Avnet Silica

Industry Insights Market Analysis

What 2026 market signals mean for engineers

Since early 2026, some parts of the semiconductor market are recovering, while other device categories continue to experience constraint. Avnet Silica’s Q1 2026 Trendliner report reflects this uneven picture, highlighting sustained demand in selected automotive and AI-linked segments, alongside extended lead times in parts of the memory market. This divergence means supply conditions vary depending

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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 chains reduced working capital and improved responsiveness. However, the experience of 2024 and 2025 has exposed the limitations of such an approach. No longer an occasional disruption, lead time volatility has become

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News

Avnet Silica strengthens AI portfolio

Avnet Silica, an Avnet company, announced its new franchise agreement with DEEPX, a South Korea-based hardware and software manufacturer specialising in highly efficient, powerful artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor technology. As engineers look to deploy more sophisticated AI workloads at the Edge, they face the critical challenge of delivering high-performance intelligence within strict power and thermal

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Avnet Silica achieves double award victory

Avnet Silica, an Avnet company, has been honoured with two major accolades from Micron Technology, Inc., a specialist in memory and storage solutions. Avnet Silica was named #1 Demand Creation Distributor and #1 Design-In Distributor for the EMEA region at Micron’s Industrial Distribution Conference, held in Marbella, Spain, on 6th November 2025. This dual award

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