supply chain

Apple’s Tim Cook Reassures China Of Supply Chain Importance

CEO Tim Cook visits Shanghai and stresses China's importance in Apple's supply chain, amid Chinese sales squeeze

4 weeks ago

Apple Supplier Goertek To Set Up Vietnam Unit

Key Apple supplier Goertek to set up subsidiary in Vietnam as cutting-edge tech manufacturers diversify outside of China

3 months ago

Chinese Groups ‘Buying Nvidia AI Chips’ In Spite Of Restrictions

Chinese military and research organisations continue to buy small batches of high-end Nvidia AI chips in spite of restrictions, report…

3 months ago

Tesla To Halt Production At Berlin Plant Amidst Red Sea Disruption

Tesla to pause production at Berlin plant for two weeks due to parts delays amidst attacks on ships in Red…

3 months ago

US Commerce Dept To Review Semiconductor Supply Chain

National security move, as the US Commerce Dept says it will launch survey of US semiconductor supply chain

4 months ago

Apple ‘Asks For Rethink’ On India Universal Charger Rules

Apple reportedly asks Indian authorities for extension or for existing models to be exempted from EU-style universal charger rules

4 months ago

When Worlds Collide: A Phygital Future?

The digital and physical retail spaces have been converging for over a decade. As the age of the phygital consumer…

7 months ago

The Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Smart Manufacturing and the Supply Chain

Learn what challenges or barriers may prevent the adoption and implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the supply chain. And…

9 months ago

The Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: How Green is Industry 4.0?

Learn how industry 4.0 is paying close attention to its sustainability credentials. Discover the key factors that determine the environmental…

10 months ago

Jaguar Land Rover Looks To AI To Secure Supply Chain

Jaguar Land Rover to embed AI in supply chain to help predict and avoid disruption, following years of chip shortages…

10 months ago

Foxconn Boss Discusses iPhone Plant Chaos, EV Plans

Foxconn chief executive says company shifting supply lines out of China as it prepares for worst-case scenario, as it makes…

10 months ago

Massive Blaze Shuts Down Apple Supplier Plant In India

Massive fire shuts down Apple iPhone charging cable factory in southern India, in latest supply chain headache for tech giant

1 year ago

Tesla Ships Record 1.3 Million Cars In 2022

Tesla ships record 1.3 million cars in 2022, up 40 percent from the previous year, but misses Wall Street targets…

1 year ago

Apple iPhone Sales Revised Downward Amidst Supply Chaos

Analyst decreases expected iPhone sales for 2022 and first quarter of 2023 as main iPhone plant remains below 70 percent…

1 year ago

Tesla ‘Reduces Shanghai Production Plans’ For January

Electric carmaker Tesla reportedly reduces production plans for key Shanghai plant in January amidst fresh Covid-19 disruption in China

1 year ago

Apple iPhone Production ‘Shifting To India, Vietnam’

Key Apple supplier Foxconn accelerates production shift to India, Vietnam, Brazil amidst supply chain disruption in China

1 year ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Next-Generation Supply Chains

The retail space online and in the high street is continuing to transform. Can marketplaces help smaller retailers compete and…

1 year ago

Foxconn Moves Toward Full Production At Major iPhone Factory

Apple supplier Foxconn looks to resume full production at huge iPhone plant in late December or early January as China…

1 year ago

Apple ‘Shifting Production Away From China’

Apple reportedly working to shift production outside of China, as disruption leads to delays of latest iPhone 14 Pro and…

1 year ago

Foxconn Offers Bonus For Employees Who Stay Amidst Disruption

Foxconn offers bonus to employees who remain at massive iPhone production plant in Zhengzhou following violent protests

1 year ago

Apple Warns China Lockdown Causing iPhone Delays

Apple warns customers face longer waits for new iPhones after China imposes Covid lockdown on region with world's biggest iPhone…

1 year ago

Covid Walkouts At Foxconn Plant Affect iPhone Production

Workers at Foxconn's biggest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, return to home cities amist rising Covid-19 cases

1 year ago

Apple To Move AirPods, Beats Headphone Production To India – Report

Another China move? Apple reportedly in talks to begin making its AirPods and Beats headphones in India from 2023

2 years ago

Apple Executive Departs After Crude TikTok Comment

A senior and key executive for Apple's supply chain operations has left the iPhone maker, after crude attempt at humour…

2 years ago

Apple To Start Manufacturing Macbook, Apple Watch In Vietnam

China move? Apple is reportedly in talks with its suppliers about starting manufacturing the Apple Watch and Macbook in Vietnam

2 years ago

Qualcomm Adds $4.2bn To GlobalFoundries Semiconductor Deal

Qualcomm expands existing chip manufacturing deal with GlobalFoundries by $4.2bn as it seeks to limit supply chain disruption amidst global…

2 years ago

Tesla Sells 75 Percent Of Bitcoin Holdings

Bitcoin price slides after Elon Musk says cryptocurrency sale was to maximise Tesla's cash position after a shaky second quarter

2 years ago

Foxconn Sees Supply Chain Improvements For Second Half Of Year

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn raises financial projections for second half of year as lockdowns ease in China and supply chain stability…

2 years ago

Shanghai Plans To Ease Lockdown Amidst Supply Chain Disruption

Shanghai plans gradual easing of restrictions beginning this week, as weeks of Covid-19 restrictions disrupt worldwide supply chains

2 years ago