02/12/2020
Recommended Reading: "The Truth About Tantalum…Ore Supply, That Is" by Dr. Daniel Persico
Jeff Ray, Vice President of Passive & Discrete Semiconductor Supplier Marketing at TTI, recommends Dr. Daniel Persico's article on tantalum supply and pricing.
02/12/2020
Distributors Play Integral Role in Managing Component Obsolescence
Component obsolescence is not a new issue in the electronics industry, but it is an enduring one, especially for OEMs and electronics manufacturing services providers that build equipment and systems that have very long product life-cycles.
02/12/2020
This is the Eye of the MLCC Storm: More Turbulence Lies Ahead
What will the MLCC shortage mean for the industry in 2020? TTI Inc.'s Jeff Ray takes us through the complex MLCC market of today and what it means for the near future.
11/23/2020
As Lead Times Grow, Expect the MLCC Market to Tighten Throughout 2021
TTI's Jeff Ray takes a look at why the MLCC market is, once again, seeing an increase in demand and a decrease in supply.
02/12/2020
Stay Safe in a Lean Market
Passive product supply chains are increasingly lean and it is expected they will remain tight for the remainder of 2016. Suppliers are right-sizing their businesses by streamlining capacity, reducing costs and funneling remaining capital back into their businesses. While the cost of many raw materials has gone down, the overall cost of doing business has risen for many suppliers, a trend most attribute to rising workforce costs, especially in China.<br><br>
Customers are faced with similar challenges and purchasers are increasingly applying pricing pressure on distributors and suppliers. Both component manufacturers and OEMs are closely managing inventories and stocking only the quantities they need to cover short- to mid-term requirements.
02/12/2020
Get up to Speed on EMC
As today's engineers continue to push the design envelope relative to operating voltages, packaging and communication frequencies, it places additional burdens upon the electromagnetic compliance (EMC) component manufacturers to introduce new products and/or material technologies to meet these elevated performance requirements.
04/28/2022
How to Avoid Fallout from Panasonic Exiting the Snap-In Capacitor Business
End-of-life (EOL) product announcements are a ritual of the electronics industry. When newer, smaller and faster are the watchwords of new products, at some point the older, slower, larger pieces fall by the wayside, are rendered obsolete and bypassed by newer technology. It’s a fact of life and we’ve become accustom to it.
