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The escalating electronic component demand further exacerbated by component manufacturers’ inability to adequately ramp up production appears to have plateaued – and according to one report published by Technology Partners Consulting (TPC). “Based on our findings,” says TPC, “we believe the industry has yet to see a bottom as demand and bookings continue to weaken,…
In a traditional supply chain, OEMs take a decidedly reactionary approach toward component obsolescence. Detailed procedures such as a last time buy solution may be in place to help their supply chains pivot to avoid disruption, but even the most sophisticated strategy designed to mitigate the effects of obsolescence does little to get to the…
One of the most prominent buzzwords floating around the electronics sector is “efficiency.” While this is not a particularly new development – efficiency in terms of product size versus power output have always been prioritized – this term has recently took on a variety of additional connotations that many analysts claim is going to be…
In the recent past, watching the latest NASA shuttle launch on television (or, if you were lucky, in person) was something of a once-in-a-generation or so cultural event that brought inspiration and wonder to all. When you heard that a new rocket was preparing to launch, you stopped what you were doing and watched because…
In 2016, Broadcom announced their intentions to acquire NXP Semiconductors for a whopping $44 billion. At the time, it was the largest single acquisition the electronic components industry had ever seen – and although the merger was cancelled in July of 2018, for a time it provided an appropriate capstone for what has very much…
Every supplier, following a thorough vetting process, is able to upload their inventory to the world’s largest free electronic component search engine and marketplace. While this in itself is a benefit, the act of uploading inventory comes with a variety of additional benefits that remain in place long after they first become a Partstat uploader.…