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ECHA and Brexit Chemicals Instructions
ECHA Publishes Recommendations for All Companies to Prepare for a ‘No Deal’ Scenario for the UK’s withdrawal on March 30, 2019. ECHA states “With continued political uncertainty regarding the withdrawal agreement, the Agency urges companies to act now to continue complying with their obligations under the…
Experts Advise on Avoiding Counterfeit Components
By Hailey Lynn McKeefry, Editor in Chief, EBN Counterfeit electronics remain the bane of the electronics industry. Fake parts create safety hazards, siphon off profits, and tarnish corporate images. The problem is huge by all accounts, and probably underreported. The fake semiconductor market has reached…
Advances in Technology Are Causing Chaos in the Supply Chain
Guest Blog by George Karalias, Industry Executive Consultant, Karalias Productions Back in 1965, Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel, wrote a paper in which he introduced his observation about the future of integrated circuits. This observation has come to be known as Moore’s Law. Moore…
Cost Savings vs Cost Avoidance : The Difference Explained and Value Derived
Unplanned costs can have a negative impact on the bottom line of a project. In today’s environment, Obsolescence can eat up management reserves and cause schedule delays if a proactive Obsolescence Management Plan is not followed. Cost Avoidance calculates the unplanned costs that would have…
Regulation and Compliance updates
Six New Substances Added to the Candidate List
As of January 15, 2019, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added six new substances of very high concern (SVHC) to The Candidate List for the REACH regulation. The Candidate List now contains 197 substances. New REACH Candidate List Substances No. Substance NameCAS NumberReason for inclusion 1 1,7,7-trimethyl-3-(phenylmethylene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one15087-24-8Endocrine disrupting…
Counterfeit Risk & Mitigation: Join Our Panel Discussion from Today’s Industry Leaders
Join SiliconExpert and our panel of industry thought leaders from the Semiconductor Industry Associations of the U.S. and Europe, component and equipment manufacturing and today’s supply chain as we discuss: Definitions and the methodology of semiconductor counterfeiting in relation to high-risk componentsPolicing and reporting of…
SiliconExpert’s Commitment To Cyber Security
SiliconExpert is committed to protecting our set of online tools and our customers’ information from unauthorized access, collection, retention, use, disclosure, modification or destruction. To provide greater insight, a new downloadable white paper is now available. In this document you will find the best practices and steps…
SiliconExpert’s Commitment To Cyber Security
SiliconExpert is committed to protecting our set of online tools and our customers’ information from unauthorized access, collection, retention, use, disclosure, modification or destruction. To provide greater insight, a new downloadable white paper is now available. In this document you will find the best practices and…
10 considerations when choosing the right sensor for hazardous environments
How to hedge sensing and control systems for hazardous environments The production and manufacturing demands of 21st-century global commerce are increasing at an astonishing rate, creating industrial challenges that depend on sensors for absolution. The trifecta of 24-hour global production demands, reliable real-time asset monitoring,…
10 common electrical symbols found on electrical schematic diagrams
These electrical symbols might look like nonsense to the layman, but they provide a ton of information to the EE. An electrical schematic diagram might look like a nonsensical drawing to the layman, but to the electrical engineer, it’s a high-level documentation that provides a…