The electronics industry saw the signs of a turnaround in the second half of the year as demand spiked and lead times extended for memory ICs (DRAMs and NAND flash), capacitors, resistors, discrete semiconductors and power components. Longer lead times – and allocations – have plagued buyers throughout 2017 and into 2018. This has led to significant challenges in component availability. Distributors with the most on-hand inventory are typically the winners during periods of component…

In the age of 3D CAD model annotations, there still exists manufacturing organizations and manufacturers who are not even close to dropping 2D manufacturing drawings for daily shop floor operations.…

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If you’ve operated “business as usual,” hoping that the global electronics components shortage would end soon, it’s time to rethink that strategy.  A tough situation is becoming even tougher to navigate.

A Fabrication Shortage

The shortage was caused by a classic case of demand far outstripping supply. Think back about a decade ago to the Great…

FIFA World Cup 2018 – The countdown to the world’s greatest sporting event have began yesterday.

We are seen some top questions about World Cup 2018 simulated the rounds on Twitter, Facebook, and Quora：

• Is there a chatbot to predict FIFA 2018 Winner?
• Which pool is the “Group of Death”?
• What are the possible ways to analyze the group data from FIFA 2018?
• What are the chances of Argentina winning the World Cup?
• Who will score the most…

This is according to the Chinese authoritative media in 2016.

1. Cogobuy

Cogobuy Group PLC is a publicly listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as SEHK: 400. The company primarily deals with computer and telecommunication hardware. It provides an e-commerce platform for electronic goods in China, although the company and its subsidiaries distribute their products…