Our aim is to offer guidance on the ever-changing decision-making processes in the electronics sector and become the "go-to" guide for industry professionals looking to source top components.
Registration is now open for an upcoming Procurement Pro webinar, Understanding and Navigating the Current Memory Shortage, taking place on 28th April at 2pm (UK time). Hosted by Paige Hookway, Managing Editor, and sponsored by Smith, the session will bring together industry expertise to address one of the most pressing challenges currently facing the global
The electronics industry is in the grip of a memory shortage – and this one is different. Unlike the supply shocks of the COVID-19 era, today’s crunch is being driven by a fundamental shift in who consumes memory and how much they need. Experts who joined a recent Procurement Pro webinar – Claudio Chan, Director
In aerospace and defence procurement, obsolescence has always been a planning challenge as equipment engineered to last decades meets components with much shorter lifecycles. When military activity escalates, it becomes more urgent and consequential. Military actions in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere are increasing demand while supply is shrinking. For many legacy components designed
Supplyframe’s Findchips launched its Tariff Estimator across a wide range of parts in the vast Findchips catalogue. This new feature empowers engineers and sourcing professionals to translate Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Harmonised System (HS) codes and country-of-origin details into estimated tariff duty rates for imports into the US, providing a cost range for sourcing
In the volatile world we are currently living in, many supply chains are at risk through various forms of disruption, whether that is geopolitical tensions, tariffs, climate emergencies, logistical challenges, supplier manufacturing difficulties, or product sunsetting. Single sourcing There are a number of benefits to single sourcing: Price – volume discounts Often priority over other
At embedded world 2026, conversations around digital transformation in electronics manufacturing were everywhere – but few addressed a more persistent bottleneck than the quoting process. In a discussion with Nemanja Jokanovic, Executive Leader at Breadboard and EETech Group, it became clear that while much of the industry has modernised, Bill of Materials (BOM) management has
At embedded world 2026, Nigel Watts provided a compelling look at how two different, yet complementary, business models are tackling some of the semiconductor industry’s most pressing challenges – from component obsolescence to the growing difficulty of identifying and engaging new customers. Watts is the driving force behind both Trailing Edge Technologies and Searching for
The electronics supply chain has traditionally been organised around product lines, authorised territories, and legacy channel structures. Distributors have largely been defined by the manufacturers they represent and the products they carry. For a long time, this model functioned well enough. Production was regional, demand was mostly predictable, and channel responsibilities were clearly defined. Today
Volatility has become the new norm for the electronic components industry, and it looks to stay that way for some time. After a relatively calm year in 2024, 2025 saw the market shift unexpectedly multiple times, including the US-China tariff war affecting the global landscape, the surprise end-of-life announcements for DDR4, and the Nexperia trade
AI chipmakers are rattling the cage when it comes to semiconductors, but all that noise is obscuring the fact that most applications rely on mainstay electronic components such as microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGAs, power management ICs, clock and frequency generators, and prior-generation chips to drive performance and functionality. For engineers and procurement teams, reliable access to