On that note, my last PCBway order took four weeks to arrive. Dunno if it was a random fluke, but it sure came with more border regulations incantations attached to the box than usual.
Just had to quickly find replacement for all NXP stuff we were using on a prototype board already sent to assembly. Good that we aren't using their MCU, only some discretes. And good that we git a proper B2B contact so it was polite warning rather than being ghosted like PCBway did to some hobbyists out there.
Have you tried getting something tabbed domestically? I was just given a quote of $20k for ten boards about the size of a phone.
The other domestic fab I tried dicked me around for three weeks before I got a quote. $5k this time.
PCBway wants $500
On that note, my last PCBway order took four weeks to arrive. Dunno if it was a random fluke, but it sure came with more border regulations incantations attached to the box than usual.
Just had to quickly find replacement for all NXP stuff we were using on a prototype board already sent to assembly. Good that we aren't using their MCU, only some discretes. And good that we git a proper B2B contact so it was polite warning rather than being ghosted like PCBway did to some hobbyists out there.
Switzerland has a free trade agreement with China so that is highly unlikely to happen even with US and EU pressure.