How EMS Can Drive Profit With AI
DigiSource’s Everett Frank explains how EMS companies can use AI to increase customer satisfaction by improving responsiveness.
Upstream Supply Chain Replenishment and Increased Demand Drive Global Server Shipment Growth by 4–5% in Q3, Says TrendForce
TrendForce reveals that although the overall environment this year has been impacted by AI budget constraints—leading to slower-than-expected growth for general—recent procurement strength for related components such as BMCs and new CPUs indicates an improving trend for new server platforms among OEMs and CSPs. Additionally, surveys of ODM supply chains reveal that server shipments, after […]
IDC Survey Identifies Three Areas Where GenAI is Expected to Have the Most Impact on an Organization’s Competitive Position or Business Models
NEEDHAM, Mass.– A recent survey of technology buyers worldwide found that technology decision making, financial and operational systems, and customer engagement, experience, and support are the three business areas where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is most likely to impact their organization’s future competitive position or business model. The survey, conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC), […]
June ECST Electronic Components Sales Sentiment Disappoints but Optimism Returns in July Outlook
ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) June 2024 Survey Results Atlanta — For the second month in a row, the ECST survey delivered disappointing, declining results as the overall component index fell by 13.4 points in the June survey to slip below the 100-point threshold down to 98.9 points on the index. The combined decline of […]
Tracking the Progress of the CHIPS R&D Programs
Enacted in 2022 to promote U.S.-based semiconductor production and innovation, the CHIPS & Science Act is the most significant federal investment ever made in the U.S. semiconductor industry. While much attention is focused on the CHIPS incentives grant program, the other pillar of the CHIPS Act is also critically important: a substantial, $13 billion investment over […]