preservation, today announced an exclusive representative agreement with Sandy Chew of MaRC Technologies in Northern California and Northern Nevada.

“We are honored to be partnered with XDry to provide exceptional dry storage solutions to our customers,” comments Mike Gunderson, President of MaRC Technologies. “Sandy’s dedication to servicing our customers has been exceptional and aligning with great principals like XDry allows for a winning combination.”

Chew’s professional approach to servicing high-tech customers has been developed and refined over her years in the industry. As a goal-driven professional that is self-motivated and results driven, her team player approach has been very valuable to both her customers and the companies she has worked for.

Chew is an excellent communicator capable of promoting her represented companies’ product benefits at both the executive and technical levels. She is an experienced leader of cross functional teams who can drive customer requests, market requirements, and trends through integrated hardware product life cycles. Chew holds her BS in Mechanical Engineering.

XDry cabinets are the perfect solution for printed circuit board and moisture sensitive component storage. For more information, visit www.XDry.com.

About XDry Corp.

XDry has more than 15 years of experience manufacturing dry cabinet storage systems. Founder Kevin McCarten was an early pioneer in the design of humidity-controlled storage – also known as auto-electronic desiccator storage cabinets. XDry offers a wide selection of dry storage cabinets to choose from, including storage for printed circuit boards, moisture sensitive devices (MSD), optics, laboratory equipment, industrial equipment, collectables, media and more. For more information, visit www.XDry.com.

5G is reaching the mass market. Is it an opportunity for RF front-end legacy players? Will the Chinese companies be part of this dynamic?

LYON, France - June 17, 2021 | “A sharp transition toward 5G is ongoing in mobile devices.” asserts Cédric Malaquin, Technology & Market Analyst, RF Devices & Technology at Yole Développement (Yole). He adds: “The number of 5G phones will more than double in 2021 compared to 2020. This is a significantly faster penetration rate than the LTE standard 10 years ago. And 5G is leading to an unprecedented increase in content of RF devices, while previous radio standards still need to be supported”.

As a result, hundreds of RF components must be fitted into handheld format devices. This is now impacting mid-tier and entry-level phones, not only flagships. 5G features implemented in handsets focus on improving download speed and make the uplink more robust. In addition, there is an entirely new radio path created at mmWave frequencies, though this only applies to flagships right now.

The cellphone industry has entered a transition toward 5G.

First use cases of the technology have matured and MNO are proposing new services to the consumer. MNOs are strongly motivated to invest more resources and to demonstrate 5G’s added value to the consumers, as 5G is not the first thing they are thinking about. In addition, MNOs have developed advantageous commercial 5G packages, particularly in China, adding some more motivation to consumers to upgrade.

In this context, 5G has strongly penetrated the smartphone market in 2020 and is expected to further grow as the network is expanding in China, in Europe and in the USA.

A 5G phone is relatively more complex than a 4G phone at the RF front-end level. Therefore, it’s worth analyzing the technical trends and anticipating future changes to understand this complex market better. Indeed, as for every new air standard, 5G represents a significant opportunity for industry players to differentiate, innovate and win the market in the end.

Released today, the Cellular RF Front-End Technologies for Mobile Handset 2021 report gives Yole’s analysts view on the RF front-end market evolution and its associated ecosystem.

In addition, the reverse engineering and costing company, System Plus Consulting, offers in-depth semiconductor technologies analysis, including RF solutions in its Smartphone Design Win Quarterly Monitor. Read the dedicated article here. Also, the company proposes a technical and cost overview of the evolution of RF front-end module technologies integrated in 5G mmWave and Sub-6 GHz Phones in 2020 in the RF Front-End Module Comparison 2021 – Vol. 2 – Focus on 5G Chipset report.

AUSTIN, TX ― June 2021 ― Kodiak Assembly Solutions LLLP, a leading contract electronics manufacturer, announces that it successfully provided its services to keep an Austin, TX-based network appliance manufacturer’s production continuing without interruption.

In 2020, the customer was notified that its current contract manufacturing (CM) partner was closing due to unforeseen circumstances in a very short time period. The customer needed to qualify a new CM quickly to keep production moving forward.

Kodiak Assembly Solutions was chosen for the task. It was able to transfer material from the previous CM in a timely manner and quickly build prototype units for customer qualification. Just as the qualification was completed, the customer booked a large order that included component procurement (some at 16-20 week lead time), manufacturing, assembly and test, all to be shipped prior to year-end. Vice President Mike Harlow said that through team-oriented communication on a weekly basis, Kodiak Assembly Solutions was able to compress supply lead-times to a point where the job was completed before the Christmas holidays.

The customer was pleased and added, “As a new engagement, Kodiak Assembly Solutions did a fantastic job of communicating throughout the process of procurement (expediting), assembly and test to produce a 100% quality product in time for a significant positive impact on year-end revenue.”

Over the last 16 years, Kodiak Assembly has established a reputation for its high-quality, first pass yields and on-time deliveries. The company offers PCB assembly, test and system integration capabilities out of its world-class facility in Austin. Its expertise and flexibility allow for the effective production of a great variety of products. Additionally, Kodiak Assembly is built around the idea of being able to quickly begin production of high-quality electronic products while also sticking to the most demanding schedule.

For more information about Kodiak Assembly Solutions, visit www.kodiakassembly.com.

About Kodiak Assembly Solutions

Kodiak Assembly Solutions is an Electronic Manufacturing Services company based in Austin, Texas. The company provides printed circuit board assembly, test and integration services to companies throughout North America. Kodiak Assembly has developed solutions in its electronics manufacturing services with our customer's business goals in mind. The company’s strength lies in its experienced team, state-of-the-art machines, clean facility and quality centered processes.

Atlanta, GA – Koh Young, the industry leader in True3D™ measurement-based inspection solutions, will participate in a free panel discussion about automating the electronics assembly inspection process on Tuesday, 06 July 2021 at 10:30AM EST. Register today and secure your seat in the virtual event to learn more about the best practices for the automatic optical inspection process from Koh Young America and others.