Many signs are pointing towards a rebound in the sales of electronic components. This article references an important KPMG survey of top executives at chip manufacturers, which concludes that 75% believe that their sales will be up in 2013 and 66% believe that they will be increasing their work force as well. That is good news after ending a down year in 2012. The article also notes that the US, as opposed to China will be the biggest growth market for sales, and consumer electronics is going to take over for the current top ranked wireless manufacturing consumption of chips. This is all good news for distributors in the US. Link here.
Robb Hammond, founder and president of AERI (American Electronic Resource, Inc.). Founding member and former committee chair of the SAE AS6081 Standard created for the avoidance of counterfeit electronic components. Robb founded AERI in Costa Mesa, California, in 1994 as an independent distributor of hard-to-find, obsolete and allocated electronic components. AERI is AS9120B, ISO 9001:2015 and AS6081 certified, tests to AS6171 standards, and inspects every part in its in-house QC lab before it ships. Robb writes about electronic component shortages, sourcing strategy and counterfeit avoidance.
