Never Go Short – Shortage Mitigation Solutions
Shortage Mitigation This year has been such a roller coaster for us all and has left us in a continuous loop. Countless unexpected events happened just within a year, and all of them had made huge impacts on most industries. In the world of electronics, it became a great struggle and resulted in massive supply chain disruptions and component shortages. Manufacturers and suppliers of electronic parts, no matter how big or small, all their inventories and productions had been sucked out of the market. The lead time for highend manufacturers such as AKM, TE, STM, and NXP, and others, has…
Investing in UK power
TTI has acquired Ecopac (UK) Power, a specialist UK and Ireland distributor of power supplies and LED drivers. TTI’s VP…
Stocking power management chips
Farnell is now shipping Nordic Semiconductor’s latest power management chip, the nPM1100. The power management IC is claimed to offer…
Stock guarantee extended
WDS Components has extended its stock guarantee programme to cover a wider range of products. The British supplier provides a…
Catch up on processor bottleneck
4D Systems’ Pixxi-44 series offers an alternative for buyers looking for display modules that run with the currently unavailable Diablo16…
Shipping tiny PMICs
Newark is shipping Nordic Semiconductor’s new nPM1100 power management chip. The IC is designed to offer a higher efficiency-to-size ratio…
Bright solution for automotive lighting
Mouser Electronics is now stocking AMS Osram’s Synios P3030 KW DSLP31.CE LED. The component is designed to meet the energy…
Never Go Short – Shortage Mitigation Solutions
Shortage Mitigation This year has been such a roller coaster for us all and has left us in a continuous…
Consumer Electronics Certification in the US and EU
As a rule, companies cannot market and sell a consumer electronics product right after manufacturing it, as such devices require…
Fuse optimized for high voltage EV applications
Bourns has announced a new POWrFuse high power fuse model series. The PF-K series is designed to meet ISO8820-8 standards…
Tips and tools to quickly find alternatives
Digi-Key Electronics’ digital product owner, Cody Walseth, introduces purchasing professionals to the company’s tools and services designed to help them…
Sidestepping the demographic pyramid
Over recent weeks I’ve had the pleasure of attending a number of engineering exhibitions and working on the production of over thirty Executive Forecast features…
Workplace upper hand
In the face of a changing economy, John Denslinger encourages employers to value the people they have; employees to maximise their productive; and new hires…
Will transport undermine supply continuity?
John Denslinger asks whether America’s transportation links could undermine supply continuity just when the electronics industry needs it the most There is an old adage…
West Coast ports— the supply chain migraine
With West Coast gateways processing 60 per cent of goods shipped from Asia, John Denslinger explores contract negotiations and the importance of automation. Just as…
Workplace upper hand
In the face of a changing economy, John Denslinger encourages employers to value the people they have; employees to maximise their productive; and new hires to be flexible. Office productivity…
Will transport undermine supply continuity?
John Denslinger asks whether America’s transportation links could undermine supply continuity just when the electronics industry needs it the most There is an old adage describing resilience and persistence in…
West Coast ports— the supply chain migraine
With West Coast gateways processing 60 per cent of goods shipped from Asia, John Denslinger explores contract negotiations and the importance of automation. Just as global supply problems seem to…
Unravelling global supply chains, a catalyst for smart factories
John Denslinger explores the idea that the cost savings offered by smart factories, Industry 4.0 and AI lay the foundations for a new generation of localized supply chains. Since the…
Smart-home: it’s a matter of time
Using his own experience planning and integrating a Smart-home, John Denslinger, is looking forward to new device compatibility technology due in 2022. Forty years in the electronics industry and still…
Distribution: record sales ahead of downturn
Purchase commitments made by OEM customers during the period of product shortages will keep distribution sales and profits high through the rest of the year despite signs of a market…
Specialist distributors expect another strong year for sales
Component demand remains healthy, prices are increasing and some component lead times are still long. Specialist electronics distributors are cautiously optimistic that strong component demand will continue through the year…
Distributors see rising sales from auto industry
The auto industry is facing continuing chip shortages and many tier 1-4 automotive suppliers are turning to distributors for parts and services. Distributors report that sales to tier 1-4 automotive…
North American distribution sales growth will slow in 2022
However, while component demand won’t be as strong as 2021, distributors say high single-digit to double-digit growth is possible. Some distributors reported more than 40 per cent sales growth in…
Should chipmakers be preparing for a downturn?
Semiconductor sales are weakening amidst efforts by governments to tame spiking inflation. Are these the early signs of another downturn and how should chipmakers prepare for another one of its…
DRAM price increases will ease
There should be ample supply of DRAM through the rest of the year as memory IC manufacturers continue to increase capacity. Memory IC buyers can expect a 2-5 per cent…
Lead times will remain long for discretes through 2022
Prices for MOSFETS, IGBTs and rectifiers increased in 2021 and there could be more price hikes in 2022. Buyers can expect continued tight supply for discrete semiconductors through most of…
NAND flash memory market soars as demand rises
NAND flash revenue will break an all-time record this year. Despite an expected 1 per cent decline in average selling prices, the global NAND flash memory market will post strong…
