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Solu M enters North American automotive electronics supply chain via Mexico unit

Solu M said on Monday it has begun mass production shipments of integrated headlamp controllers for North American finished vehicles through its Mexico manufacturing unit. The part supplies current to LED light sources in headlamps and integrates lighting functions through software, combining IFS and AFS functions in a single controller. The company said it completed process and product approvals in about six months and finished the full supplier qualification process within a year.

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IT device shrinkflation intensifies as prices rise and capacity halves

Shrinkflation, where prices rise while specifications fall, is spreading across global IT devices including smartphones, laptops, consoles and desktops. The shift by SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics and Micron toward high-bandwidth memory for AI data centres is reducing supply of standard DRAM and NAND, supporting higher RAM prices. Set makers are passing margin pressure to consumers through price hikes and specification cuts, a trend the industry expects to persist until mass production of DDR6 ramps up.