Collaboration and the evolving semiconductor supply chain - 12/30/2009 - Electronic Bus... - 0 views
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ISM Silicon Valley on 03 Jan 10Today's electronics design and manufacturing landscape is very different than that of even just a few years ago. Increased globalization and pressure to outsource has increased the distance between engineers and production facilities. Consolidation of semiconductor suppliers has become an industry trend. Coupled with a desire to rationalize supplier bases, this has made design houses and manufacturing companies more reliant on a smaller number of supply partners, which can result in greater risk to supply disruption.