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The hope moving into 2022 was that as COVID restrictions across the global supply chain waned and ports gradually improved their infrastructures to match the quantity of inventories being shipped, there would be some signs that the struggles seen in 2020 and 2021 would be waning. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case.…
In a sign that the supply chain restrictions imposed by continued COVID-19 protocols, inflation, and geopolitical tensions such as the war in Ukraine may be having a significant effect on the electronics market, electronic component sales for March and April softened. According to the Electronic Component Sales Trend Survey (ECST) published by ECIA, its sales-trend…
Kunshan, China is one of the of the most important technology hubs in the global supply chain. Located approximately 30 miles west of Shanghai, it is the location of many Taiwanese-owned facilities such as Unimicron Technology, Eson Precision, and Elite Material that produce circuit boards for industries ranging from consumer electronics to automotive. Unimicron, for…
Inflation continues to rise at historic levels. According to the Consumer Price Index, inflation is increasing at its fastest pace in 40 years a reported 7.9% increase in February. The reasons for such a steep climb are varied and include the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has among other things caused gas prices to…
According to a recent study from commercial real-estate firm CBRE, nearly 96% of existing space in the U.S. is currently in use, and large companies are working quickly to adapt to a new but uncomfortable reality: space, where it can be found, is expensive. For today’s manufacturers, it’s not uncommon to pay up to 30%…
In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, as well as the ongoing geopolitical tensions with China and the continued supply chain issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is prioritizing semiconductor manufacturing on its own soil more than ever. Indeed, President Biden in his State of the Union address highlighted his push for new…