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In many regards, the current state of the electronic component and semiconductor market is quite positive. According to ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) released in March, for example, February saw overall electronic component sales move into positive territory for the first time in 21 months on the back of momentum from interconnected, passive, and…
As of this writing, the 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has claimed the lives of more than 22,000 civilians. Worse still, survivors, many of whom are now homeless, will now have to face a series of “worsening and horrific conditions” including cold and snow. The Syrian city of Aleppo, for example, is forecasting…
U.S. automakers officially may be at their breaking point. In a year that has seen raw material shortages, skyrocketing lead times, ongoing complications from stringent COVID-19 protocols, port congestion, and other major supply chain disruptions, the repercussions of the recent U.S. sanctions against the sale of chips and chip-making equipment to China are now pushing…
The benefits of buffer stock are well known across the business landscape and have long been seen as a strategy to secure supply chains. In 2022, however, the use of buffer stock to shore up critical inventory such as electronic components, semiconductors, have gone from being a supply chain luxury to being an absolute necessity.…
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…
In a new but not unexpected development for supply chains, the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been identified in California. According to Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, the individual in question had recently completed a trip to South Africa before the travel restrictions were…