Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Single-sourcing a critical component feels fine — until the day a supplier hits allocation or your part goes end-of-life and there's no pin-compatible alternative qualified. That's when the whole production line stops, and a line-down event can cost millions of dollars. In this short clip, we break down the most common and expensive mistake in hardware design: relying on one supplier for one critical chip on your printed circuit board and what you can do to avoid this mistake (hint: it's adopting a dual sourcing strategy).
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Single-sourcing a critical component feels fine — until the day a supplier hits allocation or your part goes end-of-life and there's no pin-compatible alternative qualified. That's when the whole production line stops, and a line-down event can cost millions of dollars. In this short clip, we break down the most common and expensive mistake in hardware design: relying on one supplier for one critical chip on your printed circuit board and what you can do to avoid this mistake (hint: it's adopting a dual sourcing strategy).
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#Electronics #SupplyChain #HardwareDesign
