Author Archives: Bruce

Counterfeit electronic components and re-marked, used, and/or sub-par components and product have become an epidemic costing OEMs, CMs, and component procurement service companies millions — even billions — of dollars since the turn of the century.  What can you do … Continue reading →

The deadly 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that wreaked havoc in Japan has caused a run on electronic parts, resulting in some distributors freezing their inventories and carefully reviewing orders before fulfilling them. Rolling blackouts, damage to infrastructure and some suppliers’ … Continue reading →

An investigation into counterfeit parts in the U.S. DOD supply chain has been launched by U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.) who are working together with colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee. The committee released a … Continue reading →

Recently, Dawn Gluskin, the founder and CEO of SolTec Electronics, an indie distributor, told the story of when a contracting officer from Lockheed Martin Corp. returned her business card after her introduction, saying “Sorry, we’re not allowed to work with … Continue reading →

The electronics industry has entered an era of “systemic complexity” where growing ecosystems of companies need to collaborate closely. “Avoiding risk” were the keywords at the recent GlobalFoundries Conference in Silicon Valley where a panel of CEOs cautioned against being … Continue reading →

There are apparently some positive signs for the electronics economy in the second half of this year but, nonetheless, one consulting firm has more than halved its global chip market growth forecast for 2011 from 9% to 4%. According to … Continue reading →

Established in 2001 as a Global Supply Chain Partner for many renowned Electronic Manufacturing Companies of Asia, ChipChecker provides necessary business intelligence related to supply, supplier and project requirements within mainland China.  Their combined experience of 75 years in EMS … Continue reading →