A Repairable Future
After years of discussion, New York has finally become the first state in the US to pass the Right to Repair Law for electronics. The bill which is…
Efforts to Diversify Semiconductor Supply Chain Gather Pace
The past two years have brought out the importance of semiconductors in driving economies like never before. Whether it is the demand shock created…
E-waste Management Needs Push from Industry, Consumer, Govt
Electronic items discarded as waste by the world weighed over 50 million tonnes in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available. This is a…
When the Chips are Down: Governments Move to Address Shortage
If there is one thing that COVID-19 continues to teach us is to not underscore the early signs of any crisis. This holds particularly true for the…
India’s PLI Push Paves New Path
Who would have ever known that a scheme introduced to drive the Indian government’s dream of making the country an electronics manufacturing hub…
Vietnam Soars in Global Supply Chains on Favourable Conditions
Vietnamese electronics manufacturing services (EMS) market will grow at a CAGR of 5% between 2020 and 2026. According to Vietnam’s General Statistics…
Industry 4.0 Offers a Silver Lining to the Pandemic Cloud
COVID-19 has brought forth the power of digital transformation. To sustain and quicken the pace of this transformation after the pandemic ends,…
Governments Play Catch-up With Digital Economy
Propelled by rapid technological changes and dynamic market forces, the digital economy is changing fast. To be in step, governments and law-making…