After Three Consecutive Years of Growth, IDC Forecasts Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Decline by 7.2% in 2019
SAN MATEO, Calif.– After three consecutive years of growth, with year-over-year growth of 13.2% in 2018, the latest forecast update to the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that worldwide semiconductor revenue will decline to $440 billion in 2019, down 7.2% from $474 billion in 2018. The SAF also forecasts that semiconductor revenues […]
President Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure the Information and Communications Technology Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an Executive Order: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain, declaring that threats to the information and communications technology and services supply chain by foreign adversaries are a national emergency. The Executive Order prohibits transactions that involve information and communications technology or services designed, developed, manufactured, or […]
The Reading Room – What’s the SCOOP?
After hijacking a space on EMSNOW’s homepage while I guest edited the publication, their esteemed editor, Jennifer Read, has kindly allowed me back on a weekly basis to share some of what I am watching, reading and even listening to. So, here’s a few things I’ve enjoyed this week, some of which you will see […]
ATI Selects Universal’s Fuzion for High-Mix Production
Leading-edge platform delivers high-mix productivity by streamlining and even eliminating changeovers. Assembly Technologies Inc. (ATI), an electronics manufacturing services provider with more than 30 years of experience, has added a Universal Instruments FuzionXC2-37™ to its Charlotte, NC production facility. The new surface mount platform was chosen for its ability to maximize efficiency and boost productivity in […]