Japan is beginning to catch up on its semiconductor manufacturing equipment and semiconductor production. This article by CNN explains the hurdles Japan has had to go through since the quake and it’s slow, but sure plan to get back on it’s feet. Lead times should start to shrink towards the fall.
Robb Hammond is the founder and CEO of AERI, an independent electronic component distributor operating since 1994. He is a founding member and former committee chair of SAE AS6081, the counterfeit-avoidance standard for independent distributors adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense, and a recognized authority on counterfeit detection.
