The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) estimates that counterfeit PCB components cost manufacturers more than $7.5 billion...
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Component obsolesence is a much bigger threat than most realize. Here are the little-known reasons you keep getting surprised, and why you need SiliconExpert to mitigate the risk.
Over 1 million parts per year go obsolete, almost half the time without Product Change Notices (PCN). And when we do get PCNs, 30 percent of the time it's too late. No wonder electronic component users keep getting surprised. Here are the numbers:
If a million obsolete part numbers a year isn't scary enough, consider the effect of obsolesence on counterfeit risk:
Further Reading: How To Use Silicon Expert To Reduce Supply Chain Risk
This post originally appeared on the DigiSource Blog