Key Takeaways: Arrow Electronics joins the Hedera Council, bringing $28B in global tech leadership to a decentralised blockchain governance model. DLT-based supply chain initiative will focus on real-time tracking, automated compli...

In The News | By Matthew Walker | 05-06-2025

Key Takeaways: Data centres could account for 9% of U.S. energy consumption by 2030, driven by rapid growth in AI and cloud computing. Ohio is leading a new model by integrating microgrids with data centres, enhancing grid resilien...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 04-06-2025

Key Takeaways: The University of Missouri has developed a starfish-inspired wearable device that detects heart problems with over 90% accuracy using AI-enhanced signal analysis. The five-arm structure improves data stability during...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 04-06-2025

Key Takeaways: Personalised Medicine Requires Flexible Manufacturing: The shift toward personalised treatments, driven by advances in genomics and biotechnology, demands manufacturing systems that can handle small, variable batches with hi...

Insights | By Electropages | 04-06-2025

Key Takeaways: The new 2025 semiconductor tariff reprises Trump’s earlier protectionist playbook—this time targeting even close U.S. allies and risking global tech supply chain disruption. Electronics rely on deeply globalised manu...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 03-06-2025

While the idea of reshoring manufacturing has long appealed to politicians and the public alike, the tools used to achieve this goal matter greatly. In recent years, tariffs have re-emerged as a favoured instrument of economic pressure, particularly under Pre...

Insights | By Robin Mitchell | 02-06-2025

Key Takeaways: Allison Sabia, CEO of Galco, named a 2025 Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. The award honours transformative leadership in global supply chain strategy and industrial innovation. Sabia has...

Buyer News | By Matthew Walker | 30-05-2025

Key Takeaways: Why it matters: Sodium-ion batteries use abundant, low-cost sodium instead of lithium, but their poor cycle life and safety have held back commercialization. What’s new: Researchers engineered a smart gel polymer ele...

Insights | By Liam Critchley | 30-05-2025

Key Takeaways: 1200V/340A SiC MOSFET module with integrated gate driver for compact, high-efficiency power conversion. High thermal resilience with junction temperatures up to 175°C and AlSiC baseplate for optimal heat management....

Buyer News | By Matthew Walker | 27-05-2025

By Puneet Saxena, Corporate Vice President, Manufacturing Industry Strategy, Blue Yonder. As of late April 2025, the global semiconductor industry, along with its associated supply chain and customer base, was still waiting for a tariffs announcement by...

Insights | By Jack Pollard | 27-05-2025

A Silicon Carbide based EV Power Inverter: Wolfspeed   Key Takeaways about SiC and GaN Power Semiconductors Boost EV Driving Ranges: EVs rely on a DC-based power distribution system.  The various subsystems within an EV require man...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 22-05-2025

Comparison of Silicon, GaN, and  Sic Semiconductors. Image source: Navitas   Key Takeaways: Wide Bandgap Semiconductors handle more power at higher frequencies than traditional Silicon(Si) can  They are also resistant to radar and...

Insights | By Gary Elinoff | 21-05-2025