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40 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2022 seeing that across all pas- sives, and we're seeing some semiconductor products that are returning to normal as well. But we also see some that are not. Microcontrollers is a great example of a sub- category that continues to have low availability in the market, with extremely long lead times and extremely high demand as a result. What we glean from this is that we're not in the same market condi- tions that we were in, say, nine months ago, but there are definitely cat- egories that are normal with others showing signs of recovery. Shaughnessy: Right. What we're hearing is that by Christmas, we may not be back to 100%, but the supply chain should be in much better shape by the end of the year. Schoenfelder: Yes, I think the trend is that most categories that are not in the semiconductor space are operating at something that's close to normal lead time, and normal demand and sup- ply. But semiconductors are just lagging now. Shaughnessy: So, the EDDI is free to down- load, and you just have to register and provide your email, which seems like a fair trade. Schoenfelder: Yes. I don't think I'm talking out of school here to say that sometime soon we will launch this as a self-service tool on our portal. We wanted to get to market quickly with this reporting because we think it's really valuable. For now, users can register with an email, and we will send you a PDF on a monthly basis, but in the future we'll make it self-service so users can access EDDI directly from our site. Shaughnessy: Well, I signed up for it, and it has a lot o f t i m e l y i n f o r m a t i o n . Even though we're seeing improvements, the supply chain is still a little wacky right now. Schoenfelder: It's interesting, A n d y, t h a t t h i n g s h a v e become so challenging in some aspects of managing the supply chain that indi- viduals who may not have had to pay attention to these m a r k e t c o n d i t i o n s , s u c h as engineers and design- ers, now need to take these considerations into their day-to-day work. e EDDI is free and accessible industr y insights, with ver y low barriers, and it can be influential in a designer's decision-making. Shaughnessy: A designer recently told me, "We probably should have been double- and triple-sourcing components all along, but we never had to." at's one trick that's not going away, right? Schoenfelder: Yeah, every company should have an alternate source strategy. Having your finger on the pulse of availability in the market, particularly relative to your demand requirements, is critical. I think the EDDI is a tool that can help assess where there is oppor- tunity and where there is risk present. Shaughnessy: Very good. Is there anything else you want to add, Dan? Schoenfelder: at's it for now. I appreciate the time, Andy. Shaughnessy: anks for taking the time to talk to us, Dan. DESIGN007 Dan Schoenfelder