HOW WILL RISING METAL PRICES IMPACT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INVENTORIES?
While variables like rising metal prices are out of manufacturers’ control, taking charge of excess inventory solutions offers stability. In an already volatile market, the cost of source metals is rising. A recent survey by IPC found that nine out of ten...
THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE TIPPING POINT: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR GLOBAL SUPPLY & DEMAND
Semiconductor global supply and demand had an outsize impact on automotive manufacturing in recent years. What does the future look like for chip-heavy vehicles? New consumer electric vehicle adoption has increased around 50% a year since 2015, thanks in large part to...
A NEW STRATEGY FOR NAVIGATING SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES IMPACTING DISCRETE MANUFACTURING
Supply chain challenges impacting discrete manufacturing will continue in 2022, posing critical opportunities for resiliency. Though late 2021 reports from IC Insights and other industry sources indicated that discrete manufacturing was looking up, we see that...
HOW WILL SEMICONDUCTOR MERGERS IMPACT CHIP SHORTAGES IN 2022?
Tracking semiconductor mergers provides a valuable window into the future market. After a year of major semiconductor mergers, NVIDIA’s merger with Arm was blocked by the FTC. Concerns about the largest-ever-proposed semiconductor merger included stifling competition,...
What the CHIPS Act Means for the Defense and Aerospace Industries
Not long ago, the United States manufactured over a third of the world’s semiconductors. But as other countries rose to challenge that dominance, America’s contribution waned — falling all the way to 12% of international output. The CHIPS for America Act is slated to...
A2 Global Electronics Achieves ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accreditation and AS6171 Certification
St. Petersburg, FLA. – January 18, 2022 (EIN Presswire) – A2 Global Electronics + Solutions (A2), a global leader in electronic component distribution and supply chain services, has successfully achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and certification to SAE’s...
TRACKING MLCC FORECASTS: WILL DEMAND OUTPACE SUPPLY IN 2022?
Tracking MLCC forecasts shows growth in 5G demand and volatile materials costs. This might put MLCC demand on track to outpace supply into 2022. Shortages in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) first emerged in 2018, when demand outpaced supply. At that time, three...
10 MOST IN-DEMAND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
We are sharing the top 10 most in-demand Electronic components based on our customers’ needs in 2021. 2021 has brought signficant challenges to the electronic component supply chain, with critical parts in low supply and long lead times. At A2 Global, we regularly...