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Managing end-of-life components in semiconductor equipment

From photolithography, etching, and deposition to assembly and testing, the equipment used to manufacture semiconductors is every bit as sophisticated as the chips themselves. It’s also incredibly expensive. The $40 million extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine used to make advanced microchips is the apex predator of the pricing scale. Ironically, the machines building the most

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Review of ESPE power supplies – how to choose the best solution?
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Review of ESPE power supplies – how to choose the best solution?

Power supplies are an integral part of every electronic project, and their selection can significantly impact the functionality and performance of the device. In this article, TME will take a look at ESPE, a company that has been supplying power supplies for various industries and applications for nearly 20 years. From consumer devices such as

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The Nexperia chip crisis, explained

Nexperia’s addition to the BIS Entity List and China’s export controls have sparked a global supply chain crisis. Automakers face looming chip shortages as the Dutch and Chinese governments clash over control. What we know right now It all happened so fast. In the span of a few weeks, Nexperia went from a modestly sized

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Webinar on instant PCB pricing for North American EMS

Luminovo will host a webinar on Tuesday, 11th November at 3:00pm ET on instant PCB pricing and strategies for staying competitive in the North American EMS market. Europe has already moved beyond inbox-driven quotes, with companies harnessing AI-powered instant PCB and component pricing to answer RFQs faster and more accurately. North American EMS and PCB

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Luminovo Ignites "a new era of electronics supply chain"
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Luminovo ignites “a new era of electronics supply chain”

Luminovo announced the launch of ‘A New Era of Electronics Supply Chain’, a major product evolution designed to move procurement teams from firefighting to foresight. Answering the industry’s shift from an operational to a strategic function, the new AI-powered tools unify collaboration across OEMs, EMS providers, and part suppliers to deliver decision-ready insights. The launch

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Purchaser pet peeves and how to overcome them
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Purchaser pet peeves and how to overcome them

The primary concern of any conscientious purchaser is to maintain a predictable supply of parts that can support projects from development through to final production. However, this seemingly straightforward objective is fraught with a number of significant logistical challenges that can jeopardise even the most well thought out projects. In the electronics industry, there are

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AI tools transform engineering search and support
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AI tools transform engineering search and support

Lectrix, together with Orbweaver announced the launch of two AI tools: Lassie (Lectrix Artificial Site Search Intelligence Engine) and Laifae (Lectrix Artificial Intelligence Field Applications Engineer). The tools, developed with OpenAI and built directly into its infrastructure, bring together Lectrix’ industry expertise and Orbweaver’s proven data integration credibility. The result is a secure, purpose-built AI

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Strategies and methods for minimising obsolescence risks
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Strategies and methods for minimising obsolescence risks

It is not only the number of discontinued electronic parts and components, which has been rising steadily for years, which is causing headaches for many manufacturers of durable industrial goods. Geopolitically induced raw material shortages and trade restrictions, brain drain, increasingly stringent environmental regulations, cyberattacks on important internal data and processes, natural disasters, etc. are

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Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronics components Supply Network says procurement professionals must be proactively involved early in planning new designs
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Procurement in a proprietary components’ world

There are numerous factors that contribute to the success or otherwise of an organisation’s sourcing strategy; choice of suppliers, logistics, legal structures, industry, people, markets served, location, and more. Relationships with these ‘influencers’ are usually well established, having evolved over time as the organisation grew, matured, and sometimes diversified.  An organisation that has invested thoughtfully

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Licensed manufacturing can beat your lifecycle challenges

The challenge of semiconductor obsolescence persists, and the rate of end-of-life (EOL) notices is not likely to slow anytime soon. The semiconductor industry’s push toward consolidation, combined with significant investments in advanced chip manufacturing, creates hurdles for those depending on a steady, long-term supply of specific older components. Many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) require parts

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