Jon Barrett
Editor of Electronics Sourcing UK, North America and Europe
During his publishing career, Jon has continued to develop his mechanical, electronic and software skills ranging from recent qualifications in precision welding to the development of hosted business software.
Where have all the products gone?
The production of electronic components is a capital-intensive venture. Likewise, the industry is also fast-moving, with new product introductions and obsolescence notices a daily, if not hourly, occurrence. Thus, until supply chain AI reaches critical mass, the industry will always be plagued by ‘cycles’ of supply and demand mismatch. In fact, if the cycles are sinusoidal, the amount of time supply and demand are perfectly matched is infinitesimally small. Naturally, the sector has designed solutions to…
Megatrend unravelling?
The process of taking a new electronic product to market can be split into two distinct halves: pre and post design. The former is the domain of the research, design and development teams. The latter rests with purchasing, manufacturing and supply chain. In many application environments, a project’s time spent in design might be measured in weeks and months. However, move to manufacturing/ supply chain and the project’s time horizon becomes years and decades. Thus,…
Finger on the pulse
Publishing and communications technology might change over time but the fundamentals of making a magazine remain the same: understand the information wants and needs of your audience; keep asking questions until you find sufficient answers; then broadcast your findings to people who will find them interesting and useful. Clearly it is important to ask the right people the right questions, which means being in the right place at the right time. Admittedly, this process has…
John Denslinger
Editorial contributor to Electronics Sourcing
John Denslinger is a former executive VP Murata, president SyChip Wireless, and president/CEO ECIA, the industry’s trade association. His career has spannned up to 40 raw years in electronics.
GenAI workplace trends
In this article, John Denslinger acknowledges that GenAI is still at trial phase, but the trend is clear—every organization, every employee can elevate performance. ‘Knowledge is power’—Sir Francis Bacon, Philosopher and Statesman (1597). Quite certain, Sir Francis never foresaw the degree of human achievement made possible with GenAI. With a few keystroke prompts, GenAI has given ordinary people easy access to massive data accumulations. Maybe the quote should be updated to say: ‘Knowledge is power,…
EV vs H2 : Winning the zero-emissions race
This month John Denslinger explores the competing technologies in the zero- emissions race and argues that only when the advantages are truly clear will consumers pick the winner. For all the attention and seemingly endless funding, one would think the decisive winning technology in America’s race to zero-emitting vehicles is a battery solution. It’s a reasonable assumption considering companies have collectively announced somewhere north of $200B in new EV and battery investments. Not to be…
Was EV over-hyped?
In this article, John Denslinger explores the scale of investment required to match the US’ electrification goals and deadlines with the power transmission infrastructure itself. According to nearly 4,000 car dealers across the nation, EV sales have slumped noticeably. They point to a growing inventory of unsold vehicles on their lots visibly exposing a serious divide between supply and actual demand. Their assessment: mass market consumers are not buying EVs despite price cuts, incentives and…