Manufacturers Must Rethink Global Operations in Face of COVID-19
Manufacturers must redesign and reform their global supply chains or global production networks (GPN) if they want to survive and…
Electronic Product Launches Stalled by Covid-19
A survey finds component prices are surging as supply chain disruptions continue. 53% of electronics industry product launches have been…
TSMC’s US Expansion Plan May be Accompanied by 12-inch Supply Chain
According to TrendForce, TSMC's expansion plan in the U.S. may be accompanied by other actors in 12-inch supply chain too...
How Has COVID-19 Changed Our World?
Scratch that thought if you are planning to go back to the old ways of doing business once COVID-19 blows…
Teardown of Huawei Flagship Phone Finds US Parts
A teardown of the latest Huawei P40 phone suggests Qualcomm, Qorvo and Skyworks are still an essential part of the…
Huawei vs. Xiaomi: The Giants Which Fuelled China’s Growth
Huawei and Xiaomi both need to rapidly fill in their supply chains. They're doing it for different reasons, and they're…
Covid-19: More Closures Hit Asia
Our colleagues in China, Taiwan and other regions in Southeast Asia continue to report, from the ground, on the coronavirus's…
Covid-19: The Situation so Far
Covid-19 has accelerated the shift of manufacturing from China to elsewhere (other countries in Asia) – which had been already…
Report: Coronavirus Fails to Incapacitate Chip Industry
The IC industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus crisis so far, but disruptions in packaging…
Supply Chain: Impact of Covid-19 Still Unknown
The coronavirus epidemic is likely to have a negative impact on general markets, especially consumer markets. Global GDP is going…