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By Max Chan, Chief Information Officer, Avnet Deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in procurement and the supply chain is forecasted to grow hugely over the next five years. The compound annual growth rates will be 36.6% in procurement between 2024 and 2030, and 28.2% in the supply chain in the same time period. The cost
Intel has officially cancelled two high-profile semiconductor investments in Europe – a multibillion-dollar chip manufacturing facility in Magdeburg, Germany, and a €4.6 billion assembly and test site near WrocÅ‚aw, Poland. The decision, confirmed by CEO Lip-Bu Tan in a staff memo, marks a significant reversal of the company’s European strategy and deals a blow to
The UK government has announced a major boost to British industry following the signing of a trade agreement with India, securing over £6 billion in new investment and export deals and supporting more than 2,200 British jobs across the country. The signing of the deal will take place during a meeting between Prime Minister Keir
By Rayna Feng, Bill XU, Systems Engineering and Marketing, Texas Instruments Currently, there are two methods to dim LEDs. In analog dimming methods, the current going through the LED is adjusted by an input control voltage. Digital (PWM) dimming, on the other hand, leverages the slow response of the human eye by quickly turning the
By Harry Fowle, Associate Editor, Procurement Pro Over the past decade or so, Poland has quietly positioned itself as one of the most strategically important players in Europe’s electronics supply chain. With a central location, a manufacturing base bolstered by both domestic innovations and foreign direct investment, and a maturing digital economy, it presents a
“I know it is the right thing to do. I wish I’d done it sooner,” laments Steve Rawlins, CEO at Anglia. The ‘it’ is a customer loyalty scheme branded Anglia Plus that is targeting 65,000 potential customers in Europe as well as being open to the 3,500 to 5,000 customers with which Anglia typically trades.
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. Since the inauguration of Trump, that cursed word has been almost inescapable. Just so happen to produce a key commodity or component? Tariff. Trade just a bit too much with your red, white, and blue neighbour? Tariff. Maybe you happen to own a big chunk of land by the arctic? Tariffs! Fundamentally
Automotive is an important area of application for artificial intelligence (Al), involving the use of various technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing computer vision, and context awareness. Self-driving vehicles on trial are equipped with artificial intelligence software and a set of hardware sensors, including LiDAR, video camera, position estimators, and distance sensors. The
Rochester Electronics was founded in 1981 by Curt Gerrish, who had spent two decades at Motorola in a senior role. During his time there, he recognised a critical challenge in the semiconductor industry: when parts became obsolete or reached the end of their lifecycle, they were simply scrapped. Seeing an opportunity, Gerrish approached Motorola and
Cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered an escalation in cyber espionage activity targeting Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, with multiple China-aligned threat actors launching coordinated phishing campaigns to gather intelligence across the entire supply chain. Between March and June 2025, at least three distinct threat groups – tracked by Proofpoint as UNK_FistBump, UNK_DropPitch, and UNK_SparkyCarp – engaged