Kommentar: Der Preis der Billigjagd: Europa geht die Elektronik aus
Fast die gesamte Elektronikproduktion befindet sich inzwischen in Übersee. Der Boom der Rechenzentren für die Künstliche Intelligenz legt offen, wie gefährlich das ist.
Europe risks losing its circuit boards, which are the foundation of all electronics, from cars to airplanes to coffee machines. The disappearance of these essential components highlights Europe's reliance on overseas suppliers for critical goods. The once-thriving German and European circuit board industry now faces extinction, with most circuit boards now produced in Asian factories, primarily in China.
These manufacturers produce cheaper and equally high-quality products. The reason for the surge in imports is the purchasing criteria of European corporations: cost, cost, and cost. Experts have been warning for years about the dangers of offshoring production, but their warnings were ignored by both customers dependent on circuit boards and policymakers.
Now, European industries are suffering due to the preference of Asian manufacturers for producing circuit boards for the booming artificial intelligence data centers. Powerful customers like U.S. technology giant Nvidia can afford to pay more.
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