IDC’s 7th Annual Global IoT Decision Maker Survey Reveals IoT as a Leading Digital Transformation Initiative, but Organizations Struggle with Skills Gaps and Infrastructure Readiness

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.– International Data Corporation (IDC) completed its seventh annual survey examining the latest investment trends in the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as the opportunities and challenges facing IoT buyers worldwide. IDC found the majority of organizations that have deployed IoT projects have determined the KPIs to measure success – however, the specific […]

Critical Subsystems: Mapping Out Risks Posed by Growing Trade War

By Julian West First published on SEMI Blog   The recent anti-globalization political rhetoric veering towards nationalism raises a number of challenges for the semiconductor supply chain. Throughout the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, and now the dispute between South Korea and Japan, most attention has focussed on the consequences for players at the top of […]

Smart Manufacturing Workshop: Successful Implementations and Opportunities for Enabling Technologies

Join SEMI’s Smart Manufacturing Technology Community for a one-day workshop to discuss solutions to critical issues on how to realize the benefits of smart manufacturing across the Semi/OSAT/PCBA segments of the electronics manufacturing supply chain. Walk away with ideas on how to maximize the impact of smart manufacturing solutions deployed across the electronics manufacturing industry […]

EMSNOW Analyst Interview: Randall Sherman, New Venture Research

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Randall Sherman is President and CEO of New Venture Research, publisher of the MMI Top 50 EMS, and several other important industry reports. We caught up with him to learn more about his firm’s latest report on the EMS industry. Here is Part One of an insightful conversation we had with him about his view of the current state of the EMS industry and its growth drivers for the future.