How to spot counterfeit electronic components
Counterfeits electronic components are Electronic components that are misleading as to the origin or quality relating to the parts. It is possible to counterfeit a certain electronic component and potentially infringe one’s trademark license rights. Counterfeit parts often have inferior specifications and quality. They may be a hazard in a critical system such as an aircraft navigation and life support equipment or space vehicle. The sale in consumer markets of electronic components making it easier for counterfeiters to integrate inferior and counterfeit goods into the market. The Global Chip Shortage has affected our lives more than you think, and it’s…
TVS modules deliver aerospace circuit protection
ProTek Devices has added circuit protection devices to its family of high-powered surface mount transient voltage suppression components that provide…
Independent Distribution Providing Lower Lead Times and Costs – Reducing Supply Chain Complexity
With a heightened demand for electronics rapidly increasing among all industry sectors, the global supply chain has struggled to meet…
How to spot counterfeit electronic components
Counterfeits electronic components are Electronic components that are misleading as to the origin or quality relating to the parts. It…
Compact, lightweight DC/DC converter meets railway standards
Relec Electronics’ Premium’s CBS-10K DC/DC converter series is designed to provide peak power hybrid diesel-electric trains when catenary power is…
Clad wire meets aerospace requirements
Anomet has introduced custom clad metal wire that can combine up to three materials to achieve the specific properties required…
Exploring frequency lead times and pricing
In this article, Golledge unwraps recent supply chain shocks, then explains how the sector is steadily recovering with reducing lead…
Digi-Key is Listening to Customer and Supplier Realities to Deliver High Service Distribution
At Digi-Key, we’re listening to the realities and numerous challenges our customers and suppliers are facing, and we continue to…
Reap the benefits of capacitance
Schurter’s invisible, hygienic capacitive hidden switch (CHS) is now available via Rutronik. The switch can be hidden as it functions…
Relay for next gen renewable
Omron DMS Europe’s new G9KB PCB power relay provides bi-directional high power DC switching for next generation renewable battery energy…
Safety in potentially explosive environments
In this article, Schurter discusses the application of switches and displays in potentially explosive environments. When working in potentially explosive…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Quest for sustainable electronics
As consumers escalate environmental, social and governance expectations for publicly traded companies, John Denslinger argues there is only one downside: failure to act. ESG, carbon neutral, zero emissions, e-waste, sustainability…
Forecast and procurement’s 2022 Bucket List
John Denslinger future gazes into 2022 and prepares a Bucket List for procurement professionals to help them handle the wave of demand about to reach shore. From a business perspective,…
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…
Distributors expand warehouse facilities, enhance web capabilities
Electronics distributors are enlarging distribution facilities or building new ones to attract new customers and better serve existing ones. Many electronics distributors are adding warehouse space, investing in automation equipment…
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…
