A 30% MLCC price hike this month caps a year of increases, and tight supply is pushing buyers to the open market. Here is what changed and how to source safely.
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The AI memory boom is draining chip supply and pushing buyers to the open market. Here’s why counterfeit risk is rising in 2026, and how to prevent it.
Components arriving with lot codes removed? Why manufacturers and distributors scrub lot codes, and what it means for traceability and quality.
From commercial flights to military to deep space exploration There are over 45,000 FAA-managed daily flights in the US alone. If you look at the global passenger industry, that number jumps up…
In this counterfeit detection video, our QC tech Ed shows us how he discovered that this group of parts were counterfeits. Although they exhibited many clues, his initial indication was…
In this video, our talented QC tech Otilio explains how he easily detected these counterfeit Atmel electronic components. When tiny parts come sealed in tape and reel, an unsuspecting QC…
In this video, our QC tech Oscar explains what he noticed that led him to investigate these counterfeit electronic components. As usual, there were multiple signs of tampering with the…
Electronics Brokers Arrested for Supporting Russian Missile Program Three individuals, Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, and Kristina Puzyreva, using multiple company names; Electronic Network in Canada, SN Electronics, Inc., and SH…
Why Follow Industry Recognized Standards If you are not an aerospace manufacturer, why should you require a supplier to be certified to the AS6081 and AS9120? Most importantly, because you…
In this video we show how with the use of X-ray we were able to determine that these electronic components we recently received were counterfeit. Fake chips are common in…
