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The announcement of Elon Musk’s plans for a new, multi-billion-dollar TeraFab complex came 99 years after Henry Ford’s massive River Rouge motor plant started churning out cars. Whereas Ford first pioneered vertical integration and took it to its logical extremes – he built an onsite power plant, steel mill, and glass factory, as well as
The European electronic components market returned to solid growth in Q1, reaching €4.63 billion (+16.9%), with broad but uneven momentum across the region. Core industrial economies such as Germany (+18.5%), Italy (+18.8%), the Nordics (+19.8%), Austria (+22.4%), and Benelux (+21.0%) delivered strong double-digit gains, while Ireland (+4.6%) and parts of Southern Europe expanded more cautiously. The
A fabless semiconductor company focuses on designing and developing integrated circuits while outsourcing fabrication to specialised foundries, which allows it to concentrate on architecture and system-level innovation. This model is central to modern chip ecosystems because it enables faster iteration cycles and close coordination with manufacturing and packaging partners. Competitiveness stems from economic efficiency rather
The electronics industry is in the grip of a memory shortage – and this one is different. Unlike the supply shocks of the COVID-19 era, today’s crunch is being driven by a fundamental shift in who consumes memory and how much they need. Experts who joined a recent Procurement Pro webinar – Claudio Chan, Director
Disruption in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to evolve, with conditions shifting day by day. Periods of de-escalation have offered some relief, but recovery remains fragile and uncertainty persists. Insurance costs remain volatile, and security risks, including the potential presence of unexploded mines, continue to pose challenges even when transit resumes. For procurement
Global electronics production relies on a tightly synchronised network of semiconductor fabrication plants, where a single power outage can disrupt output in real time. The industry operates with minimal inventory buffers and depends heavily on a limited number of high-capacity fabs to sustain continuous supply. When one facility experiences downtime, the impact spreads rapidly, creating
HTEC’s latest State of AI in the Semiconductor Industry 2025-2026 report reveals a growing gap between AI ambition and execution in the semiconductor sector. Almost all surveyed semiconductor organisations are pursuing AI, but fewer than half have embedded it across multiple functions. Most deployments remain concentrated in specific use cases or pilot programmes rather than
In recent days, the headlines of most technology titles have been dominated by the perfect storm that has led to a global shortage of Random Access Memory (RAM). As the short-term, temporary memory that handles data for processing and applications, RAM – and specifically Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) – is a foundational business technology.
Founded in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, Waldom began as a distributor of wartime surplus products before expanding into the manufacturing of speaker components. During the 1960s, the company became part of GC under Katy Industries, broadening its product portfolio to serve the electronics, automotive, and communications industries. A pivotal milestone came in 1967 when Waldom
The cable manufacturing industry sits at the centre of many sectors that are currently driving economic growth and technological transformation. It supplies high-power cables and shielded data solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), enabling electrification, connectivity, and safety in next-generation mobility. At the same time, the industry delivers mission-critical components that underpin the renewable energy transition,