Ongoing robust growth rates, but memory chip shortage is an issue for supply chains We expect global electronics/ICT production to grow by 11% in 2026 and by 7.3% in 2027 after a 10% increase in 2025. Investment in AI data centres remains the main driver, as the combination of high expectations in the technology and…
Electronic component lead times in 2026 have stretched from a routine 8-16 weeks to 26-55+ weeks for the hardest-hit categories. Microcontrollers are quoted beyond 55 weeks, automotive DRAM prices are up roughly 70 percent year on year, and semiconductor packaging alone adds around 10 weeks across the industry. This guide summarises current lead times by…
Samsung strike talks collapse with chip supply chains in the balance… Image: © MichaelVi/Stock.adobe.com Samsung Electronics and its unions failed to reach a deal on Wednesday, leaving a threatened 18-day walkout set to begin on Thursday. Last-ditch South Korean government-mediated talks collapsed today (20 May), leaving an 18-day strike at the world’s biggest memory chipmaker…
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China furious after Dutch intervention at Nexperia Tensions between the Netherlands and China continue to rise following the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ decision to intervene at chipmaker Nexperia. The Chinese government calls the move discriminatory. The country warns that the Netherlands should not underestimate China’s determination. This is reported by De Telegraaf and the FD. The Dutch cabinet…
In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia AMSTERDAM, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors. The government said late on Sunday that it has intervened in…
A homemade crisis: Europe’s EMS market shrank 14% in 2024 At Evertiq Expo Berlin, market analyst Dieter Weiss (in4ma) and Christoph Solka (IPC, today Global Electronics Association) took the stage once more — not to speak of promise and growth, but of collapse. With data from over 400 companies and biting commentary, the duo unpacked…
Trump’s new tariffs trigger confusion across the globe Economists estimate the overall tariff rate on US imports at around 15% compared to the roughly 2% at the start of the year. This makes it the highest level since the 1930s. However, in a hint that Trump was open to further negotiations, the White House said…
Automotive decline hits Europe component market, says DMASS The European electronic components distribution market is suffering from a declining automotive sector, reports DMASS Europe. The electronic components distribution industry body represents approximately 85% of the European components DTAM. DMASS said that European semiconductor distribution sales in Q2 2025 fell 14% compared to Q2 2024. Austria experiencing…
Trump reverses tariff hikes for most countries, except China Trump announced countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a 90-day reprieve and only face a blanket tariff of 10%. But he hiked the tariff on Chinese imports to 125% from the previous 104%. In an extraordinary U-turn after days of claiming that…
On September 19, market analyst Dieter Weiss from in4ma took the stage at the Evertiq Expo in Gothenburg and raised important questions about the semiconductor crisis that plagued the industry a couple of years ago. With a provocative comparison between semiconductors and toilet paper, he challenged the notion of scarcity and shared insights on how…
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…
Originally published by electronics-sourcing.com on 17.April. 2024 RECORD 2023 GROWTH FOR EUROPEAN EMS MARKET In this article, IPC Electronics Europe presents purchasing professionals with the key takeaways from in4ma’s Annual Survey of the European EMS Industry 2024. As revealed by an annual survey conducted by in4ma and sponsored by IPC Electronics Europe, the European electronics…
Originally posted on Electronicsweekly.com by author: David Manners 18th April 2024 Gen AI sparks IC boom, says Yole Datacentre GPU and AI ASIC revenue could reach $156 billion by 2025 and $233 billion by 2029, says Yole Developpement. The massive growth that the data center GPU and AI ASIC market experienced in 2023 is expected to continue…
The production of electronic components is a capital-intensive venture. Likewise, the industry is also fast-moving, with new product introductions and obsolescence notices a daily, if not hourly, occurrence. Thus, until supply chain AI reaches critical mass, the industry will always be plagued by ‘cycles’ of supply and demand mismatch. In fact, if the cycles are sinusoidal,…
Lead times have dropped by about seven days across all market segments, says SourceEngine, but PEMCO (Passives, Electromechanical and Connectors) segments have seen lead-time rises of a few days. Semiconductor Lead Times Drop and Passives Rise Can you believe we’ve already made it through the first half of the fiscal year? Time flies when you’re…
In a complex 450 page document the US has extended its ban on chip sales to China to devices that are below the leading edge. The US has also extended the ban to over 40 countries which are seen as likely to buy the chips for re-sale to China. “Today’s updated rules will increase effectiveness…
By Steve Bush 28th July 2023 Harwin has created a range of retro-fittable 360° anti-interference back-shells for its Kona high-power connector series. “These back-shells will prevent unwanted EMI leaking out from the connector-cable assembly into the surrounding system,” according to the company. “The two-part construction of the Kona backshells enables engineers to up-grade their existing cable assemblies…
Supply chain complexities have increased throughout the electronics industry, creating opportunities for distributors to help customers navigate the tortuous terrains facing them. After nearly two years of severely constrained supply conditions, electronic manufacturers are finally reporting improvements in the delivery of some components, shortening lead times and reduced pressure on average selling prices across the…
This year has been such a roller coaster for us all and has left us in a continuous loop. Countless unexpected events happened just within a year, and all of them had made huge impacts on most industries. In the world of electronics, it became a great struggle and resulted in massive supply chain disruptions…
Counterfeits electronic components are Electronic components that are misleading as to the origin or quality relating to the parts. It is possible to counterfeit a certain electronic component and potentially infringe one’s trademark license rights. Counterfeit parts often have inferior specifications and quality. They may be a hazard in a critical system such as an…
