Component Prices Increase 5-40%; Lead Times Extend to 1 Year
Electronic component prices are on the rise, with one chipmaker increasing prices between 5 percent and 40 percent in the past quarter
DetailsElectronic component prices are on the rise, with one chipmaker increasing prices between 5 percent and 40 percent in the past quarter
DetailsWaldom Electronics is excited to announce that Don Akery has joined Waldom Electronics as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Don brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this role, having spent his entire career in the electronic component industry. Most recently, Don was President of TTI Americas and earlier in his career held senior…
DetailsTaiwan is crucial to the global semiconductor supply chain, according to TrendForce, accounting for a 26 percent market share of semiconductor revenue in 2021, ranking second in the world. Its IC design and packaging & testing industries also account for a 27 percent and 20 percent global market share, ranking second and first in the…
DetailsSemiconductor-starved industries will see a 9.2 percent increase in chip unit shipments this year, according to IC Insights. Wafer capacity is expected to grow by 8.7 percent in 2022 – an all time high in wafer starts added. The volatile nature of the IC industry is reflected by large swings in annual wafer starts. Over…
DetailsECHA, the EU agency overseeing chemicals, has announced the addition of five toxic substances to REACH – the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation. They are: Tetraethyllead (TEL) (EC 201-075-4, CAS 78-00-2); 4,4′-bis(dimethylamino)-4”-(methylamino)trityl alcohol [with ≥ 0.1% w/w of Michler’s ketone (EC 202-027-5) or Michler’s base (EC 202-959-2)] (EC 209-218-2, CAS 561-41-1); Reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde…
DetailsIt’s no secret that inflation is on the rise and just about everything is getting more expensive. Unfortunately, that’s a trend that’s likely to continue—so OEMs need to be thinking strategically now about how to manage this curve. Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)…
DetailsUK electrical sales saw far greater volatility over the course of the pandemic compared to the US and Canadian markets owing to varying retail restrictions implemented during the pandemic, a new study shows. Data taken from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the sale of electrical goods in the UK saw both…
DetailsDespite widespread efforts to contain the recent Covid-19 outbreak, the Shanghai lockdown continued this week as thousands of new positive cases are reported each day, according to freight marketplace Freightos. Export volumes from China have dropped significantly since the start of the lockdowns, and authorities have announced measures to reopen hundreds of factories and improve…
DetailsDigital twins allow companies to conduct virtual “what if” experiments of their production environments without causing disruption
DetailsThe cacophony always gets louder when supplies are disrupted: Supply chain partners must collaborate! Yet the “importance” (i.e., order volume) of a supplier or customer often dictates the allocation of constrained resources. Still, necessity is pushing the supply chain toward better collaboration, said Alex Saric, CMO of Ivalua, developer of spend-management platforms. The call for…
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