DRAM Market Braces For Slower Growth
History suggests that DRAM ASP and market growth will soon trend downward; suppliers cautious and stand ready to adjust capex expansion plans. In its September Update to The 2018 McClean Report, IC Insights discloses that over the past two years, DRAM manufacturers have been operating their memory fabs at nearly full capacity, which has resulted in steadily increasing […]
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Manufacturing Day Activities Do Move the Needle, Says Deloitte Survey
From MFG Day Blog Back in 2012, when Manufacturing Day began, we put forth the ambitious goal of affecting the public’s perception of manufacturing with the goal of inspiring more people to pursue manufacturing careers. We wanted to correct the idea that manufacturing involved repetitive, unskilled tasks that happened in dark, dirty factories — a […]
North American PCB Industry Growth Cycle Continues, Says IPC
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced the August 2018 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-over-year growth continued for industry sales and orders. The book-to-bill ratio for August held steady at 1.05. Total North American PCB shipments in August 2018 were up 8.7 percent compared to the same month last […]
IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI®: Weakest improvement in manufacturing business conditions in 2018 so far
LONDON–September data pointed to slower overall growth across the Canadian manufacturing sector, largely reflecting weaker rises in production volumes and incoming new work. A robust rate of job creation was maintained in September as manufacturers sought to boost operating capacity and reduce their backlogs of work. Meanwhile, longer delivery times from suppliers continued to influence […]