The Electronic Components Outlook: Indicators to Watch in 2H 2022
Component distributor TTI’s Michael Knight takes a step back from the volatility and offers his insights into the current economic situation and concludes, “Challenges will persist, but so will record-setting sales and profit milestones as the electronics industry becomes an ever-bigger factor in global economies and global trade.”
Edge of Now: obstacles to AIoT market growth fall for third consecutive year
Number of engineers citing cost and power as barriers to adopting AIoT-capable hardware halved since 2021; almost three quarters are actively developing products with higher on-device processing capabilities Bristol UK — The number of engineers that see cost or power as an obstacle to increasing onboard processing in their designs has halved from 2021 levels, according […]
Fictiv Publishes 2022 State of Manufacturing Report
The world is forever changed.The past two years have been exceptional in many ways, but workplaces and businesses have adapted and moved forward. The rise of remote work isn’t receding, and the need to invest in more resilient supply chains is greater than ever. And even as constraints have loosened, leaders know that other supply […]
Wearables Market Sees First Decline at Beginning of 2022 as Demand Normalizes, According to IDC
NEEDHAM, Mass.– The global wearables market faced its first-ever decline during the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) as unit shipments totaled 105.3 million units, down 3.0% year over year, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The decline is largely attributable to cooling demand as consumers begin to […]
Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 13.7%, but Supply Chain Remains Selectively Challenging amidst Global Economic Volatility, according to IDC
SAN MATEO, Calif.– According to the Worldwide Semiconductor Technology and Supply Chain Intelligence service from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $661 billion in 2022, a 13.7% year-over-year growth rate following strong 2021 results where revenues reached $582 billion. Demand by industry in 2021 was strongest in the industrial and automotive industries […]