In trying to purchase somewhat rare IC's (or not so rare) by searching on the Internet I always end up on sites like PartMiner.com which as far as I can tell don't sell to small-time blokes like myself. They ask for bids or quotes that I'm supposed to make, obviously for a significant quantity of a given part.
Just so happens there are DOZENS of such sites on the 'net, if not hundreds. I'm just trying to understand what this all means. Why do such companies exist, how do they operate, who are their customers? What's a poor fella like me supposed to do if I want just a few pieces of a certain IC?
Just so happens there are DOZENS of such sites on the 'net, if not hundreds. I'm just trying to understand what this all means. Why do such companies exist, how do they operate, who are their customers? What's a poor fella like me supposed to do if I want just a few pieces of a certain IC?