5 trends that will reshape your supply chain
According to EE Times, there are several trends to improve supply networks. Several of them directly impact engineers — and all are worth watching in 2022.
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Emergency chip stockpile considered by Indo-Pacific nations
A formal system for sharing semiconductor devices, medical products and other vital supplies during international emergencies will be considered by the 14 nations in the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, according to Nikkei Asia.
DRAM – Rising prices and falling shipments, says TrendForce
The DRAM market has changed from falling prices and rising shipment to rising prices and falling shipment, says TrendForce. According to the latest investigations by the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce, DRAM suppliers were able to...
Chip industry faces V shape decline then recovery
Supply Chain title, EPSNews, reports on a "grim global semiconductor forecast" in this article. Everybody agrees the semiconductor market will continue to decline with "the only variable being how steep and for how long chip demand and revenues will decline." "As...
Astute Inc spearheads major growth plan in relocation to Austin, Texas
Astute Electronics Inc, the Americas division of global electronics distributor, Astute Electronics, is relocating to a new, world-class headquarters and technology hub in Austin, Texas, from June 1st 2020, as part of the company’s rapid Americas expansion and...
How do foundries maintain continuity during Covid? We find out
An interesting two-part feature has been posted on Semi.org called 'Building Resilience and Maintaining Business Continuity,' that gains an insight into how GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) Singapore is dealing with the impact of coronovirus. They spoke with Dan Steele, Senior...
Chinese HiSilicon enters top 10 global semicon players
HiSilicon has become the first semiconductor supplier in mainland China to enter the top 10 in global sales, according to the latest report released by IC Insights. HiSilicon posted first quarter sales of $2.67 biilion, an increase of 54% year-on-year. EETimes...
Fighting counterfeit: Amazon sites listed as ‘notorious markets’
The UK and four other Amazon country websites have been placed on a list of 'Notorious Markets' by the US Government in a crackdown on counterfeit products, reports the FT. In a 49-page annual report into intellectual property violations, piracy and counterfeiting,...
Semiconductor set to fall by 4.2%, says IDC, but 5G will help recovery
The overall semiconductor market is tipped to decline 4.2% as the global economy fights to recover from this unprecedented crisis in 2020, concludes the International Data Corporation (IDC) in their latest study. Excluding DRAM and flash markets, they say that...
Defence industry supply chains: coronavirus threatens long-term disruption
Concerns are growing that widespread failure in defence industry supply chains will stretch well beyond short-term disruptions, says this article in Military Aerospace Electronics. Reporting comments from an electronics industry insider that “the whole supply chain...