In April, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced that quarterly revenue increased 17% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding analysts’ expectations. The reported boom continues a trend in better-than-expected sales, signalling that the end of the global slump in the chip market may be in reach. Though many anticipate chip inventory rebalancing and normalisation come…
China currently accounts for more than half of the world’s refining of aluminium, lithium and cobalt, around 90 percent of that of rare earth metals and manganese and 100 percent of that of natural graphite. In addition, more than a third of the world’s copper and nickel processing is carried out in China. While China…
The European electronics industry risks falling behind Key segments of the EU’s electronics manufacturing industry are set to decline – undermining Europe’s security, industrial resiliency, and global competitiveness. A recent analysis by IPC reveals Europe’s increasing reliance on foreign regions for electronics manufacturing in critical and strategic sectors such as aerospace and defence. Even with…