February 2022
Obsolescence: Distribution to the rescue
Supporting interconnect purchasing - Page 04, Trends influencing the PCB sector - Page 14, Recharged and ready - Page 20, Design, buy, manufacture - Page 34, All the facts and figures to help you buy - Page 46
Annual Edition 2022 – January
NEWS - Lead time cuts for automotive memory - 04
Distributor and Supplier Focus - New year, new leadership - 10
Component comparison - Manufacturers explore alternative components - 28
Obsolescence - Supply chain perfect storm - 40
Buyers’ Guide - All the facts and figures to help you buy - 54
December 2021
2022 Executive forecasts what's in store!
Circular connectors now available - Page 04, The canny prosper in booming market - Page 08, Batwing optic LED family for horticulture - Page 17, VOC suits digital radio - Page 19, All the facts and figures to help you buy - Page 22
November 2021
Collaborative supply chain - Page 16, Portfolio includes extended temperature TFTs - Page 04, Force that binds innovation together - Page 08, How do you OEMs choose the right CEM? - Page 18, Fast, secure connections - Page 34, All the facts and figures to help you buy - Page 46
October 2021
Inflation, lead-times and the drive for innovation - Page 03, More block choice - Page 04, Technically driven component distribution - Page 10, Additive manufacturing: a sourcing solution - Page 20, Get to know your PCB manufacturer - Page 26, All the facts and figures to help you buy - Page 31
September 2021
BEST OF BRITISH - Buying into electronics innovation - Page 22, News - Page 04, Obsolescence - Page 12, Counterfeits - Page 20, What's New - Page 36, Buyers Guide - Page 38
August 2021
FREQUENCY'S PERFECT STORM - Page 10, Agile answers for defence procurement - Page 08, Forward forecast but don't over-order - Page 12, Inventory underpins supply performance - Page 14, Semiconductors, reshoring and fed policy - Page 18
July 2021
FORM TAPE, DON'T BUY - Page 14, Unmasking workplace culture - Page 19, Identifying products - Page 20, Interconnect: Where next? - Page 08, Supply chain shortages - Page 20
June 2021
WHO ARE THE WORLD’S TOP 50 CEMs? - Page 18, MLCCs, Crossing the MLCC supply void - Page 10, Explore the electrification of mid-size trucks, Trends and challenges in fleet electrification - Page 14, Understanding EMC, Kemtron’s chairman, David Wall, walks readers through the EMC sector - Page 17, How to manage agressive EOL? Rebound Electronics’ CEO, Simon Thake, offers advice - Page 26
May 2021
The latest market intel from purchasing professionals! Adjusting to the new normal | Page 20, Don't take supply chains for granted | Page 21, Navigation An unsettled supply chain | Page 24, Dealing with Uncertainty | Page 26
April 2021
Squeeze delays out of your supply chain | Increased opportunities from automotive - Page 14 | Small but big impact - Page 18 | PMIC: strong demand, limited capacity - Page 22 | IoT, 5G and alternate energy driving market - Page 28
March 2021
LIFT-OFF FOR POST PANDEMIC MANUFACTURING - Keeping UK manufacturing competitive (pg 7) - 5G: just in time for work from home (pg 12) - Single sourcing can be risky (pg 27) - Best of British (pg 32)