AIoT momentum building as technical challenges ease, XMOS report finds

Both market-level and device-level challenges are becoming easier to overcome as the AIoT market matures, electronics engineers say in new XMOS research report   Bristol UK — Almost all challenges to the nascent artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) market have become easier to overcome over the past year thanks to significant advances in chip technology, […]

IEC Electronics Corp. Announces Results for Q2 FY21

REVENUE OF $45.4 MILLION IN THE QUARTER; UP 2.7% YEAR OVER YEAR Newark, New York, May 5, 2021 – IEC Electronics Corp. (Nasdaq: IEC) today announced results for the fiscal 2021 second quarter ended April 2, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”). IEC reported revenues of $45.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 2.7% as compared […]

Samsung Expected to Recapture #1 Semi Supplier Ranking in 2Q21

Intel’s lackluster performance and surging DRAM market forecast to put Samsung in the lead. IC Insights is currently assembling its 1Q21 top-25 semiconductor supplier ranking, which includes company sales forecasts for 2Q21 that will be presented later this month in the May Update, the third monthly Update to the 500-page, 2021 edition of The McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and […]

Rare Earth vs. Common Knowledge

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Stefan Stockbauer of GreenChips clears up some confusion about rare earth elements. The heavy use of rare earths and lithium in battery production might be a future problem for renewable energy, he says.

Global Economic Recovery is Picking Up Speed, but Risks Remain, Reports IPC

IPC Releases April 2021 Economic Report The global economic recovery is picking up speed, but there remain risks. The global economy should grow roughly 5 percent in 2021, driven by growth in the United States and China. The world’s two largest economies are seeing accelerated growth. The United States should see first quarter growth eclipse […]