Industry News

As companies continued to have many of their employees work from home, 2021 saw an influx of required home PCs – alongside server growth associated with the increased workload. Chip orders were fulfilled to meet the demand, but as the demand to work from home lessened, chipmaker inventories went from full to bursting. Unfortunately, the…

As an electronics manufacturer, you’re likely familiar with this scenario: while planning your new product, do you design your products with the latest cutting-edge components? Or do you stick with the trusted component you’ve been using for years, knowing that it will reliably perform for your application? But it’s so shiny The benefit of designing…

As semiconductor demand currently trends downward (due to changes in buying patterns affecting the PC and communication markets), the demand for chips from the automotive and industrial sectors continues to rise. As a result, high demand from these industries will drive the need for semiconductors through the next decade, with significant year-over-year increases. A recent…

An article posted on AUTOMOBLOG assesses the current chip shortage situation within the context of recent industry surveys performed by multinational accounting firm KPMG and the Global Semiconductor Alliance. The surveys produced a few confidence-related results, highlighting the overall optimistic feeling about the chip supply in 2023. The article conveys that nearly 65% of survey respondents feel…

Although President Biden recently signed a couple American acts aimed at increasing chip production, there are still a number of factors impacting pending chip shortages in the upcoming years.  A recent Fortune article highlights the difficulty of demand planning in the chip production industry – unpredictable processor demand cycles, uncertain requirements of newer industries like A.I., self-driving…

A recent article sheds some light on why the global chip supply isn’t rebounding as quickly as hoped. The article from EPS News states: “The global semiconductor supply chain, which not only saw a slowdown before the pandemic, saw those issues exacerbated even more by turbulent markets. The most significant contributing factor to the delays was the…

The fire in Wuxi makes a dent in manufacturing The Vishay and Infineon MOSFET stock disruption still continues to create bumps in electronics manufacturing supply chains around the globe. The medium-voltage and high-voltage MOSFETs are particularly impacted, and manufacturers worldwide are being urged to check stock in preparation for even more limited availability as the…

Earlier this month, a fire took place at a manufacturing plant in Wuxi, China. The plant handles the production of MOSFETs for both Infineon/Vishay. https://www.z2data.com/insights/fire-in-wuxi The fire is anticipated to push out lead times at least five to six weeks. If your component needs are impacted as a result of this fire, don’t hesitate to…