In an increasingly competitive marketplace surrounded by a global IT supply chain, there is growing concern about the use of counterfeit electronic parts in both commercial and military electronics.

How are independent distributors assisting manufacturers and identifying ways to reduce electronic component costs? By Del Williams. With the unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime disruption of the supply ...

What happens when electronic parts become hard to see? A new method shows how engineers can fit more functions onto the same circuit board.

Counterfeit electronics is a multibillion-dollar industry worldwide. The challenge is finding them, and this is where Israeli startup Cybord is working to gain a foothold. The company has developed an ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Designing electronic equipment for hostile environments like industry, the automobile, and the military is a major challenge. Topping the list, though, ...

You can track down components the hard way — visiting each supplier’s website and jotting down all of the prices — or you can use a search engine that is specifically designed for this task. So you’ve ...

Want to know the details about a specific electronic component? “Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1” is the first book of a three-volume set that contains key information on electronics ...

You can’t be bothered to sign up for a free parts.io account? Fine. You also don’t want to sign in each time you need to look up a component? Got it. You’ve made your point and the folks over at parts ...

[Tim] wrote in, lamenting a problem that many of us can likely echo. Over the years, he has acquired all sorts of small electronic parts and components, along with tools and accessories – all of which ...