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Where did all the 0.1uF capacitors go?

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tim-wilkinsonTim Wilkinson 05/26/2018 at 06:500 Comments

Had an email from my PCB builder yesterday asking me to pick another 0.1uF 0603 capacitor supplier because the one I'd originally specified wasn't available. A quick look around Mouser and I see there are basically no 0.1uF capacitors in the world anymore. I had some notion that this was an ongoing problem, but didn't fully appreciate just how bad it was until now! When is this shortage going to end? I know the bitcoin miners are buying all video cards, but if they're buying up all the capacitors then all is lost.

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