North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2020 Billings
MILPITAS, Calif. — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.68 billion in billings worldwide in December 2020 (three-month average basis), according to the December Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI. The billings figure is 2.6 percent higher than the final November 2020 billings of $2.61 billion and is 7.6 percent higher than […]
Massive Demand in Consumer and Education Keep the EMEA PC Market at Double-Digit Growth for a Third Consecutive Quarter, says IDC
LONDON — The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) posted strong growth in 2020Q4 (16.6% YoY) and totaled 24.1 million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The continued impact of COVID-19 and subsequent high demand for traditional PC shipments resulted in strong growth for consumer (21.3% YoY) and […]
The impact of counterfeit components on product reliability
In this article, author Eyal Weiss shows that the majority of electronic hardware failures originate from counterfeit components. He explains why and argues that employing Component Trust Analytics (CTA) on 100% of the components resolves reliability issues associated with counterfeit components that infest the electronics industry.