World Wide IntelligenceReading distributor stock levels as an early market signal
Franchised distributor inventory tends to move weeks before quoted lead times do. How to follow a handful of reference parts and what the usual patterns mean.
Practical notes on the global electronics supply chain.
Sourcing, lead times, component lifecycles and quality: short write-ups for engineers and buyers who have to ship hardware on schedule.
Recent notes
Planning a last-time buy without overbuying
Turning an end-of-life notice into a quantity: demand forecasts, attrition, storage conditions and the cost of being wrong in either direction.
A practical first screen for counterfeit ICs
Marking, package and datasheet checks that catch most obvious fakes before parts reach the line, and when it is worth escalating to X-ray or decapsulation.
Second-sourcing passives without surprises
Why "equivalent" capacitors and resistors are not always drop-in replacements: DC-bias derating, temperature coefficients and the specifications worth checking first.
World Wide Intelligence publishes short notes on electronic component sourcing and quality. Articles come from hands-on experience and are published irregularly.