High-Tech/Electronics

Iron Battery Breakthrough Could Eat Lithium’s Lunch

October 1, 2021

The world’s electric grids are creaking under the pressure of volatile fossil-fuel prices and the imperative of weaning the world off polluting energy sources. A solution may be at hand, thanks to an innovative battery that’s a cheaper alternative to lithium-ion technology.

What Will Replace Silicon Chips in the Next Generation of EVs?

September 30, 2021

Bloomberg

As automakers scramble to make electric vehicles with longer ranges and speedier charging times, the chip industry has a message for them: You’re doing it wrong.

U.S., EU Vow Cooperation on Trade, Technology in Diplomatic First

September 30, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S. and the European Union agreed to work together to shape the rules and standards around crucial technologies and coordinate their approaches to key trade issues at an inaugural meeting of a new cooperation body.

Ford, SK Building $11.4 Billion Electric Truck, Battery Plants

September 27, 2021

Bloomberg

Ford Motor Co. and South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. plan to spend $11.4 billion to construct three battery factories and an assembly plant for electric F-Series pickup trucks in Tennessee and Kentucky, the biggest investment in the U.S. automaker’s history.

White House Weighs Invoking Defense Law to Get Chip Data

September 23, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration is considering invoking a Cold War-era national security law to force companies in the semiconductor supply chain to provide information on inventory and sales of chips.

Deserted Factories Show How China Electric Car Boom Went Too Far

September 23, 2021

Bloomberg

While home-grown stars like Nio Inc. and Xpeng Inc. have gone on to raise billions of dollars and are now selling cars in numbers that rival Tesla, scores more have fallen by the wayside, unable to raise the crazy amounts of capital needed to make automobiles at scale.

Intel Recognized for Circular Economy Push That Cuts Landfill Waste

September 20, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

By adopting a circular economy approach, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer is now sending less than 1% of returned products to landfills.

GM Plans ‘Substantial Shifts’ in Supply Chain as Chip Woes Last

September 18, 2021

Bloomberg

General Motors is planning to revamp its supply chain as the pandemic-triggered chip shortage and rising demand for chip-intensive vehicles have demonstrated the need for an overhaul.

India Taps Amazon, Microsoft to Boost Its Farming Industry

September 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Amazon, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are among technology giants lining up to harness data from India’s farmers in an ambitious government-led productivity drive aimed at transforming an outmoded agricultural industry.

Obscure Firm’s 1,219% Rise Shows Profit, Pain of Chip Crunch

September 16, 2021

Bloomberg

The semiconductor squeeze is turning low-profile companies like Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. into star players.

High-Tech/Electronics

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the technology and electronics industries. Learn how high-tech and electronics companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.