Sounds like FUD. There are plenty of electronics distributors, small and large, that you can order individual ICs from as a consumer. How are they all pulling

Sounds like FUD. There are plenty of electronics distributors, small and large, that you can order individual ICs from as a consumer. How are they all pulling it off if it's so tricky? Some parts have MOQs, I guess distributors don't see the business value in buying reels to sell a chip or three if it's reasonable to expect that the rest of the reel will sit on shelf for months (or worse).