SSD Shipments through Global Distribution Channels Reached 127 Million Units in 2021, Up 11% YoY, Says TrendForce
Affected by tight wafer supply, lead time for SSD controller IC and PMIC components was prolonged to 32 weeks in 2021. All controller IC suppliers generally give priority to supplying NAND Flash manufacturers, so production at module factories could not meet SSD demand in the retail market during that time. In 2H21, the supply of […]
Electronic Component Sales Sentiment Slide Continues in September but Glimmers of Hope Emerge for October
ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) September 2022 Survey Results ATLANTA – Continuing a decline that started in May 2022, the ECIA Electronic Component Sales Trend index dropped again as it fell from 86.0 in August to 82.3 in the September measurement. However, the results varied widely by product segment. Electro-Mechanical components saw a […]
Pillsbury Law Group Analysis of Recent U.S. Commerce China-Related Export Controls
U.S. Commerce Department Imposes Sweeping China-Related Export Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items SOURCE: Pillsbury Trade Sanctions Blog On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the “Rule”) imposing sweeping new export controls targeting certain advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer […]
Movie Monday: Cybord and Luminovo CEOs Explore AI on The EMS (Eric Miscoll Show) – October 2022
Can AI make EMS Smarter? That’s the question posed by co-hosts Eric Miscoll and Philip Stoten and they explore the role of artificial intelligence in EMS with two startup using the successfully the technology. Zeev Efrat is CEO of Cybord, who are using AI to provide zero-trust component traceability for OEMs and EMS companies and […]