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"“You’re looking at 1000pcs of the STM32H7 microcontroller. The beating heart of our beloved S2400,” they note. “I placed a panic order for these babies almost
by KennyBlanken 4y ago
"“You’re looking at 1000pcs of the STM32H7 microcontroller. The beating heart of our beloved S2400,” they note. “I placed a panic order for these babies almost 2 years ago. Today, they finally arrived. It looks like we’re a go on the next batch of S2400s!”"
...and there's at least part of the problem. People panic-buying a year's worth of component supplies.
- mzs 4y agoYeah those seem like run of the mill parts easily replaceable with another board.
- runnerup 4y ago*another chip, not another board, usually. By the time you redesign your board for the other chip, it’s sold out too. We are dealing with this, it’s horrible. It’s not just chips either, it’ll be common passive components sometimes as well.
- varjag 4y ago1000pcs is a small order in normal times. Also buying a year's worth of supply is entirely normal. Time flies when you work with production of physical goods.