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Intel Apologizes for Delays in CPUs’ Shipments AGAIN!
Intel has been having chip shortage issues since mid-2018 and still has not managed to catch up with the ever-increasing CPU demand. Towards the end of 2018, Intel officials stated that the 14nm shortages are linked to the company’s efforts to launch the 10nm generation of chips,…
Taiwan’s Yageo To Take Over US Rival Kemet’s Outstanding Shares
On Nov 12, 2019, Yageo Corporation announced its intention to acquire the outstanding shares of KEMET’s common stock for $ 27.20 per share in an all-cash transaction with total equity valued of $ 1.64 billion US dollars. The purchase price represents a premium of 26% to KEMET’s volume-weighted average price…
Raising the Tariffs on Imported China Goods
25% to 30% Tariff Increase Coming October 15 Just announced, the United States will begin the process of raising the tariffs represented on List 1, 2 and list 3 approximately from 25% to 30%. These three lists of goods will impose a tariff of approximately $250 billion of goods imported from…
Congratulations MIT Hyperloop II Team: 1st of all US Teams @ SpaceX Hyperloop Competition IV
MIT Hyperloop II team places 1st out of all the US teams and 5th internationally at the @SpaceX Hyperloop Competition IV on July 21 The MIT Hyperloop II team faced some tough challenges and triumphantly came out of the tunnel ranked #1 among the USA…
Good Luck to the MIT Hyperloop II Team at this year’s Hyperloop International Finals
For the last four years SpaceX has held an annual worldwide competition to design a vehicle that can whisk passengers through a vaccum tunnel. This tunnel is to serve as a tube carrying a friction-less vehicle about 700 miles per hour. 2,000 plus teams…
Yamagata Earthquake: Impact to Electronics Industry
On June 18, 2019 at 10:22 p.m. an earthquake measuring 6.4 Mw struck the coast of Yamagata and the surrounding areas in Japan. The earthquake originated at the convergent boundary of the Amur Plate and the Okhotsk Plate that lies under the Sea of Japan,…
US and Mexico Reach Deal to Avoid Threatened Tariffs
Mexico Agrees to Support Stronger Measures to Curb Migration Across The Border To Avoid Threatened Tariffs on Imports from Mexico President Trump announced Friday night that a deal was in place that would avert threatened tariffs on imports from Mexico in exchange for Mexico taking “stronger…
Rare Earth Elements: Who Will Win the War? China or U.S.?
Global Tariffs Could Impact Your Business If Rare Earth Elements Are Sourced Within Your Supply Chain Rare Earth Element or Rare Earth Metal is one of a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table specifically the fifteen lanthanides, as well as scandium and yttrium. Scandium and yttrium are considered rare…
Embedding Anti-Counterfeit in Company Culture
Avoid Reinventing the Wheel – Anti-Counterfeiting in the Semiconductor Industry must be embedded in the Company’s CultureGuest Blog by Steven Jeter, Electronics Industry Analyst Companies often find themselves reinventing the wheel when filling or hiring for positions that have been vacant for an extended period. This…
Thriving in Today’s Competitive Marketplace
Advances including the internet of things, autonomous vehicles and AI are opening huge new markets and opportunities every day. The supply chain is feeling the impact with these advancements so it’s important to remain informed and proactive. Leading global companies subscribe to SiliconExpert to remove…