Tech Manufacturing to Expand Through Year-End
High-tech manufacturing is expected to grow for the remainder of the year despite continued inflation and geopolitical unrest.
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5 Ways to Manage Supply Chain Risk
Risk to a supply chain comes in many forms. There is the risk of part or component shortages, a security breach, and logistic delays or problems. There is even the ongoing risk of market volatility, a concern that has become even more prominent in recent years with the Covid-19 pandemic and industry-wide shortages of components…
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How to Spot Shifty Sales Tactics in a Tight Market
Buyers are often forced to broaden their nets when casting about for the parts that they need
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China to Consume 21% of its Domestic Chip Output by 2026
China is a long way from semiconductor self-sufficiency, IC Insights reports. While China-based chip production will represent 21.2 percent of its domestic IC market in 2026, foreign companies such as Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC are expected to comprise more than 50 percent of IC production in China through that period. The Chinese government has…
DetailsTrendForce: DRAM Revenue Fell in Q1
According to TrendForce investigations, total DRAM revenue in 1Q22 decreased by 4.0% QoQ, reaching US$24.03 billion. The primary reason for this drop stems from market inflation, weakening demand, and the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war at the end of February affecting the performance of terminal consumption. At the same time, client-end inventory levels continue to…
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How Digitization Averted Supply Disaster for Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks didn’t see Covid-19 coming but was better prepared than most when the global supply chain abruptly froze
DetailsRenesas Invests in Reopening Kofu Factory
Renesas Electronics Corporation (“Renesas”, TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it will conduct a 90-billion-yen worth investment in its Kofu Factory, located in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. While the Factory was closed in October 2014, Renesas intends to reopen the fab in 2024 as a 300-mm wafer fab capable…
DetailsShanghai Aims for Gradual Reopening
Despite efforts to restart manufacturing, the seven-week lockdown in Shanghai has sent export volumes plummeting. In response to dropping demand for freight, ocean carriers have continued to cancel a significant number of sailings out of Asia, according to Freightos. This additional reduction in capacity may have contributed to Asia – US West Coast rates climbing…
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Tech Companies Need Transparency in ESG Reporting
Ever since the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules governing climate-related disclosures from all public companies on March 21, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting has become a necessary part for technology company corporate boards to address, especially in today’s environmentally and socially conscious world. Whether it’s understanding how the technology company is…
DetailsFlip to Provide EOL Services to ERP Power
Flip Electronics has signed a franchised distributor partnership agreement with ERP Power (ERP) to distribute its End-of Life (EOL) semiconductor products. ERP designs and manufactures full spectrum tunable color light engines and small, smart and connected LED drivers. ERP’s industry-leading tunable color light engines, precision power drivers, connected controls capabilities offer extensive dimmer capability, wireless…
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