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October 12, 2026

Shortage or Noise? How to Read Q4 Component Risk Signals

Q4 Component Shortages: How to Separate Real Supply Risk From Market Noise "I heard this part is in shortage." It's one of ...

August 13, 2026

The MLCC Market Is Sending Familiar Signals to the 2018 Squeeze.

If you’ve been in electronics procurement long enough, the current MLCC market has a feeling you might recognize. Lead times ...

April 13, 2023

April Sensible Semiconductor News Update for 2023

In the April Sensible semiconductor news update, we’ve rounded up some of the top new stories impacting the electronic ...

December 15, 2022

December Sensible Semiconductor News Update

In this month’s Sensible Semiconductor News Update, we’ll take a deep dive into the landmark announcement that the DOE has ...

November 29, 2022

November Sensible Semiconductor News Update for 2022

In this month’s Sensible Semiconductor News Update, we’ll explore the murky waters of ESG-positive mineral procurement, the ...

October 28, 2022

October Sensible Semiconductor News for 2022

In this month’s Sensible Semiconductor News Update, we’ll explore the factors that are shaping the future of the ...

September 20, 2022

September Sensible Semiconductor News Update (Part 2)

Welcome back for the second half of this month's sensible semiconductor news update! In this installment, we’ll dive into ...

September 15, 2022

September Sensible Semiconductor News Update (Part 1)

In this month's sensible semiconductor news update, we’ll explore the angst in the market around record inflation, continued ...

August 22, 2022

August Sensible Semiconductor News Update

In this month's sensible semiconductor news update, we’ll take a closer look at the contrast between rising chip demand in ...

June 24, 2022

June Sensible Semiconductor News Update

In this month's sensible semiconductor news update, we’ll zoom in on an exciting new family of Bluetooth LE MCUs from TI, ...

June 20, 2022

Recycled Electronic Components & Marking Permanency Tests

The recycling of electronic components is essential to sustainable manufacturing in the semiconductor industry. However, it ...

May 12, 2022

May Sensible Semiconductor News Update

The worst of the pandemic-induced shortages may be behind us, but the industry will still feel the effects of these ...

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