Bishop & Associates has published an article by senior consultant John MacWilliams that covers, in broad scope and considerable detail, the many "roadblocks to success in the electronics industry and connectors." The most significant business and technology obstacles for connector companies today, according to Bishop's MacWilliams, may include:
-- Limits to connector miniaturization, including contact size and spacing;
-- Limits to connector performance as an incipient issue in future high-speed systems;
-- The future shift to optical systems from chip through interconnect;
-- The future shift to a highly integrated circuit platform;
-- Offshoring that guts domestic manufacturing capability.
Other key areas of concern for connector companies, according to the article, include: test paradigms and design, modeling and simulation tools; outsourcing; energy storage; lighting-illumination; alternative energy technologies; environmental regulations; and non-technology -oriented roadblocks.
Full Article: Roadblocks to Success in the Electronics Industry and Connectors (connectorsupplier.com)
