Economic data from May and June suggest the U.S. economy was on the mend, but the rise of COVID-19 cases in late June and early July altered that outlook, likely causing a halt to business investment as companies wait for a more...
Read MorePolysilicon prices have seen continuous hikes in the past two weeks due to the explosion at Jiangsu Zhongneng’s chemical plant in Xinjiang and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations....
Read MoreOriginally posted on SEMI Blog By Jim Hamajima Japan’s semiconductor industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic to post robust growth. Far from a temporary setback, COVID-19 will lead to enduring change in how we work and...
Read MoreTop-10 semiconductor suppliers logged strong 17% jump in 1H20/1H19 sales. The top-10 worldwide semiconductor (IC and O-S-D—optoelectronic, sensor, and discrete) sales ranking for 1H20 is shown in Figure 1. It includes six...
Read MoreOriginally posted on North American Production Sharing (NAPS) Blog The landmark United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has come into effect as of July 1st, 2020. Having been ratified by all three nations, the USMCA...
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