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Q&A: DigiKey hopes 2025 will be “dynamic year”

Although the electronics market experienced a slump last year, the overall mood for this year and next was optimistic, Tim Carroll, Global Head of Digital Business at DigiKey told Procurement Pro in an exclusive interview at embedded world, as he revealed the company’s outlook, their aggressive supplier acquisition strategy, and how they are using AI

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Quantum breakthroughs accelerate

The total quantum market will grow from $954 million in 2024 to $17.4 billion in 2035, with a 32% CAGR during the period. Beyond 2028, Yole Group expects that quantum computing will dominate. Indeed, the quantum computing market segment will total $3.74 billion in 2035, including both hardware and service applications. QaaS will have the

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Shaping the future of power module packaging

The power module packaging supply chain is continually being reshaped, states Yole Group in its new power electronics report, Status of the Power Module Packaging Industry. New companies are starting to manufacture power modules, and established power module players are expanding their product portfolios and forming new partnerships and M&As. Today, the leading power module

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Navigating the evolving state of procurement

By Isabelle Saffar, CEO at Synertrade Seventy-two percent of CPOs reported digital transformation as a top priority, according to a recent Deloitte report, with a further 41% of respondents citing inadequate technologies as a significant barrier for improvement. This presents a growing challenge for procurement teams who are balancing the adoption of innovative technological solutions

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Drip by drip: semiconductor water management innovations

Not only does semiconductor manufacturing require large volumes of energy, chemicals, and silicon wafers, it also requires vast volumes of water. IDTechEx’s latest report, ‘Sustainable Electronics and Semiconductor Manufacturing 2025-2035: Players, Markets, Forecasts’, forecasts water usage across semiconductor manufacturing to double by 2035, as demand for integrated circuits continues to rise.   In 2023 alone, semiconductor

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Strategic moves & collaborations in compound semiconductors

The compound semiconductor device industry is expected to grow to approximately $25 billion by 2030. This industry remains a small part of the overall $1 trillion semiconductor device market. Behind these numbers lies a different reality. Compound semiconductors are enablers, driven by strong market dynamics. “The compound semiconductor device industry is on a rapid growth

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NVIDIA reports 78% growth amid surging AI demand

NVIDIA has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter, showcasing significant growth driven by heightened demand for its AI technologies. Fourth-quarter highlights: Revenue: $39.3 billion, a 12% increase from the previous quarter and a 78% rise compared to the same period last year Data centre revenue: $35.6 billion, up 16% from the previous quarter

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The top 10 semiconductor companies in 2025

The semiconductor industry is the beating heart of modern technology, enabling advancements in computing telecommunications, AI, and various other fields. So who are the top 10 companies behind this massive industry? Here, we will explore these industry giants, with insights into their market capitalisation, revenue, and influence, as of February 2025. NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA, founded

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Solid Q4 for global semiconductor manufacturing industry

The global semiconductor manufacturing industry closed 2024 with strong fourth quarter results and solid year-on-year (YoY) growth across most of the key industry segments, SEMI announced in its Q4 2024 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report, prepared in partnership with TechInsights. The industry outlook is cautiously optimistic at the start of 2025 as

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Results show 2025 off to an encouraging start

With a score that broke solidly above the 100-point threshold in January for the overall component average, the year got off to an encouraging start, according to the ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) January 2025 survey results. While the actual score of 108.5 was 6.7 points lower than the forecast from the December survey,

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