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How is Chipageddon affecting you?
bookaboo:
I recall when I was a young player I got a reel of "something" by mistake in my work Farnell order. I phoned the sales desk so they could come collect, Farnell sent a box of biscuits to us as thanks, which drew my honesty to the attention of management. Turned out the reel I'd sent back was of some exotic FPGA worth >£5000.
Most expensive biscuits I ever ate, and I was constantly reminded (in good nature) of that fact.
AndyC_772:
Unfortunately the press doesn't seem to appreciate that semiconductors aren't like rice or coffee, ie. commodities that can be quantified by weight alone.
It's certainly the case that there are more parts in stock now than there were six months ago. Designing a new product is easier than it was, but BoMs for existing products still contain a handful of items that remain unavailable. Incomplete kit == no product, obviously.
(Still looking you squarely in the eyes, TI. And no, Intel, I'm not looking at you any more because I've completely given up on you; you're designed out, forever).
SiliconWizard:
Yep, ditto. New designs have become much easier to handle, with (for now) little difficulty finding available parts, but for older designs, still many parts that aren't available.
Upside is that there is significant work available for EEs for redesigning stuff.
SilverSolder:
In today's news:
"Samsung Electronics Co. is cutting memory chip production after reporting its slimmest profit since the 2009 global financial crisis, a significant step for the industry after oversupply caused prices to crater. Shares rose.
Operating profit plunged more than 95% to 600 billion won ($450 million) for the three months ended March, missing the average analyst estimate of 1.4 trillion won. Sales fell to 63 trillion won.
Samsung said it would cut memory chip production to a “meaningful level,” a move competitors had been waiting for after a pileup of inventory hurt pricing and profits. The largest maker of memory chips had resisted pulling back in recent months, in part to grab market share from rivals."
So what is it to be this week... shortage, or oversupply... lol
Black Phoenix:
Ohh f***, here we go again... Now SSD and memory related product types will go again up.
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