Navigating Supply Disruption: Lessons Learned From The Passive Components Market
Instead of relying on a single source, it’s crucial to build a diverse network of suppliers to ensure supply continuity. The January earthquake in Japan greatly impacted passive component manufacturer Murata, causing lead times and pricing for fixed inductors to...
The Meteoric Rise of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging
The future of semiconductors may rely less on the technology of the chips themselves and more on how they are packaged. As performance demands continue to grow, chipmakers are exploring new ways to squeeze more functionality into the same limited space. Chip packaging...
Delays Pile Up In The Construction Of Planned Fabs
Factors like current market conditions, rising equipment costs, a lack of skilled workers, geopolitical tensions, and the slow rollout of government grants are causing delays in the construction of many planned fabs. Across the industry, stakeholders are grappling...
How Glass Substrates Will Impact Performance, Flexibility, and Scaling
Engineers are turning to packaging substrates to optimize electronic devices in preparation for an era that relies heavily on big data and computationally enormous artificial intelligence algorithms. One specific branch of packaging substrate research aims to find a...