Mexico is the default answer when North American automotive OEMs look for lower-cost electronics assembly. Labor costs are lower, the manufacturing infrastructure is mature, and USMCA promises duty-free treatment for qualifying goods crossing the US-Mexico border. The promise is …
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USMCA rules of origin and automotive electronics: tariff implications for cross-border sourcing
Risk assessment frameworks for OEM decision-making in EMS manufacturing supply chains
For electronics OEM manufacturers, selecting the right electronics contract EMS manufacturer is pivotal to ensuring product quality, supply chain efficiency, and market competitiveness. Procurement and engineering executives at large, mid-sized, and specialty OEMs – ranging from global leaders like Panasonic …
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Rethinking EDA tools, search engines, distributors to unlock value in electronic product BoMs
Some contract EMS manufacturing companies with deeper engineering and technology expertise are going direct to semiconductor chip manufacturers for their OEM customer programs, and bypassing electronics components distributors altogether. These side deals disrupt industrial search engines and OEM customers …
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BOM scrubbing and evolution of the semiconductor distribution supply chain
From non-OEM components manufacturing to product finished goods inventory, every electronics manufacturer experiences BOM scrubbing problems. Whether OEM brand owners or, contract EMS providers, problems associated with optimizing BOMs or eBOMs exist on both ends when trying to integrate …
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Malaysia semiconductor supply chain manufacturing expanding
Malaysia’s leadership is attracting renewed interest in chipsets and semiconductor manufacturing. Ng Kok Tiong, a senior vice president with Infineon, and chairman of the Semiconductor Fabrication Association of Malaysia, says Infineon is in the “process of building a $7 billion …
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Sourcing energy grid transformers and power management systems with competitive manufacturing supply chains
At least five large-scale blackouts occurred in the United States over the past 45 years. Three of these occurred in the past 15 years. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), power outages and interruptions cost Americans at least …
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EV Supercharge: Battery management systems (BMS) and contract EMS manufacturing
Battery management systems (BMS), sometimes called battery monitoring systems, play a critical role in monitoring and controlling the performance of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EV). Within BMS systems are packs and cells. Total cost for most finished goods inventory …
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Fiber optics switch development and capacity planning for EMS manufacturing telecom equipment
At the core of telecommunications industry is understanding wireline telephony engineering technology. Knowing the playing field of telecom carriers jockeying for market share, positioning against wireline telco vertical market nuances is key because wireline technology equipment infrastructure, not wireless, is …
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The Economic Times – The Morning Brief: Mark Zetter talks Apple, India, and China
Venture Outsource LLC management consultant Mark Zetter has been working with India’s electronics industry and Indian companies offering contract electronics services and design manufacturing (ESDM) services in India since 2002. In May of 2023 on a podcast produced by ‘The …
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The great shift: Apple’s exodus from China to India – Unveiling complexities of contract electronics manufacturing sourcing
Apple’s ambitious shift from China to India sparks a journey into complexities of contract electronics manufacturing. Explore challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in this groundbreaking endeavor.
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