Your Timing Components.
Secured.
94% of European timing components come from Asia. A single geopolitical event, factory fire or allocation wave can bring your production to a halt — within weeks. TDE helps you build resilience before the crisis hits.
Three Threats.
One Solution.
Timing components — quartz crystals, oscillators, RTCs — are present in virtually every electronic device. And almost all of them come from a handful of manufacturers in Asia.
Japan produces over 60% of global quartz crystals. A Taiwan crisis, export restrictions or a natural disaster — as seen in 2011 — can cut supply overnight.
Manufacturers discontinue components with as little as 90 days notice. Without a pre-qualified alternative, a redesign costs €50,000–€500,000 and takes 6–18 months.
Most companies rely on a single supplier per component. In a crisis, those without a qualified second source wait — at spot market prices or not at all.
It Has Happened Before.
Multiple Times.
The Tohoku disaster devastated Japan's quartz crystal manufacturing. Global supply dropped by ~40%. Lead times stretched to 30+ weeks. Companies without buffer stock faced immediate shortages.
Factory shutdowns, shipping disruptions and demand spikes created the worst semiconductor shortage in decades. Quartz oscillator lead times hit 52+ weeks, prices rose up to 400% on the spot market.
Extreme cold shut down semiconductor fabs in Texas. A weather event on another continent disrupted supply chains worldwide — within days. No one predicted it.
Taiwan produces a significant share of advanced semiconductors and timing ICs. Geopolitical tensions create strategic supply risk for any company dependent on Taiwanese production — regardless of probability.
Building Resilience
Before the Crisis.
TDE is the European specialist for EPSON, RIVER and UTECH timing components. We help engineering and procurement teams build supply chain resilience — systematically and before it becomes urgent.
We review your entire bill of materials and identify every timing component with supply risk — EOL-threatened, single-sourced, or from high-risk geographies. Free, within 5 business days.
We identify pin-compatible EPSON, RIVER or UTECH alternatives for your current components, with full technical documentation to support your qualification process.
We track lifecycle status across all major timing manufacturers. You get notified early — with enough lead time to qualify an alternative before the last-time-buy window closes.
We help you establish buffer stock strategies and framework agreements — so that when a crisis hits, you have inventory and secured pricing while competitors pay spot market rates.
Start Here —
It's Free.
8 questions, 5 minutes. Get your personal supply chain risk score with concrete recommendations.
Take the check → ⇄Find pin-compatible EPSON, RIVER or UTECH alternatives for 200+ competitor part numbers.
Open tool → ⚠Check lifecycle status of your timing components — Active, NRND or EOL. Batch your whole BOM.
Check status → 📋Send us your full BOM. We identify every timing component at risk and show alternatives.
Submit BOM →How Vulnerable Is Your
Timing Supply Chain?
Take our free 8-question risk check and get your personal score — with a breakdown of your critical findings and next steps.
Take the Risk Check — Free →No registration · No email required · Results immediately
Ready to Secure Your
Timing Supply Chain?
Send us your BOM or a single part number. We will identify your risks and show you qualified alternatives — free, within 5 business days, no commitment required.
Your Timing Components.
Secured.
94% of European timing components come from Asia. A single geopolitical event, factory fire or allocation wave can bring your production to a halt — within weeks. TDE helps you build resilience before the crisis hits.
Three Threats.
One Solution.
Timing components — quartz crystals, oscillators, RTCs — are present in virtually every electronic device. And almost all of them come from a handful of manufacturers in Asia.
Japan produces over 60% of global quartz crystals. A Taiwan crisis, export restrictions or a natural disaster — as seen in 2011 — can cut supply overnight.
Manufacturers discontinue components with as little as 90 days notice. Without a pre-qualified alternative, a redesign costs €50,000–€500,000 and takes 6–18 months.
Most companies rely on a single supplier per component. In a crisis, those without a qualified second source wait — at spot market prices or not at all.
It Has Happened Before.
Multiple Times.
The Tohoku disaster devastated Japan's quartz crystal manufacturing. Global supply dropped by ~40%. Lead times stretched to 30+ weeks. Companies without buffer stock faced immediate shortages.
Factory shutdowns, shipping disruptions and demand spikes created the worst semiconductor shortage in decades. Quartz oscillator lead times hit 52+ weeks, prices rose up to 400% on the spot market.
Extreme cold shut down semiconductor fabs in Texas. A weather event on another continent disrupted supply chains worldwide — within days. No one predicted it.
Taiwan produces a significant share of advanced semiconductors and timing ICs. Geopolitical tensions create strategic supply risk for any company dependent on Taiwanese production — regardless of probability.
Building Resilience
Before the Crisis.
TDE is the European specialist for EPSON, RIVER and UTECH timing components. We help engineering and procurement teams build supply chain resilience — systematically and before it becomes urgent.
We review your entire bill of materials and identify every timing component with supply risk — EOL-threatened, single-sourced, or from high-risk geographies. Free, within 5 business days.
We identify pin-compatible EPSON, RIVER or UTECH alternatives for your current components, with full technical documentation to support your qualification process.
We track lifecycle status across all major timing manufacturers. You get notified early — with enough lead time to qualify an alternative before the last-time-buy window closes.
We help you establish buffer stock strategies and framework agreements — so that when a crisis hits, you have inventory and secured pricing while competitors pay spot market rates.
Start Here —
It's Free.
8 questions, 5 minutes. Get your personal supply chain risk score with concrete recommendations.
Take the check → ⇄Find pin-compatible EPSON, RIVER or UTECH alternatives for 200+ competitor part numbers.
Open tool → ⚠Check lifecycle status of your timing components — Active, NRND or EOL. Batch your whole BOM.
Check status → 📋Send us your full BOM. We identify every timing component at risk and show alternatives.
Submit BOM →How Vulnerable Is Your
Timing Supply Chain?
Take our free 8-question risk check and get your personal score — with a breakdown of your critical findings and next steps.
Take the Risk Check — Free →No registration · No email required · Results immediately
Ready to Secure Your
Timing Supply Chain?
Send us your BOM or a single part number. We will identify your risks and show you qualified alternatives — free, within 5 business days, no commitment required.