Investments in Agility are Showing Returns
Investments in technology have skyrocketed as companies improve their ability to respond to external events.
Chip CEOs Reach Out to White House
As CEOs of the leading chip companies signed a letter to U.S. President Biden urging him to prioritize funding for semiconductor manufacturing and research, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki said late last week in a press briefing that industry should expect an executive order to be signed within weeks. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) board…
5G Will Boost Component Sales but Shortages Loom
5G remains the electronics industry’s best hope to kickstart a global economy that’s been decimated by Covid-19. Although network rollout is far from uniform across the globe, supply analysts are beginning to form a picture of what the 5G supply chain will look like. As of March, 5G was live in 24 markets globally, according…
Taiwan Start-Ups Seek to Advance Digital Healthcare
Taiwan start-ups have some digital healthcare technologies they’d like to bring to the United States. They have a few hurdles to clear first. For many foreign companies, unique technology isn’t enough to secure investors in America. The medical technology market is highly regulated, and venture capitalists remain very cautious about where they invest their money…
Nations Woo Manufacturers in Wake of China Tariffs
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…
‘Blockchain Fatigue’ Could Stall Supply-Chain Adoption
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…
What’s Behind Foxconn’s Flipflop on U.S. LCD Plant?
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…
CEOs: Many Businesses Lack Resilience
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…
MediaTek to Invest $300M in Startups
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 Inks Investment Deal
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…