4 component obsolescence trends worth watching
AI chipmakers are rattling the cage when it comes to semiconductors, but all that noise is obscuring the fact that most applications rely
Quality Assurance
Sourcing Strategies
News
NewPower Worldwide expands credit facility to $500M
NewPower Worldwide announces an expansion of its committed credit facility to $500 million, strengthening the company’s ability to respond quickly to evolving market
Sourcing Strategies
Searching for hard-to-find power devices?
Rochester Electronics explores the challenges of sourcing power and power management devices in an increasingly constrained semiconductor market, highlighting how long product lifecycles,
News
Bel Fuse acquires dataMate
Bel Fuse announces the acquisition of dataMate, a solutions provider of advanced Ethernet and broadband technologies, from Methode Electronics. Bel acquired dataMate for
Supply Chain Management
Interpreting lead time volatility and investment
For much of the past decade, semiconductor procurement strategies have been optimised for efficiency. Just-in-Time inventory models, lean buffers, and tightly synchronised supply
Industry Insights
Market Analysis
Tariffs and industrial semiconductors in 2026
Industrial buyers entered 2026 with very different semiconductor cost structures compared to two years earlier, primarily due to significant increases in US tariffs
News
Celebrating 35 years of MEMPHIS Electronics
MEMPHIS Electronic is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The semiconductor memory market is widely regarded as a commodity market, characterised by strong
Industry Insights
Have we learned enough? Preparing for the next industrial demand surge
As industrial demand continues to build heading into 2026, procurement leaders are once again navigating a market shaped by both opportunity and uncertainty.
Market Analysis
Global semiconductor market grew 26% in 2025
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organisation released full-year 2025 semiconductor market results, incorporating finalised fourth-quarter data. Global semiconductor sales reached $795.6 billion
Market Analysis
Smartphone shipments fall amid memory constraints
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to decline by around 7% year-on-year in 2026 according to Omdia’s latest outlook. This projection based on Q1