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…
Featured Mergers and Acquisitions: Diodes, Pericom & more
Keeping up with mergers and acquisitions in the electronics industry is important. The same exact component that was in your design might now be made by a different manufacturer. Luckily, SiliconExpert keeps up with everything happening with mergers and acquisitions to bring you the latest information. Updated: 11/25/2015…