Samsung hikes semi prices by 20% Guys,
€10 to €300 is only thirty fold…
You are close to some of the chip prices I have been quoted. Last year saw two hikes per company and another earlier this...
Hot Air rework station? The big Metcal ones can melt titanium balls let alone plastic parts if you’re not careful so get a selection of nozzle sizes.
Kapton tape is useful.
Get one with...
Sunday, 22 May 2022 - 00:35
Solderable breadboards - thoughts? A few useful companies that make SMT PCB adapters if anybody is interested.
https://www.artekit.eu/
https://www.proto-advantage.com/store/
Used both and their...
Saturday, 21 May 2022 - 20:42
Its a tough (manufacturing) life these days! As you can tell I was slightly frustrated by every single client company I have worked with over the last 18 months refusing my procurement advice, doing exactly what I warned...
Tuesday, 17 May 2022 - 18:26
Solderable breadboards - thoughts? They work fine for “do it now or tomorrow (or next week)” stuff.
jlcpcb works fine for “need it small or with a funny package (eg qfn)” and a couple weeks will do.
...
Thursday, 12 May 2022 - 21:50
Its a tough (manufacturing) life these days! I feel for you ka7ehk,
It’s even worse trying make products in the hundreds or low thousands right now.
I hope you get lucky finding all the parts you need.
Murdo.
Monday, 18 April 2022 - 13:31
Linear Tech and Maxim together now The problem with one persons own view is that you are fundamentally a single sample point. I don’t see Renesas much compared to STM, Microchip, etc but I am acutely aware that is...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 - 23:57
Linear Tech and Maxim together now Funnily enough I had a meeting with an FAE the other day in a local cafe/restaurant (my office still isn’t allowing visitors in due to covid restrictions, so just meet the sales...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 - 23:09
Linear Tech and Maxim together now Okay I’m a pedant too, but TI has been nicknamed Texas for so many years that the denizens of said state have to take second place…
Thursday, 31 March 2022 - 23:02
Linear Tech and Maxim together now Funnily enough I was going to add Diodes Inc (Zetex) but didn’t want to pad the list. I know them well as they are or were based in Oldham, England and I used to work with...
Thursday, 31 March 2022 - 23:00
Linear Tech and Maxim together now The consolidation of the last ten years has been amazing.
I reckon the following consolidated companies own this market (embedded and general electronics) now:
Analog...
Guys, €10 to €300 is only thirty fold… You are close to some of the chip prices I have been quoted. Last year saw two hikes per company and another earlier this...
Have you looked at Modbus? It usually uses RS485.
The big Metcal ones can melt titanium balls let alone plastic parts if you’re not careful so get a selection of nozzle sizes. Kapton tape is useful. Get one with...
A few useful companies that make SMT PCB adapters if anybody is interested. https://www.artekit.eu/ https://www.proto-advantage.com/store/ Used both and their...
As you can tell I was slightly frustrated by every single client company I have worked with over the last 18 months refusing my procurement advice, doing exactly what I warned...
They work fine for “do it now or tomorrow (or next week)” stuff. jlcpcb works fine for “need it small or with a funny package (eg qfn)” and a couple weeks will do. ...
I feel for you ka7ehk, It’s even worse trying make products in the hundreds or low thousands right now. I hope you get lucky finding all the parts you need. Murdo.
The problem with one persons own view is that you are fundamentally a single sample point. I don’t see Renesas much compared to STM, Microchip, etc but I am acutely aware that is...
Funnily enough I had a meeting with an FAE the other day in a local cafe/restaurant (my office still isn’t allowing visitors in due to covid restrictions, so just meet the sales...
Okay I’m a pedant too, but TI has been nicknamed Texas for so many years that the denizens of said state have to take second place…
Funnily enough I was going to add Diodes Inc (Zetex) but didn’t want to pad the list. I know them well as they are or were based in Oldham, England and I used to work with...
The consolidation of the last ten years has been amazing. I reckon the following consolidated companies own this market (embedded and general electronics) now: Analog...
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