Omdia: Southeast Asia smartphone market shipments decline 9% in 1Q26, as vendors prioritize profitability over share
LONDON: Latest research from Omdia shows that Southeast Asia’s smartphone market declined 9% year-on-year in 1Q26, with shipments totaling 21.6 million units. However, the standout metric was average selling price (ASP) rather than volume: the ASP reached a record high of $349 in 1Q26, up 19% year-on-year, as memory cost inflation reset device pricing across […]
The Electric Slide – Two Visions for AI Dominance
For a fascinating look at why China’s hardware manufacturing dominance is the foundation of their AI strategy, please spend some time with this Substack writer: Here’s an excerpt: One of the more interesting developments in AI is that while the American AI companies are mainly focused on closed-weight models, China is building open-weight models. That […]
Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials 2026 Program Finalized
The SMTA is pleased to announce the technical program for the Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials. Co-organized by SMTA and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), the event will be held June 23-25, 2026 in Hyattsville, Maryland at the College Park Marriott Conference Center. The technical program includes a keynote presentation on […]
Celestica Announces Election of Directors
TORONTO, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS) (TSX: CLS), a global leader in data center infrastructure and advanced technology solutions, today announced, in accordance with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange, that the nominees listed in its definitive proxy statement were elected as directors of the company at its Annual […]
EMS Spotlight: Mike Buseman, CEO SMTC
EMSNOW continues our ground-breaking EMS Spotlight Series with a conversation with Mike Buseman, CEO of SMTC, a mid-tier EMS with an Americas-based manufacturing footprint. Mike describes their strategy for serving low-to-medium volume, highly complex systems for regulated end markets in the face of the current geopolitical turmoil.