Lack of SMD aluminium electrolytic capacitors on the market - what happened? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: rehakmatej
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 17, 2022, 09:46:45 am
content: Hi, last couple of months I see that there is much lower amount of stock of SMD aluminium electrolytic capacitors. Some renowned distributors like Farnell, TME.eu, Mouser and so on offer only limited amount of stok in their warehouses and next stocks are expected sometimes at the end of this year or at the beginning of the next year. It is almost imposible to buy some good quality low ESR capacitor from Panasonic and many other brands. I would like to ask you where is the problem? Is it caused by higher inquiry after covid outbreak or broken supply chain? Or anything else? Thank you for answers.

author: ninevoltz
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 18, 2022, 03:50:38 pm
content: I have my own conspiracy theory about the ongoing component shortages. Have you ever heard of the World Economic Forum? Major global companies and banks are members of this "forum". For years they have been planning what they are calling a "Great Reset" of the global economy. To achieve a "Great Reset" you first have to collapse and destroy the existing economy. That means they will gobble up all of the existing businesses and rebuild it as the world's power elites decide best suits them. "You will own nothing, and you will be happy."They are not manufacturing any electronic components right now, that's my theory. My coworker is going to be laid off soon because he can't assemble boards anymore for lack of parts. No end in sight.

author: tunk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 18, 2022, 04:38:18 pm
content: There's a long thread about it here:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-is-chipageddon-affecting-you/

author: rehakmatej
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 22, 2022, 01:56:51 pm
content: Thanks for answers. Today I sent inquiry to one of speculative traders (Heisner electronics) for PIC18F26K20-I/SS MCU. Normal price on Microchip is about 2.5 EUR. Heisner offered me price 25.2 USD FOR ONE PIECE. This is horrible time for electronics industry.

author: SMTech
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2022, 02:17:30 pm
content: Quote from: rehakmatej on March 22, 2022, 01:56:51 pmPICs suck for sure, but CPLDs/FPGAs are at least as bad with basically zero chance of finding a slightly different config you can substitute or design in. Electrolytics we have had poor availability on, but more often delayed rather than 52weeks or no backorder or delivery date.

author: mon2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2022, 03:02:58 pm
content: Hi. Any reason your electrolytics cannot be replaced with ceramics which will offer even lower ESR ? Are these bulk values ? Post more details.Sharing some contacts of capacitor manufacturers we have sourced from and met in HK over the years:QuoteFor high voltage caps:QuoteAn excellent contact for Samsung / Walsin - original passives (resistors / caps) - they are the largest distributor for Samsung caps in Asia:QuoteWe have sourced and continue to source from each of the above vendors. They are financially strong companies and are always at the electronic fairs in HK (held often twice / year - with covid exceptions).Post back if you need to source other parts.