Week 44 Category Watch: LDO Takes the Top Spot
Week 44 brought a broad cool-off: LDO overtook 32-bit MCU as the top category, while global spot inventory kept building to 7.32 billion units.
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2336 - Adafruit, BULK
600-210-0AH01 - Helmholz GmbH & Co. KG, Non-IC
700-590-1AC40 - Helmholz GmbH & Co. KG, Non-IC
700-590-1AJ30 - Helmholz GmbH & Co. KG, Non-IC
700-972-1AA02 - Helmholz GmbH & Co. KG, Non-IC
750-363 - WAGO, Non-IC
750-452 - WAGO, Non-IC
750-504/025-800 - WAGO, DIN-RAIL-MODULE
750-611 - WAGO, Non-IC
80281020 - CROUZET Microprocessor, Non-IC
80547017 - CROUZET Microprocessor, GEAR-MOTOR-FRAME
80807013 - CROUZET Microprocessor, MODULE-MOTOR
80835009 - CROUZET Microprocessor, MODULE-GEARMOTOR
80835015 - CROUZET Microprocessor, MODULE-GEARMOTOR
81503543 - CROUZET, COUNTERS-PANEL-MOUNT
81503729 - CROUZET, COUNTERS-PANEL-MOUNT
81503731 - CROUZET, COUNTERS-PANEL-MOUNT
88980183 - CROUZET, Non-IC
A3981KLPTR-T - Allegro MicroSystems Interface IC, SOP
A3992SLPTR-T - Allegro MicroSystems Interface IC, TSSOP-24(EP)
A4988SETTR-T - Allegro MicroSystems Interface IC, QFN
AE0505D08H09DF - KEMET, 0505
AE0707D18H18DF - KEMET, 0707
AE1010D16DF - KEMET, 1010
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