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Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, has been struggling with severe ongoing shortages of chips, reports New Electronics.

ng more “bad actors” to develop unapproved reproductions or copies of the real thing, the companies that make anti-counterfeit and tamper-proof packaging are continually developing new ways to combat these crimes, writes Bridget McCea at Source Today.

esearch and strategy consulting company, Yole Développement, says that despite the numerous global challenges, the memory market will grow to over USD 260 billion in 2027.

Electronic component prices are on the rise, with one chipmaker increasing prices between 5 percent and 40 percent in the past quarter, reports EPS News. More tech companies mentioned “pricing” during their Q1 earnings calls than any other sector, including...

A new bill that’s currently making its way through the U.S. Senate is taking aim at electronics counterfeiting by thwarting the flow of waste products that are being sent to China and other regions of the world, reports Source Today.

Amid a global silicon shortage, is the UK missing its best shot to build a high-tech industry, asked yesterday's Sunday Times. According to reports, a review into the planned takeover of a Newport company, NWF, by a Chinese-owned firm, Nexperior, is being delayed,...

"Almost anything can be counterfeited. While our minds might typically gravitate toward fake watches sold on street corners by dubious characters, counterfeiting spans the expanse of industries," writes the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) here. "And its negative effects can go far beyond getting burned by overpaying for a flimsy accessory. In the case of the aerospace industry, counterfeit parts can compromise entire systems and even threaten lives."

ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend Survey (ECST) exceeded expectations in April. However, survey participants are clearly cautious in their forecasts for May. Overall sales sentiment for April beat expectations by over 13 points as the index measurement grew from 113.6 to 119.6. Survey participants still expect growth in May but soften their expectations in the index to 111.5, a drop of 8.1 points and the lowest level since the November 2021 results.