Demonstrating EU RoHS Compliance May Get Much More Expensive and Much Less Meaningful

Mike Kirschner, Design Chain Associates, reports on the latest regulations impacting the electronics industry in this helpful posting from TTI’s MarketEye blog.
NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang Kicks Off CES 2025
NVIDIA’s groundbreaking graphics processing units (GPUs), software, and systems help fuel advancements across a variety of industries (from gaming to robotics), and the company’s accelerated computing and AI platforms power 76% of the TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. Huang has also earned more than a few accolades for his forward-thinking approach and contributions to […]
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 20.7% Year-to-Year in November
Sales hit highest-ever monthly total in November; worldwide chip sales increase 1.6% month-to-month WASHINGTON—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced global semiconductor sales hit $57.8 billion during the month of November 2024, an increase of 20.7% compared to the November 2023 total of $47.9 billion and 1.6% more than the October 2024 total of $56.9 billion. […]
Cogiscan Appoints New Leadership Team After Founders’ Retirement
Cogiscan’s trio of founders — André, Vincent, and François — bid farewell to their leadership roles at the end of 2024. Prior to their departure they appointed a new Leadership Team to lead Cogiscan’s growth 2025+. Martin Drolet will take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In addition to his management role, he will also […]
Inventories in the EMS Industry

By Dieter Weiss, Founder in4ma The component supply chain disruptions of the past few years have been discussed at length in EMS planning sessions, investor reports and customer calls, but I would contend that the root causes of the problem have not been well understood by the industry. My work at in4ma compiling data […]