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For much of the 1990s and early 2000s, the military and aerospace (mil/aero) sector was a subdued corner of the European semiconductor industry. Growth hovered around 2-3%, design cycles stretched seven to 10 years, and only a handful of companies focused on the space. There was a common perception that mil/aero was technically interesting but
Flip Electronics is cementing its position in the EMEA market with the addition of three new sales organisations. The move to expand customer coverage and sales support across the region follows a successful start to the business in 2025. Abercorn Electronics is headed by the experience pairing of Derek Colquhoun and Derek Sterling, Line One
When equipment is engineered to outlast the parts that comprise it, proactive obsolescence strategies are essential to ensure production and replacement parts remain available even as component manufacturers move on to next-generation technologies, something they’re doing at a faster rate than ever to remain competitive as customer preferences shift. Original component manufacturers (OCMs) cease production
How procurement teams can keep the focus on innovation, not redesign. When a critical part winds up on a component manufacturer’s end-of-life (EoL) notification list, it sets off a scramble to locate quantities in the market already, identify and test alternatives, or kick off a redesign. None of these are ideal. The time, expense, and
In a world where “everything’s got electronics in it these days,” as Paul Green, Sales Director for Northern Europe, Middle East & Africa at Rochester Electronics put it, the risk of component obsolescence has become a concern, not just a supply chain nuisance. A recent webinar, sponsored by Flip Electronics and hosted by Paige Hookway,
Flip Electronics President, Bill Bradford, discusses trends in the semiconductors and electronic components sectors. AI has put hyperscalers and GPU innovators on everyone’s radar this year; their CEOs are touting next-gen computing and all the opportunities that come with it. The hype is well-founded, but it’s obscuring the day-to-day needs of manufacturers seeking CPUs, ASICs,
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
For engineers and technicians seeking to replace components in legacy equipment, understanding product naming conventions is critical. Countless spin-offs and acquisitions in the semiconductor sector complicate the task — and those with the institutional knowledge needed to decipher the alphabet soup of prefixes, suffixes, and numerical codes that comprise product names are retiring at a