6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (513+ words) Google Glass wasn't the first "smart" glasses to hit the consumer market when it debuted in 2013. Sony, Philips and Epsom were among the innovators that preceded it with some variation on a computer built into eyeglasses. And the concept can…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (192+ words) Another memory chip shortage? How soon we forget. Podcast | How to Survive Another Semiconductor Shortage Another memory chip shortage? How soon we forget. It should come as no surprise to anyone that the stampede to build massive new data centers…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (274+ words) Eric Rimkeit, director of marketing with Supplyframe, explains the reasons for an expected spike in pricing of capacitors, and what that means for electronics supply chains. Capacitors, which perform basic functions of electronics products such as power stabilization and noise…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (594+ words) Supply Chain Brain Report: FCC Ban on Foreign Routers Misses Root Cause of Cyber Risk A recent Federal Communications Commission ban on foreign-made internet routers could end up straining supply chains, while failing to address critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities hackers are…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (226+ words) The U. S. has banned all new foreign-made internet routers, including ones for consumers, citing national security concerns. BBC News reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all consumer-grade routers made outside the U. S. to a list of equipment seen as not…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (271+ words) The microchips that power modern civilization, providing intelligence to everything from mobile phones to medical scanners, are facing increasing vulnerabilities. And while the impact on general consumers might come to mind first, the overlooked effect on the public sector could…...

2+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (456+ words) Apple Inc. on February 24 said it will start building Mac mini desktop computers in Houston later this year, part of a push to do more manufacturing in the U. S. The company said the assembly would take place at the same site…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (362+ words) Eric Rimkeit, director of marketing with'Supplyframe, discusses the impact that the wave of new data centers, in support of advances in artificial intelligence, is having on makers of high-tech consumer products. The surge in construction of data centers is causing…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (187+ words) The U. S. government has given giant chipmaker Nvidia permission to sell its advanced artificial intelligence processors in China, as long as there is sufficient supply of the processors in the U. S. , the Department of Commerce said on January 13. BBC News reports that…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (171+ words) The U. S. has come to a deal on trade with Taiwan, the Trump administration announced on January 15. The agreement includes a commitment to invest $250 billion in semiconductor and technology manufacturing in the U. S. in exchange for lower tariffs on imports from the…...