Addicted to Cheap – The Truth About Reshoring
As the pendulum swings from globalization to regionalization, many are talking about a manufacturing renaissance in the US and in Europe. Governments are doing their bit with incentives like the CHIPS act, with tariffs on foreign products, and even restrictions on the devices and technology that can be exported to certain countries. So, I am exploring the reality behind the hype of reshoring, what more regional supply chains might mean, and importantly whether we have to rethink our addiction to cheap consumer electronics. Spoiler alert – we really should!
New AI-Powered Technology to Combat Semiconductor Chip Counterfeiting
Researchers at Purdue University, Indiana, have developed a groundbreaking solution to combat the burgeoning problem of semiconductor chip counterfeiting. Their innovative technology, known as RAPTOR, leverages deep learning and an optical marker composed of gold nanoparticle patterns embedded on chips. This method, detailed in the journal Advanced Photonics, can detect tampering by analysing these unique nanoparticle patterns, […]
Electric versus hydrogen vehicles
At the end of 2023, the House of Commons passed the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate into law, meaning that by 2030, 80 per cent of new cars and 70 per cent of new vans sold in Great Britain must be zero-emission, with a goal of achieving 100 per cent zero-emission vehicles by 2035. In […]
Container xChange Customer Advisory: Essential Measures for Minimizing Disruption Amid Ningbo Port Closure
Shanghai, China– Container xChange, an online container trading and leasing marketplace, is alerting the global container trading and leasing community to the serious repercussions of the recent explosion aboard the Yang Ming vessel YM Mobility at Ningbo Port, China. This incident, which has led to the closure of one of the world’s busiest container terminals, is expected to […]
Latest Advancements in High-Reliability Electronics Focus of 2024 IPC High Reliability Forum October 9-10
Forum co-located with IPC Builds, IPC standards development committee meetings BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — Ensuring reliability in high-voltage electronics, a new standardized test method for abrasion resistance of e-textiles, and assembly and solder joint X-ray challenges are just a few of technical conference topics offered at IPC’s High Reliability Forum October 9-10 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, N.C. Additional presentation topics […]