LEDs in short supply

Earlier this year, analog, memory, logic and other IC vendors began to see huge demand, prompting shortages for select parts and extended lead times. Now, LEDs are in short supply. ''Component lead times remain tight. A number of component vendors have told us that lead times remain fairly tight at 8-12 weeks,'' said Daniel Amir, an analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, who just returned from the recent LightFair International event.