Up Close with Dale Ford, Chief Analyst, Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) – Part 1

EMSNOW catches up with Dale Ford, Chief Analyst for the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) for this exclusive, must-see conversation about supply chain trends in this critical part of EMS companies’ financial well-being. Fresh from his association’s Executive Conference, Dale unpacks the latest data about the component categories that matter most: what’s behind the recent […]

Memory Price Surge Squeezes Game Console Margins; 2026 Shipment Forecast Revised Downward, Says TrendForce

TrendForce’s latest report states that rising memory prices have significantly increased BOM costs in consumer electronics, leading brands to hike retail prices and dampening market demand. After reducing its 2026 shipment forecasts for smartphones and laptops earlier in November, TrendForce has also downgraded its 2026 forecast for game console shipments—from an initial YoY decline of […]

IMI Sells Stake in VIA Optronics Holding AG in Strategic Divestment

Nuremberg, Germany — Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Coöperatief IMI Europe U.A., announced the sale of its 50.32% stake in VIA Optronics Holding AG to Kronen 3140 GmbH (to be known in the future as V-PTR Beteiligungs GmbH) which is owned by some members of VIA’s management and advisory team. The parties have […]