Today, one-third of the cost for a car is from electronics. This is expected to become 40% soon. We share how this takes place with details on car technology and features.
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Product Design, Development
Vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) consolidation targets the self-driving autonomous car
4G v 5G wireless printed circuit board (PCB) challenges and opportunities
Read how 5G network architecture brings challenges and opportunities for PCB vendors, contract electronics EMS providers, and telecoms.
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Pros and cons of 3D printing, additive manufacturing in contract electronics
There is great potential for 3D printing to disrupt the $12 trillion manufacturing market. Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing (for private use systems) creates 3D objects layer by layer from a 3D design file (typically in STL, stereolithography format) …
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Tariff impact across technology sector raises telecom, networking hardware pricing
Chart details percentage pricing increases for hardware, highlighting changes based on tariffs, per OEM company, and product.
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CNC machines used in contract electronics manufacturing
One OEM hardware product required CNC machines performing 40 different processes and 193 different tooling steps to produce its stainless steel metal frame.
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Smartphone feature preferences: China v Global
Mobile smartphone network quality – in China and in other regions surveyed – was second most important feature to potential buyers. Read article for more.
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ERP, supply chain and procurement cloud preferences
Mission-critical tasks or software applications like ERP, SCM and purchasing might be on an organization’s private cloud for enhanced security and availability. Read benefits for each model in this article
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Manufacturing trade war or overdue market correction?
You make sure you are focusing your business to be consistent with current financial regulations and existing trade policies. Yet, products that once owned more than 90% of some markets are now, for the first time, indefensible.
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EMS manufacturer distribution networks waste time quoting OEM RFQs
It is possible for OEM customers to demand accurate quotes from EMS firms, with rationalized BOMs even for complex programs, and feel confident EMS providers have exhausted all component alternatives that meet program specs.
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Enough already: Hardware is not hard
Read how the hardware supply chain looks if hardware companies purchase direct from semiconductor firms and components manufacturers break away from the dying grasp distributors hold today?
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