Supply Chain Balance is an Elusive Goal
The latest semiconductor supply crisis is brewing in the manufacturing equipment industry.
New Yorker Electronics and IOE Ink Distribution Deal
New Yorker Electronics and Inter Outstanding Electronics (IOE), a Taiwan-based designer and manufacturer of transformers since 1982, have just announced a new distribution agreement. Under the new agreement, New Yorker Electronics will begin its distribution of IOE’s broad product offering which Transformers, Inductors and Chokes. IOE’s Lamination Transformer products include LED Lighting Transformers, Power Transformers,…
NAND Flash Prices to Increase in Q2
According to TrendForce research, demand continues to weaken due to modestly high inventories maintained by buyers and sellers, coupled with the recent impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war and rising inflation on PCs, laptops, and smartphones. However, overall NAND Flash supply has been significantly downgraded in the wake of raw material contamination at Kioxia and WDC…
Shanghai in Full Lockdown; Port Remains Open
Though Shenzhen’s manufacturing and logistics continue to recover after the city’s lockdown ended last week, what started as targeted restrictions in Shanghai have now progressed to a full lockdown. The closure in Shanghai will be in two phases – the city’s eastern side will lockdown until Friday and then the western side will close from…
Getting Down to Business: Parity Creates Productivity
Businesses are accelerating their activity in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at a time when gender diversity was hard hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. The global supply chain is feeling the effect. “For the female workforce in global supply chains, the pandemic has caused multi-faceted issues that undermine women’s economic participation and wellbeing and expose…
Arrow Announces Departure of CFO
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced the departure of Christopher D. Stansbury, senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective Apr. 1, 2022. Arrow Electronics has retained the services of an executive recruitment firm and a search for a new chief financial officer is underway. In the interim, Rick Seidlitz, vice president, corporate controller, and principal…
TrendForce: DRAM Prices to Drop in Q2
According to TrendForce forecasts, average overall DRAM pricing in 2Q22 will drop by approximately 0~5percent, due to marginally higher buyer and seller inventories coupled with the demand for products such as PCs, laptops, and smart phones being influenced in the short-term by the Russian-Ukrainian war and high inflation weakening consumer purchasing power. At present, the…
Will the CHIPS Act Reset the Global Imbalance of Chip Production?
While the Act focuses on restoring America’s prowess in chip manufacturing, implications for the supply chain are less evident.
North American EMS Industry Down 9.7% in February
IPC announced today the February 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.52. Total North American EMS shipments in February 2022 were down 9.7 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, February shipments fell 0.3 percent. EMS bookings in February…
North American PCB Industry Sales Up 12.8% in February
IPC announced today the February 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.16. Total North American PCB shipments in February 2022 were up 12.8 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, February shipments rose 8.9 percent. PCB year-to-date bookings in…