EMSNOW CLASSIC From the Publisher: EMS Industry — Then and Now
This article originally appeared in April of this year. We thought it was worth a replay.
We thought it would be fun to do a series of articles about how the industry has evolved. Since we’ve been collecting data and writing about it for so long, we know what we’ve been saying, so over a few beers recently, we took a walk down memory lane to some of the trends that we forecast over the last decade or so. We decided to explore which predictions have panned out, and which have been wrong turns. We felt pretty good about our forecasts, to be honest (although this could be the beer talking).
No surprises if Intel quits contract chipmaking market
Intel’s recent announcement about refocusing its manufacturing resources on its own products has raised speculation again that the company may discontinue its so-called custom foundry business. Sources in Taiwan’s chipmaking industry has responded by saying they would not be surprised by Intel’s exit from the contract manufacturing market. The sources said that Intel has been […]
2018 EU Channel Sales ‘Healthy’
Originally appeared on EPSNews Mouser Electronics Inc. — on the tail of an announced warehouse expansion — reported that by the end of 2018 it expects to grow by almost 50 percent in Europe, from $1.34 billion to an estimated $1.87 billion, with a customer increase in excess of 18 percent. Mouser executives attribute the growth to targeted customer promotions supported […]
Koh Young Technology to Show AI-based Inspection Solutions at APEX
Seoul, South Korea – Koh Young Technology, a leading 3D measurement inspection solutions provider, will show advanced Artificial Intelligence-based inspection solutions at the IPC APEX Expo during 29-31 January 2019. As ‘Your Partner for Smart Factory Realization,’ Koh Young will feature its new Zenith 2 AOI platform, which adapts the Koh Young Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]
Indium Corporation’s Mackie to Speak at TechSearch International Workshop
Indium Corporation’s Andy Mackie, PhD, MSc, Senior Product Manager, Semiconductor and Advanced Assembly Materials, will share his expertise at a TechSearch International’s workshop on Packaging for Automotive Electronics: Meeting Reliability Challenges for ADAS and Electronic Vehicles, Feb. 12-13, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Dr. Mackie will present on the topic of Emerging Mission Profiles and Reliability Needs Driving Materials Development for […]