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Didrik-PCB

July 30, 2026
As material shortages push lead times for advanced printed circuit boards towards 2028, four-year-old PCB supplier Confidee has built its strategy around the opposite of locking customers into rigid commitments: complete transparency and a clear policy allowing customers to cancel or rebalance production without damaging the relationship. That is according to board member Didrik Bech.

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July 29, 2026
The unprecedented wave of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is transforming the global electronics supply chain, with growing consequences for PCB manufacturers, material suppliers and OEMs worldwide. According to new research from in4ma and EMSNOW, demand generated by hyperscale data centre operators is driving up PCB prices, stretching lead times and redirecting manufacturing capacity towards AI applications.

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Pascal-Lefarth

July 28, 2026
For Europe's electronics manufacturers, sustainability has become far more than a long-term ambition. Customer questionnaires, ESG platforms and an expanding regulatory framework are rapidly becoming part of everyday business, requiring companies not only to improve their environmental performance but also to demonstrate it through an increasing number of reporting frameworks.

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July 22, 2026
Apple has once again become the world's most valuable publicly traded company - according to Reuters. The iPhone maker has overtaken Nvidia, which had held the top spot for nearly a year thanks to the artificial intelligence boom. Apple is now valued at about USD 4.88 trillion.

PCB-USA_1

July 09, 2026
The new agreement will lead to the production of more than 15 billion US-made chips and enable Broadcom to expand and modernize its manufacturing facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado, with a USD 1.5 billion capital expenditure investment.

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July 07, 2026
The US International Trade Commission's final determination against Innoscience has been upheld following the conclusion of the presidential review period. The ruling confirms that Innoscience infringes an Infineon patent covering GaN technology, resulting in import and sales bans on the infringing products in the United States.

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June 23, 2026
A Munich district court has ruled in favour of Infineon Technologies in two further patent infringement cases against Chinese GaN manufacturer Innoscience. It is the third and fourth legal defeat for Innoscience in an ongoing series of proceedings across Germany and the United States.

June 23, 2026
Robert Bosch GmbH has agreed to pay a USD 36 million penalty to the US Bureau of Industry and Security after shipping MEMS sensor products and software to Huawei and its affiliates without the required export licence. The shipments took place between September 2020 and September 2024.

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May 14, 2026
Samsung Electronics has urged its South Korean labour union to resume wage negotiations, after government-mediated talks collapsed — leaving an 18-day strike from May 21 as a real and immediate threat, Reuters reports.

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May 06, 2026
Chinese manufacturer Luxshare has acquired an additional 24.8% stake in German cable and wiring systems supplier Leoni AG, increasing its shareholding from 50.1% to 74.9%.

John-Ternus-Tim-Cook

April 21, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down from his role on September 1, 2026, with John Ternus appointed as his successor.

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April 13, 2026
Established in 2022, Rapidus has secured funding from both the public and private sectors. It is aiming to mass-produce cutting-edge chips using 2-nanometer technology by 2027.

Houston-production

March 20, 2026
With advanced semiconductor manufacturing still heavily concentrated in Taiwan, geopolitical tensions are forcing companies like Apple to reassess their supply chain strategies. The question is no longer if diversification is needed, but how quickly it can be achieved.

March 18, 2026
Unionised workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea have voted to authorise a strike, escalating a dispute over bonuses and raising concerns about potential disruption to global semiconductor supply, according to Reuters.

Lithium

March 13, 2026
Under the agreement, Trafigura will purchase 8,000 metric tonnes per year of lithium carbonate over a 10-year period, totalling 80,000 tonnes, with deliveries beginning at the start of commercial production.

Houston-production

February 25, 2026
Apple will start producing its Mac mini in the US for the first time, with manufacturing slated to start later this year at a new facility in Houston.

February 13, 2026
Sharp plans to halt production at its Kameyama K2 facility, a Gen 8 LCD plant in Japan, from August 2026 and is seeking a potential buyer for the site, according to TrendForce. The decision could lead to short-term supply disruptions for Apple IT panels and e-paper applications.

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February 13, 2026
Applied Materials has reached a settlement with the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) over alleged violations of export regulations. The company will pay USD 252.5 million, the second-highest penalty ever imposed by BIS.

v40-smartphone

February 11, 2026
Global smartphone production is expected to decline sharply in 2026 as rising memory prices increase retail costs and weigh on end demand, according to research from TrendForce. Total output is forecast to fall 10% year-on-year to approximately 1.135 billion units.

Haviv-Ilan

February 04, 2026
Texas Instruments has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Labs in an all-cash transaction valuing the wireless connectivity specialist at approximately USD 7.5 billion.

New-Fabrication-Facility-at-Yokkaichi-Plant

February 04, 2026
Kioxia Corporation and Sandisk Corporation have extended their joint venture agreements covering Kioxia’s Yokkaichi flash memory manufacturing plant in Japan by five years, pushing the expiry date to December 31, 2034.

Marco-Peter-2026

January 29, 2026
When German memory company Neumonda talks about bringing semiconductor memory manufacturing back to Germany, it sparks curiosity — not about the technology itself, but about the scale, the investment needed, and whether it’s actually possible.

Minnesota-facility

January 27, 2026
US quantum computing company IonQ has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire US-based semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology in a cash-and-stock transaction valuing SkyWater at approximately USD 1.8 billion.

smartphone-shipments-2025

January 15, 2026
Global smartphone shipments increased 4% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2025, supported by seasonal demand and tighter inventory management, according to new data from market research firm Omdia. Growth was concentrated among the largest vendors, while rising component costs began to weigh on parts of the market.

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January 13, 2026
Worldwide semiconductor revenue reached USD 793 billion in 2025, up 21% from 2024, according to preliminary results from Gartner.

Claus-Aasholm

December 16, 2025
What can be learned from the Q3-25 results of the Semiconductor Industry?

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December 03, 2025
The company also plans to increase its phone manufacturing capacity by 30 million units to a total of 140 million units annually, and produce charging devices for smart rings.

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December 02, 2025
When the EU launched the Chips Act, it wrapped the announcement in a familiar promise: technological sovereignty. More fabs, more capacity, and more control over the strategic products and semiconductors that will power Europe’s future.

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November 19, 2025
The global components market is entering a new phase — one that is neither the pandemic-driven scramble for inventory nor the more recent period of oversupply. In a conversation with Evertiq, DigiKey CEO Dave Doherty describes an industry standing at a fragile point of transition, shaped by both uncertainty and accelerating structural change.

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November 18, 2025
At this year’s Evertiq Expo in Warsaw, the conversation around AI hardware took a decidedly practical turn. While much of the global industry continues to debate cloud capacity and data-centre expansion, Korean AI chipmaker DeepX argues that the next wave of innovation will not come from hyperscale infrastructure — but from devices, robots and systems that run their intelligence locally.

October 27, 2025
AMD has completed its divestiture of the ZT Systems US-headquartered data center infrastructure manufacturing business to Sanmina.

October 22, 2025
According to preliminary insights from Gartner, global PC shipments totalled more than 69 million units in the third quarter of 2025, an 8.2% increase from the third quarter of 2024.

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