NEWS + INSIGHTS

The island of Taiwan is experiencing its worst drought in over 50 years. For the entire semiconductor industry, this could mean exponentially worsening shortages.

Legacy case size MLCCs (widely used in the US and Europe) have become difficult to source in recent months.

The volatility of the semiconductor industry is extending to Wall Street and international trading markets. With chip shortages worsening due to unprecedented events and increased consumer demand, inflation fears are mounting for investors.

This quarter’s employee spotlight highlights the achievements and tenure of Hans Boelen, an account executive from Fusion Worldwide’s Amsterdam office.

The SK Hynix acquisition of Intel’s NAND storage and memory business receives approval from US. The EU has set its regulatory review deadline for May 20.

Demand for SSD, HDD, GPU and CPU components is increasing as the market responds to new blockchain cryptocurrency Chia.

As we move throughout Q2, we will see the impacts of unpredictable disruptions unfold as we deal with additional raw material shortages on the horizon.

Fusion Worldwide has continued its expansion within Asia with the addition of a new quality and logistics warehouse in Singapore.

Shortages have continued to worsen due to demand growth in various sectors like 5G, automotive and IoT, ongoing raw material shortages and catastrophes.

A fire is the second disaster to disrupt production at the Renesas Naka factory in Japan in 2021, affecting supply of automotive and nonautomotive chips