Critical Thoughts

Legacy Engineering: Balancing Innovation with Tradition

By GDCA | October 1, 2024

Legacy electronic systems result from technology’s swift evolution, a rapid pace of growth and innovation that, while widely celebrated, leaves many embedded systems incompatible and unable to easily and affordably […]

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Unearthing Hidden Gems: The Journey of Licensing an Obsolete Product

By GDCA | September 23, 2024
Supply Chain

Tania Scroggie, SCRM and legacy manufacturing expert, is back with another episode of Tania’s Teachables on YouTube! In this installment of her educational shorts, she takes us on a journey […]

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The Enduring Legacy of Embedded Boards and the Importance of Legacy Sustainment

By GDCA | August 13, 2024

The idea that embedded boards can have a legacy or impact as enduring as the pyramids may seem strange in a world that is always looking for the newest and […]

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Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages

By GDCA | July 31, 2024
DMSMS solutions

Diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages or DMSMS continues to be an especially critical topic for defense manufacturing and supply chain risk management (SCRM). While more and more efforts have […]

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Tania’s Teachable: Cautionary Tales from the Embedded Industry: The Cost of Ignoring Loyal Customers

By GDCA | May 1, 2024
embedded computer

New Episode Alert: Lessons from a Market Leader’s Misstep In our latest episode of “Tania’s Teachable,” we explore a compelling case study recently featured in EE Times Europe. The episode […]

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Just because you have the TDP doesn’t mean you can build the board

By GDCA | February 20, 2024
electronics obsolescence

Recently, one of the ways in which we’ve seen end-use customers try to combat electronics obsolescence is by getting the technical data (TDP) of the required  circuit board from the […]

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The New Kids on the Supply Chain Block

By GDCA | January 12, 2024

Electronics obsolescence causes far bigger shockwaves across supply chains than most people realize. The domino effect typically starts with the discontinuation of a component on the circuit board, and then […]

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Tania’s Teachable Discussions

By GDCA | December 26, 2023
Legacy Expert

A new video series for OEMs on the EOL cycle Legacy Expert Tania Scroggie of GDCA, Inc. presents a new series of short videos about end-of-life products and the strategies […]

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Obsolescence is a now problem–not a later one

By GDCA | December 15, 2023
Obsolescence manufacturers

A case study in what can go wrong Obsolescence is a critical issue in PCB manufacturers and their customers, and can be an expensive problem to deal with if not […]

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Proactive vs. Reactive: The Triage Approach to Electronics Obsolescence

By GDCA | October 20, 2023
Electronic Obsolescence

Product teams are often faced with multiple obsolete electronic circuit boards within their systems, parts that are currently obsolete and ones that are likely to become obsolete in the near […]

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