As we reflect on the past year, we’d like to present our most read blog posts of 2022.
Find out what topics sparked the most interest among our readers and what had people clicking most.
Here are our top 5 posts of 2022:
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WHAT THE CHIPS ACT MEANS FOR THE DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES
Introduced in June 2020 and passed a year later, the CHIPS for America Act earmarks $52 billion for semiconductor research, design, and production in a bid to increase onshore manufacturing. On the whole, expanding capacity stateside would reduce shipping times, increase quality assurance, and boost local economies. But will this historically large program yield immediate results? For the defense and aerospace industries, the answer is no — and that comes down to two main factors. Read the post here.
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WHY DO ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SHORTAGES HAPPEN? HERE’S HOW YOU CAN BE PREPARED.
A prominent cycle in the electronic components industry, shortages can severely disrupt the supply chain. In fact, the past two decades brought several waves of global component shortages, which significantly challenged OEMs and EMSs to keep their production lines running. You may ask — what causes shortages and how I can plan for them? Here’s some insight based on our decades of experience mitigating electronic component shortages. Read the post here.
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TRACKING MLCC FORECASTS: WILL DEMAND OUTPACE SUPPLY IN 2022?
Shortages in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) first emerged in 2018, when demand outpaced supply. At that time, three suppliers held 60% of the MLCC market, which resulted in specialized MLCC production that limited overall supply. Over the next two years, manufacturers increased supply and the market evened out in 2020, only to take a hit from the logistics challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 brought another round of MLCC supply shortfalls. Tracking MLCC forecasts now into 2022 shows increasing demand, paired with ongoing volatility on the supply side. This could result in imbalances in the MLCC market in 2022 leading to shortage conditions. Read the post here.
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ABF SUBSTRATE SHORTAGES: SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES 2022 – PART 2
Next in our series tracking ongoing challenges and changes in the semiconductor industry: substrates. Also known as wafers, these units form the base upon which a wide variety of semiconductors are fabricated. Bottlenecks in the substrate supply chain — particularly Ajinomoto build-up films (ABF) substrate shortages — are a driving factor of the chip shortages plaguing the industry over the last two years. At the root of this shortage: the sensitive nature of substrate production and steadily increasing demand. Read the post here.
And finally…the most read A2 Global Electronics + Solutions post of 2022 is:
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4 REASONS COMPONENT OBSOLESCENCE IS A GROWING PART OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND HOW TO MANAGE IT
Electronic manufacturers in high-reliability verticals — military, aerospace, medical — have traditionally put a heavy focus on component obsolescence management. These days, no segment of the electronics industry can afford to overlook its importance to business longevity. Here are four reasons why component obsolescence management is becoming a standard practice and how you can plan for it. Read the post here.
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