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Insights on electronic component sourcing, market trends, and supply-chain best practices.
Chip Resistor Price Increases 2026: Three Rounds So Far and When Switching Brands Pays
Chip resistor prices have moved three times in 2026. Yageo and Walsin raised thick film lines from 1 February by up to 20%, TrendForce recorded a further 10-15…
MT25QL01G Alternatives: 1Gb SPI NOR Second Sources and the Firmware Traps
The MT25QL01G is Micron's 1Gb, 3 V serial NOR flash, built as two 512Mb dies in one package and sold in a 24-ball BGA, a 16-pin SOP and an 8x6 mm W-PDFN. Three…
Last Time Buy berechnen: Formel, Rechenbeispiel und 4 LTB-Fristen bis Januar 2027
Ein Last Time Buy (LTB) ist die letzte Bestellung, die ein Hersteller für ein abgekündigtes Bauteil noch annimmt. Die richtige Menge ergibt sich aus…
Optocoupler Equivalent Chart: PC817, 6N137, TLP521 and the 5 Specs That Must Match
An optocoupler equivalent is only equivalent when five specs match: output type, current transfer ratio (CTR) rank, common-mode rejection (CMR) and the voltage…
Diodes PCN-2838 EOL: BS170P, BS250P, ZVN4206A, Last Order 6 Jan 2027
Diodes Incorporated is discontinuing 31 discrete and analog part numbers under PCN-2838, including the BS170P, BS250P, ZVN4206A and ZVP2106A small-signal MOSFE…
MOQ vs SPQ vs Order Multiple: The 3 Numbers Behind Every Component Order
MOQ (minimum order quantity) is the smallest total a seller will accept, SPQ (standard pack quantity) is how many pieces sit in one factory-sealed reel, tray o…
onsemi PD27509X EOL: 150 Parts, 94 With No Replacement, LTB 10 January 2027
onsemi product discontinuance notice PD27509X, issued on 10 July 2026, ends 150 standard part numbers. The last time buy date is 10 January 2027 and the last s…
X7R vs X5R vs C0G: A 9-Row MLCC Swap Matrix for Buyers
X7R, X5R and C0G are the three MLCC dielectrics on most European BOMs, and they are not interchangeable in both directions. C0G (Class 1) holds its capacitance…
Renesas SRAM EOL 2026: 92 Part Numbers, the 30 November LTB and Their Replacements
Renesas End of Life Notice EOL260016, issued on 1 June 2026, discontinues 92 orderable codes of its asynchronous SRAM, from 256 Kbit to 64 Mbit, in both the lo…
BOM Cost Reduction: 8 Levers Ranked by Payback, With a Worked Example
BOM cost reduction in electronics means lowering what you pay for the parts on a bill of materials without changing what the product does. There are eight leve…
Murata MLCC EOL 2026: 6 Withdrawal Notices and Their Deadlines in One Chart
Murata has six product withdrawal notices with deadlines that are still open or only just closed, as of October 2026. Three cover multilayer ceramic capacitors…
Tantalum Capacitor Replacement: Polymer, Hybrid or Ceramic? A 2026 Substitution Chart
A tantalum capacitor can usually be replaced by one of four technologies: polymer tantalum, aluminium polymer (including hybrid polymer), a multilayer ceramic…