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If You’re Waiting for the PCN,
It May Be Too Late
The impetus to purchase components for electronic products often comes in the form of a product change notice (PCN). Manufacturers will let people know when they intend to discontinue components, but that notice doesn’t always give a lot of lead time if any. SiliconExpert is in…
COVID-19 Impact Updates | Industry News
COVID-19 Forces Vietnam Factories to Halt Production
The Ministry of Health in Vietnam recently reported a record number of 7,307 COVID-19 infections, raising Vietnam’s overall caseload to 81,678. Vietnam has been on lockdown and with this rise in infections extended their lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City through August 1, 2021. In…
More Reporting Capabilities and Parametric Cross Search UX Improvements
Major P5 Platform Release Calling all customers – new project-based reporting and enhanced UX experience when finding crosses through parametric. SiliconExpert is committed to our user experience, and with that we continue to deliver better performance and easy navigation. Check out (if you haven’t already…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates
SVHC Candidate List Updated with 219 Hazardous Chemicals
On July 8, 2021, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added eight new hazardous substances to the Candidate List for the REACH regulation. These eight newly added substances make the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) Candidate List to a total of 219 substances. Some of the…
YAGEO Corporation to fully acquire Chilisin Electronics
On June 30, 2021 YAGEO Corporation announced its intentions to acquire all outstanding shares of Chilisin Electronics Corporation’s common stock in a stock-swap transaction. This transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors for both companies. This transaction is expected to close on…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates
EU RoHS Exemptions
The European Commission has contracted the Öko-Institut to review a series of technical exemptions under the (EU) RoHS Directive that are set to expire end of this year. Exemptions currently take 18 to 24 months from the application date. Priority is given to older applications….
Best Practices | Product Updates
The Who, What, Why and How of Approved Component Lists & Approved Manufacturer Lists
All components go obsolete at some point. The problem is identifying obsolescence across product lines and/or programs and that information making it to the people who need it in time (ex: design) can be quite a challenge. The good news is that there are ways…
COVID-19 Impact Updates | Industry News
Malaysia Extends COVID-19 Lockdown Another Two Weeks
On Friday, June 11, Malaysia announced it would be extending its nationwide lockdown by an additional two weeks (through June 28, 2021) as they continue to see soaring COVID-19 cases. “The decision was made after taking into consideration that the number of daily cases is…
COVID-19 Impact Updates | Industry News
The Global Rise of 3D Printing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020 a shortage of components across multiple fields ensued. These shortages particularly hit hard automotive facilities, hospitals, and health systems across the world. In some areas there just was not enough equipment to go around. In other areas, equipment…
COVID-19 Impact Updates | Industry News
NO TABLE: Malaysia Extends COVID-19 Lockdown Another Two Weeks
On Friday, June 11, Malaysia announced it would be extending its nationwide lockdown by an additional two weeks (through June 28, 2021) as they continue to see soaring COVID-19 cases. “The decision was made after taking into consideration that the number of daily cases is…