In 2020, we have seen a global manufacturing decline made worse by Coronavirus-driven shutdowns. Tariffs, trade and Brexit issues continue, and geopolitical concerns remain very significant. Automotive and aerospace production have been hit hard; manufacturing is recovering, but service/travel sectors remain in major recession.While the first half of 2020 was quite bad, conditions are now […]
Heat dissipation and thermal management are growing issues in the design of electric vehicles (EVs) and their components. Within the battery pack, heat is generated during the operation of the battery. However, batteries operate more efficiently and retain their capacity longer if their environment is maintained within a narrow range of temperature. Source: Thermal interface […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched its Electronic Resurgence Initiative (ERI) in 2017 with the intention of reshoring a domestic chip industry that has been moving steadily offshore for decades. Microelectronics are a foundational building block of most of our defense systems. Source: IFTLE 463: DoD Focuses on “Reshoring” Electronics to the US […]
As the DRAM industry officially enters the EUV era, NAND Flash stacking technology advances past 150L, says TrendForce as it provides its forecast of 10 key trends in the tech industry for 2021.The three major DRAM suppliers Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron will not only continue their transition towards the 1Znm and 1alpha nm process […]
Worldwide semiconductor sales registered an on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month in August 2020.The global semiconductor industry posted August sales of US$36.2 billion, up 3.6% sequentially, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales were 4.9% above the August 2019 total of US$34.5 billion.”Global semiconductor sales increased year-to-year in August for the seventh consecutive month, […]
Israel is at the front of pack with China and the United States when it comes to tech startups. But when it comes to large, indigenous tech giants, the country is nowhere to be seen. Source: Israel: Startup Powerhouse
The role of product management in technology industries is relatively young when compared to other roles such as sales or marketing. One aspect of this youthful demeanor that’s largely defined the role in the past 20-30 years is that of a “jack of all trades” who steps in to fill gaps in an organization wherever […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of long, complex supply chains. It has also shown how reliant many U.S. and European companies are on the overseas supply of critical items, bringing to the fore a long-debated issue—are we ready to reshore? Source: Is the Industry Ready to Reshore or Rightshore?
Previous articles have discussed a segmentation of the electronics market called Long Life Cycle(LLC) Products. LLC products are those whose useful life is longer than five years. In a subsequent article, the current state of the electronics ecosystem, and the connection of the LLC market to the AI/IOT mega-trends were also discussed. Source: Manufacturing shakes […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– What’s New: The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Intel Federal LLC the second phase of its State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integration Prototype (SHIP) program. The SHIP program enables the U.S. government to access Intel’s state-of-the-art semiconductor packaging capabilities in Arizona and Oregon and take advantage of capabilities created by Intel’s tens of […]
“I’m thrilled with our ability to deliver such strong financial results to close out FY20,” says CEO Mark Mondello in the report.During the fourth quarter the EMS provider recorded revenues of USD 7.3 billion, quite the increase from USD 6.5 billion during the same quarter last year. Jabil’s Diversified Manufacturing Services recorded a YoY revenue […]
The global coronavirus has upended many of the metrics used to forecast supply, demand, economic activity and financial stability. Two electronics associations – the IPC and ECIA – report electronics markets are recovering, but forward momentum is decelerating. Source: Electronics End Markets are Rebounding: Will it Last?
