What’s the SCOOP – January 2021

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Whilst we were wondering if 2021 was going to be more of the same shelter-at-home, zoom meeting, virtual conference, work from home stuff or if mass vaccination would return humanity to some kind of pre-covid normality, the US inaugurated a new President and a new ear started.

Automotive Market Set to Recover in 2021 with Yearly Sales of 84 Million Vehicles, While 12-inch Fab Capacities for Automotive Semiconductor Undergoes Most Severe Shortage, Says TrendForce

Not only did automotive market take a downward turn starting in 2018, but the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 also led to noticeably insufficient procurement activities from major automotive module suppliers, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. However, as the automotive market is currently set to make a recovery, TrendForce expects yearly vehicle sales […]

SEHO MWS 2300 Provides Automatic Nozzle Height Adjustment

Most wave soldering systems installed in electronic productions are equipped with one or two solder nozzles that generate a turbulent wave. This configuration is ideal for most products; however, this concept reaches its limitations if, for example, PCBs in masks are to be processed. “The reliable wetting of all solder joints is not guaranteed, depending on […]

Top-10 IC Growth Categories Target Emerging Applications in 2021

Memory, auto-specific, and embedded MPUs expected to outpace total IC market growth this year. IC Insights recently released its 2021 edition of The McClean Report.  The new analysis and forecast of the IC industry includes IC Insights’ ranking of IC product categories based on sales growth rate.  The listing projects the market growth rate for each of […]