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President Trump has announced plans to impose a 100% tariff on imported semiconductors, signalling a potentially significant escalation in trade policy that could impact the global electronics supply chain. The proposed levy would apply to foreign-made computer chips, raising costs on a wide array of consumer and industrial goods, including electronics, vehicles, and household appliances.
Apple has announced a fresh $100 billion investment in the US, adding to the $500 billion it already pledged over a four-year period. While the move is framed as a commitment to strengthening domestic supply chains and innovation, it also reflects the mounting pressure on global tech firms to realign in the face of aggressive
By Marie-Pierre Ducharme, Vice President, EMEA Marketing & Business Development, Mouser Electronics The electronics industry is a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment where procurement teams face a delicate balancing act: they must ensure components meet stringent performance requirements, adhere to budget constraints, and comply with an ever-growing list of regulatory standards. Each of these priorities
This article originally appeared in the May/June issue of Procurement Pro. Key facts: Headquarters: Odessa, Florida Facility size: 20,000 sq. ft Locations: Florida, USA; Shenzhen, China; Bangalore, India Number of employees: 60 • $60 million revenue in 2024 Estimated $75 million in 2025 The mission “My goal has been to keep things simple. We want
Since the onset of the electronics revolution, semiconductor memories have played an integral role. Broadly, memory can be grouped into two categories: non-volatile memory, which retains content when power is removed, and volatile memory, which loses its content when power is removed. In this first entry of Rochester Electronics’ semiconductor memory series, we will look
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