Honeywell Sensing Products - Longer Than Normal Lead Times

Oxygen Electronics is seeing unusually long lead times on Honeywell Sensing products (specifically Silicon Phototransistors) due to a reported disruption in their production for these devices.   Specific product being affect are:

• SD2440-001 http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/SD2440001.htm
• SD2440-002 http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/SD2440002.htm
• SD2440-003 http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/SD2440003.htm
• SD2440-004 http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/SD2440004.htm
• SE2470-001 http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/SE2470001.htm
• SE2470-002 http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/SE2470001.htm
• HOA1406-001  http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/HOA1406001.htm
• HOA1406-003  http://www.o2xygen.com/parts/HOA1406003.htm

Semiconductor Equiptment Book-to-Bill Ratio

The Semiconductor Equipment Book-to-Bill Ratio as reported by www.freelunch.com has been in positive territory for the past 7 months.  

Global Semiconductor Shipments on the Rebound

As reported by the Semiconductor Industry Association on www.freelunch.com, Global Semiconductor shipments have been increasing since February of 2013.  The graph below illustrates the 3 Month Moving Average in Billions of USD.