Hi Per, both the formed and inserted embedded passives are being used extensively across the globe. Depending on the product/market segment one type is typically dominant over the other. Since many product/market segments are divided somewhat geographically, you see a tendency for certain geographies to use one of these more pervasively than the other. Typically North America, China and some parts of Europe utilize mostly formed. Japan and some parts of Europe are mostly inserted. Korea and Taiwan use a mixture of both. However, you can find the use of formed and inserted in every geographic location. Joel Joel S. Peiffer 3M Electronic Solutions Division 3M Center, Building 201-1E-21 St. Paul, MN 55144 Tel: (651) 575-1464 Cell: (612) 327-1983 Fax: (651) 737-4601 [log in to unmask] "Viklund, Per" <Per_Viklund@MENT OR.COM> To Sent by: <[log in to unmask]> EmbeddedNet cc <[log in to unmask] org> Subject Re: [EM] Fw: MILAERO007: What Became of the Embedded Passive 02/08/2012 02:50 Boom? AM Please respond to D-50 Embedded Devices Committee Forum <[log in to unmask] ORG>; Please respond to "Viklund, Per" <Per_Viklund@MENT OR.COM> Hi Lionel, When you say the boom is still there, are you talking about enbedded thin/thick-film resistors or embedded decoupling capacitance? ...or both? /per viklund 8 feb 2012 kl. 03:15 skrev "Lionel Fullwood" <[log in to unmask]>: > HI ALl: > > This is from Lionel at WKK in Hong Kong. > > THE BOOM IS STILL THERE! It is just that those involved are not openly > discussing it, as there is a definite market advantage for smart users! > > Lionel. > ** Email Disclaimer ** > This message and any attachments are confidential and are intended only for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return email and delete the original message. We use virus scanning software but exclude all liability for viruses or similar in any attachment. Thank you. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________