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Shanghai Business Returns after Two Months of COVID Lockdown
June 25, 2022 – June 1st, 2022, Shanghai ended two months of total COVID-19 lockdown. Shops have reopened and people are allowed back into offices, parks and public areas. Over 25 million residents are now free to resume life and work operations as before. Foreign…
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ELM Electronics, OBD-II Chip Maker, Shuts Doors
June 24, 2022 – After more than 24 years of business, ELM Electronics is set to close its doors on June 30, 2022. ELM Electronics has been a part of the electronics and integrated circuits industry since its founding in 1998. They manufacture a wide…
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List of China’s Factories Impacted By COVID-19 Surge
April 21, 2022 – Global concern continues to mount as COVID-19 spreads across China and city lockdowns shutdown factories. Production out of China has come grinding to a halt. Due to China’s Zero-COVID policy, factories and manufacturing hubs have been shut down, stranding ships in port…
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China’s Zero Covid Policy Continues to Impact Manufacturing
March 24, 2022 – China’s zero-COVID policy is continuing to have a substantial impact on the production efforts of key manufacturers in the general electronics and automotive part industries. This policy has forced shutdowns in the critical manufacturing hubs of Shenzhen and Changchun. On top…
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Chinese Industrial Hub Shutdown due to COVID-19 Concerns
February 24, 2022 – In an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, a strict lockdown has been imposed in the Chinese city of Suzhou. Suzhou is a technological hub and key manufacturing location for semiconductors. Home to manufacturing facilities for several global firms including Samsung, Bosch, Eli…
Canadian Trucker’s Protest Bottlenecks Cross Border Trade
February 19, 2022 – Canadian truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates blockaded and forced a shutdown of multiple border crossings across the US-Canada Border. Most notably, the Ambassador Bridge which is a critical supply route between Windsor, Canada, and the United States have been impacted. This bridge…
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Typhoon Chanthu Disrupts Supply Chain in East Asia
Super Typhoon “Chanthu”, an enormous category 5 disaster, is damaging portions of the Philippines, Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan. Not only does this typhoon have massive impacts on the human lives in the area, but also disrupts the already unstable state of semiconductor supply…
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Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor Industry Threatened by COVID-19 Surge
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Asia have caused two of the top three global producers of ceramic capacitors to shut down major factories in Japan and Malaysia. Global supplies are extremely tight in the Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) industry, as manufacturers are scrambling…