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Approximately 6,000 companies in the European Union have met compliance by notifying the ECHA about products containing substances of very high concern (SVHC). This now contributes to over 4 million article notifications in the EU’s public database of substances of very high concern in products (SCIP).  Now, for…

The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Asia have caused two of the top three global producers of ceramic capacitors to shut down major factories in Japan and Malaysia. Global supplies are extremely tight in the Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC) industry, as manufacturers are scrambling…

In January 2021 the EPA released final risk management rules restricting the use of five PBT chemicals to reduce exposure and protect human health and the environment.  However, on March 2021, the EPA announced it was reviewing the original risk management rules through an open…

The UK government has recently extended the deadline to January 1, 2023 to apply the United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking. UKCA markings are product safety markings for all products sold in England, Scotland and Wales. This marking allows the UK a measure of controls for goods regulations.  This marking also replaces the…

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…

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…