When demand hits all-time highs and prices are rising, it’s time to get serious about strategies for managing long lead times. Many specialists in the chip market predicted 2022 as a strong year for sales, with long lead times and rising prices continuing to...
When you are sourcing hard-to-find parts, there are many timely, safe, and secure options available, but it all starts with proactively determining your needs. Shortage mitigation demands resilience, creativity, and resourcefulness. And, almost two years after the...
Enhancing security, increasing visibility, and anticipating customers’ needs are a few ways we believe Blockchain 2.0 will impact the semiconductor supply chain. Blockchain, a foundational tool for cryptocurrencies, offers the prospect of secure transactions connected...
When the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and the contracts it awards, get mentioned, certain names spring to mind: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and the like. But lately, a different group of companies — ones working in a very different industry — have entered...
Will digital transformation in the semiconductor industry meet the previous “explosive” forecasts or reflect the natural evolution brought about by the IoT? Digital transformation has revolutionized businesses in every vertical, including the semiconductor industry....
We pose 3 questions about shortages, stockpiling, and global foundry development in light of the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine and the semiconductor supply chain. Unfortunately, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, and resolution remains uncertain. We’ve...
Semiconductor packaging shortages have brought the race to develop packaging technologies to the forefront of global semiconductor supply chain challenges. Resolving chip shortages means addressing many complex factors. This includes an often-overlooked step in...
By nature, markets ebb and flow in response to various factors. Nowhere is this more evident than in today’s semiconductor industry: Access to manufacturing materials shrank during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a severe chip shortage; while global supply chains...
The second post in our semiconductor shortage series asks: Will ABF substrate shortages continue to create a chokepoint in the semiconductor supply chain into 2022 and beyond? Next in our series tracking ongoing challenges and changes in the semiconductor industry:...
Our first post in the series about chip shortage mitigation in 2022 examines how you can assure quality during the semiconductor shortage. We know that shortages force change in sourcing practices, as typically reliable supply channels simply aren’t available to meet...
