Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Decline 9.6% in 2019

DRAM Pricing to Decline 42% in 2019 Due to Demand-Driven Oversupply Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $429 billion in 2019, a decline of 9.6% from $475 billion in 2018, according to Gartner, Inc. This is down from the previous quarter’s forecast of -3.4%. “The semiconductor market is being impacted by a number of […]

Consumer confidence in UK remains low as companies look to provide a human touch

London – Consumer confidence remains flat in Q2 amid continued economic uncertainty, according to the Deloitte Consumer Tracker Survey. It has been revealed that the UK consumer confidence index is -8 per cent; down four percentage from this time last year. Customer experience expectations, however, show no signs of slowing, with over half of UK […]

From the Publisher: The Return to Regionalization

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The electronics manufacturing industry has spread and migrated around the globe for the past three decades in search of lower cost labor and in the hopes of penetrating new markets. In retrospect, this two-pronged OEM objective….