What to secure now, and which alternates still hold stock Microcontrollers and microprocessors are one of the electronic component categories…
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CR2032 Coin Cell Battery: Price, Stock, and Common Engineering Questions
The CR2032 is the single most searched part in our discoverability set: about 23,000 US searches a month and 145,000…
May 2026: Electronic Components Insights
Global electronics activity remained resilient in May, with engineering demand continuing to outpace procurement activity as strength in AI infrastructure,…
When the Boot Flash Runs Dry
A FINDCHIPS MARKET BRIEF Micron’s MT25Q serial NOR is the chip nobody thinks about until the day it lands on…
Findchips Market Brief: Off the Bridge
FTDI’s USB to UART bridges are running dry, and the tiny FT234XD-R has no relative to fall back on. Here…
Shortage Watch: DDR3L Lead Times Pass 39 Weeks as the Memory Crunch Becomes a BOM Risk for Industrial Designs
A May 2026 shortage brief that maps live Supplyframe IQ Commodity IQ signals onto live Findchips distributor coverage. Engineers facing…
April 2026: Electronic Components Insights
Both global design and sourcing activities outperformed the seasonal average for April, highlighting resilient market conditions despite typical seasonal softness.…
Memory Crunch, MLCC Squeeze, and the Op Amp That Won’t Quit
A May 2026 sourcing story connecting macro coverage to live Supplyframe Commodity IQ and Findchips signals Published May 15, 2026 …
What Gartner 2026 Means for Engineers and Procurement, With Real-World Signals from Supplyframe and Findchips
Published May 8, 2026 | Audience: design engineers and procurement teams Summary Gartner just spent a week telling…