Alan Anderson Manufacturing secures supply of discretes including SiC through CDIL franchise deal

PCBA customers offered high quality choice to complete a BOM

Hemel Hempstead, UK: Alan Anderson (AA) Manufacturing Ltd, the UK’s newest full-capability PCBA and Value-Add CEM, has strengthened its ability to protect customers against the peaks and troughs of supply and demand, and inflated device prices with the signing of a second franchise deal. Continental Device India Pvt. Ltd., (CDIL) was established as a semiconductor manufacturer in 1964 and now offers a full range of discrete devices – transistors, diodes, rectifiers, triacs, SCRs, voltage regulators and TVS devices – in surface mount and leaded packages. Intriguingly, CDIL is also able to produce automotive-grade silicon carbide devices.

Michael Knight, Sales Director at AA Manufacturing comments: “We are taking a very different approach to the supply of PCBAs. Whereas traditional CEMs are at the mercy of a volatile supply chain that too often experiences shortages and price hikes, at Alan Anderson we ensure supply by forging partnerships with our suppliers. All components are critical to complete a successful PCBA, not just the expensive microprocessor or FPGA. When we get a BOM from a customer, we can work through that with them, providing alternative solutions from suppliers such as CDIL, which focus entirely on the standard, low-margin parts that leading brand names de-prioritise when capacity becomes limited.“

Continental Device India Ltd., (CDIL)  is an ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and ISO 14001 certified company. With the global surge in electric vehicles (EVs), power management devices and solar-powered panels, CDIL identified a focus on silicon carbide (SiC) products, and in 2023, it became the first Indian producer of SiC MOSFETs.