ECIA Alerts Industry on Coming EPA Ban of PIP 3:1
Atlanta – ECIA, in collaboration with NAM, is following an important EPA action that will impact component manufacturers, especially those in the supply chain for electro-mechanical components. The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the chemical phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1) poses a risk to the […]
Learn How Inspection Will Help the Smart Factory of Tomorrow in New eBook by Koh Young
Salem, OR–Increasing board complexity is driving the need for accurate and speedy inspection systems. In The Printed Circuit Assembler’s Guide to SMT Inspection: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond, author Brent Fischthal of Koh Young Technology takes readers through a brief history of SMT inspection before discussing the benefits of data-driven analytics and how intelligent software solutions […]
Task Force on American Innovation Webinar Innovation in Crisis: Emerging from a Pandemic to Restore American Competitiveness
SIA is hosting a complimentary Task Force on American Innovation webinar on Friday, March 12 at 10:00 am EST entitled Innovation in Crisis: Emerging from a Pandemic to Restore American Competitiveness. Please be sure to register for this event. Scientific discoveries are the result not of a single eureka moment but years of patient, dedicated, and funded […]
IC Insights Raises Its 2021 IC Market Forecast from 12% to 19% Growth
Rising market expectations are being witnessed across most IC product lines from Analog to Logic to DRAM. IC Insights will release its March Update to the 2021 edition of The McClean Report later this month. In addition to presenting its 2021 IC market forecast revision, the Update will also present listings of the top 40 IDM and top 50 fabless IC […]
Data extortion ransomware attacks on manufacturing sector up 608% during COVID-19
Manufacturing organizations reported 228 ransomware attacks using data extortion in 2020, making it the 2nd most-targeted industry globally – The global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the cybersecurity landscape, with ransomware seeing some of the largest pivots in attacker strategy, leaving organizations across sectors – including manufacturing – vulnerable. Data from CrowdStrike Intelligence services reveals a surge in ransomware […]