Editor’s note: As China’s labor costs increase and tariffs disrupt the supply chain, other nations are lobbying for manufacturers’ attention. Recently, a Vietnam-based manufacturer announced it could help U.S. electronics companies avoid tariffs on Chinese imports. EPSNews reached out to a number of sources for input on this topic, and heard from Maxine Gordon, Regional…
Supply chain leaders across the globe are talking about the promise of blockchain, but there have been few demonstrations of suitable use cases. OEMs are already tiring of blockchain, according to market research firm Gartner. At its recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conferences 2019, the firm predicted that by 2023, 90 percent of blockchain-based supply…
Anyone familiar with Foxconn/Hon Hai Precision Industry retained a healthy dose of skepticism when Foxconn announced it would build advanced liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) in Wisconsin. To put it charitably, Foxconn is not renowned for honoring its contracts. More than 20 years ago, when I was working for Electronic Business magazine, one of our editors spent…
The electronics industry — in fact, most industries — acknowledge that the supply chain must be resilient. In order to accomplish this, however, businesses themselves have to have resilience embedded in their infrastructure and practices. But only 29 percent of CEOs polled by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) believe they…
Barcelona, Spain — MediaTek, today announced the launch of MediaTek Ventures – a new strategic investment arm within the company. Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, MediaTek Ventures will initially invest in startups in Greater China, Europe, Japan and North America, with a US$300m reserve. MediaTek Ventures will actively invest into innovative startups in semiconductor-system-and devices, Internet infrastructure, services and IoT, with the goal of…
PRP Technology Ltd, holding company of PRP Optoelectronics Ltd, are delighted to announce a long-term strategic investment partnership with Veruth Holdings Ltd. Veruth Holdings is a private investor specialising in UK manufacturing companies. Its objective is to help companies to grow and become even more successful. Unlike many investors, Veruth takes an active interest by…
San Diego, Calif. — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that it has made a commitment to invest up to $150 million in Chinese startup companies across all stages. Qualcomm will invest in Chinese companies that further the development of mobile technologies in the following areas: Internet; e-commerce; semiconductor; education and health. Qualcomm is pleased to announce that…
The high-tech industry didn’t get to become the economic leader it is today by oozing fear. Its pioneers took huge risks. They seized fleeting opportunities and put all they had on the line. The ones we celebrate today had huge visions and outsized dreams. They locked parents out of the family garage to start businesses,…