Shortage of electronic components: myth or reality?
In recent years, the electronic components market has experienced one of its most significant transformations. If, during the pandemic, demand was at the...
Reliability testing for power devices: how to automate it
By Andrea Vinci* | There is no single meaning and definition for reliability testing. The definition I prefer is "a methodology for...
Semiconductor industry increases production capacity
The global semiconductor manufacturing industry will increase capacity by 6 percent in 2024 and record a 7 percent increase in 2025, reaching a record high...
Semiconductors in search of new fertile ground
edited by Giorgia Andrei | *extracted from the article "Exploring new regions: The greenfield opportunity in semiconductors," by Ondrej Burkacky, Matteo Mancini, Mark Patel, Giulietta...
Connectors, still a profitable industry
by Ron Bishop | The connector industry has always been recognized for its ability to consistently achieve a net profit and a...
Asia: better understand trade corridors
By Maria Cecilia Chiappani | Between 1989 and 2019, Asia became the world's largest economic region. Given 2021, it accounts for 53 percent of...
Funding for Silicon Box: 1.3 billion for semiconductors
The European Commission has finally approved a 1.3 billion euro Italian measure for Silicon Box to build, in Novara,...
Tech and employment: big companies lay off 280,000 people in 2024
In 2024, globally, 280,991 employees in the technology sector lost their jobs. More than half of these layoffs - 157,950 - are...
Chip: Americans hold the key to the future
by Georg Steinberger | American chip companies dominate the world, in terms of revenue, intellectual property and potential. With artificial intelligence...
Chip and automotive, an unbreakable union
The automotive semiconductor market is estimated by Semiconductor Intelligence to reach $67 billion in 2023, reporting...