GlobX Blog
Insights on electronic component sourcing, market trends, and supply-chain best practices.
DDR2 End of Life: How to Keep Sourcing DDR2 SDRAM in 2026
DDR2 SDRAM reached end of life at most major manufacturers years ago, but in 2026 it is still buyable - if you know which lines remain active and which channel…
AI Infrastructure Is Reshaping the Semiconductor Supply Chain: 2026 Market Analysis
The 2026 semiconductor shortage is no longer a GPU story. AI infrastructure spending has spread the constraint across the entire electronics supply chain, and…
DDR3 Last Time Buy: Sourcing DDR3 and DDR3L in 2026
A DDR3 last time buy is now on the calendar for most industrial and automotive OEMs, whether they have scheduled it or not. Samsung ended DDR3 production in th…
AEC-Q100 vs AEC-Q101: What Automotive Grade Really Means
AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q101 are the two qualification standards that decide whether a semiconductor may be called automotive grade. The split is simple: AEC-Q100 cov…
2D Semiconductors: What the KAIST Contact Resistance Breakthrough Means for Buyers
2D semiconductors are materials just one or a few atoms thick that can carry out the same switching work as the silicon in today's chips, and they are the indu…
Nexperia Alternatives 2026: What Automotive Buyers Can Do
The Nexperia crisis has left thousands of European production lines exposed. In October 2025 the Dutch government took control of Nexperia, the Nijmegen-based…
How to Source Electronic Components: A Guide for European OEMs
To source electronic components is to find, qualify, and buy the parts a design needs, at the right price, quality, and lead time, from a supplier you can trus…
REACH Compliance for Electronic Components: A European Buyer's Guide
REACH compliance for electronic components means knowing which substances of very high concern (SVHCs) are present in the parts you buy, above which threshold,…
Electronic Component Lead Times 2026: What to Expect and How to Beat Them
Electronic component lead times in 2026 have stretched from a routine 8-16 weeks to 26-55+ weeks for the hardest-hit categories. Microcontrollers are quoted be…
BJT vs MOSFET: Differences and How to Choose
BJT vs MOSFET comes down to how each transistor is controlled and where it loses energy. A BJT (bipolar junction transistor) is current-driven and cheap with h…
MOSFET vs IGBT: Key Differences and How to Choose
MOSFET vs IGBT comes down to a simple trade-off: a MOSFET wins at high switching frequency and low-to-medium voltage, while an IGBT wins at high voltage and hi…
Memory Chip Shortage 2026: How to Source DRAM, DDR4 and DDR5
The memory chip shortage 2026 is the sharpest supply squeeze the components market has seen since the pandemic. AI and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) demand has p…