Generally considered assemblies constructed of light sources emitted via solid-state electroluminescence via PLED’s (polymer light-emitting diodes) or LED’s (light-emitting diodes) instead of gas, plasma (fluorescent lamps), or electrical filaments (incandescent lights). Benefits Solid State Lighting Assemblypresent many notable advantages over compact fluorescent (CFL) or incandescent lighting technologies. Benefits in terms of energy savings and environmental […]
The Trump Administration’s recent announcement that a second -round of Chinese imports COULD BE targeted for tariffs have electronic end products squarely in their sights. While it’s not at all clear to the general public if the published list of $50 billion dollars-worth of goods (and 1,300 end-use items) will experience tariffs, it’s good to […]
The current electronic component shortage primarily caused by MLCC’s continues to cause OEM’s serious problems and according to Industry Insiders, there is no end in sight to this problem (Ref:https://www.ttiinc.com/content/ttiinc/en/resources/marketeye/categories/passives/me-zogbi-20180302.html) MLCC Shortages Are Creating Challenges In Multiple End-Markets in 2018 03/02/2018 // Dennis M. Zogbi in: Passives Limited Capacity To Stack Ceramic Dielectric Will Extend MLCC […]
The European Union, Canada, China and Mexico have all implemented retaliatory tariffs on American goods due to the US tariffs applied this year by the Trump Administration on Chinese goods. American electronics manufacturers are especially vulnerable to turmoil in their supply chains due to rare earth minerals and alloys used in many products produced in […]
In a world of parts scarcity, buyer be “even-more-aware” holds. When a potential supplier offers valid looking parts with recent date codes at a reasonable price, while every other resource is coming up dry, there may be a reason. Malicious suppliers have invested heavily in equipment and resources with the intention of producing facsimiles of […]
Current electronics parts shortages are occurring primarily because of the recovering economy as the supply chain hasn’t caught up with the demand being created in the electronics manufacturing industry. Even one of the simplest parts we procure, monolithic ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), are highly constrained. These capacitors are typically treated as a commodity where you don’t […]
The classic lean approaches to business practices in general, and manufacturing in particular, are losing their ability to make further, meaningful gains as they have been in practice for so long that gains become minimal at best. The ability for organizations to integrate and transform systems into optimized confluences of activity could offer the next […]
