The current environment surrounding this downturn may be different than past events, one distributor argued. "Traditionally it's been the semiconductors and the active components that lead. They're closely followed by passives in a three- to six-month lag," said Diane Sweeney, a VP for product management at Newark Electronics, a Chicagobased unit of Premier Farnell plc in London. "But in the last few cycles, that lag is shortened. Technology is improving.
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