Walking Through a Big Electronic Component Market in China

For everyone designing electronic circuits. I recorded this when visiting Shenzhen.

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[RobertFeranec]

I forgot how exactly this was called. If you know, please leave it in comments. Thank you.

[Anticitizen]

I was in exactly that place a few years back when I went on a tour of various PCB factories for our tech startup 😁 There are little stores that just sell one kind of thing - like USB cables only, or a type of switch. I think they get excess stock from factories at clearance prices. Shenzhen looks like Bladerunner at night with all the animated LEDs on the buildings and lasers pointing into the sky…

[DLSDKING]

This place looks like a paradise for electronics engineers. I am gonna be there someday soon.

[tft-thomas]

Very nice! Reminds me of my youth in the 80s. Had a simmilar thing in Munich, the famous "Radio Rim". It was like a super market for electronic components back then. And at that time there were about 8 smaller stores in my hometown Augsburg that selled electronic components, too. But all of that is now long gone. I guess it got allreplaced by internet resellers.

[UCtPXDm-iFNvvctrYCgQ]

This is Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, China. I buy electronic components from here when making PCBs. The prices are very cheap, and you can also find unpopular chips.

[Chupacabras]

How does it work? Say I need some components. Do I have to walk around all those shops and ask if they have it and ask for price everywhere to get the best price?

[borisivankovic]

I've always wondered what the store from which I order electronics from AliExpress looks like

[Andrew-dpkf]

OMG you lucky thing!!! So envious!!
You need Bunnie’s point to talk book in there

[deterdamel]

Was there something like this in silicon valley in the past??

[shakirsalam]

Is this comparable with the original. im not sure if want low power design, is china component can use for low power component. asking for suggestion.

[LiveEnjoyment]

If you ever wonder where those last 7 components on digikey went...

[xyzzy]

As cool as this looks, I think I'd rather search the Mouser catalog than wander though here and ask like 100 shop keepers if they have a suitable part.

[romancharak]

Those shop-keepers must have low overhead, or high volumes, or high margins. OR, all of the above, to make it worth their while.

[anvyfpv]

In Italy we do the same for food! But you can have a free sample :D

[iceberg]

3:10 like that ! special discounts on opamps in a shopping mall ! ❤

[gadfay]

Hi!
do you know any market of spare pieces of vending machine in
Thanks

[paugasolina]

Incredible. Nothing like that in europe

[atabac]

if they are selling electronic components like consumer goods then there must be so many small electronic design shops in china. I wonder where can they be found online? curious about what products they make that makes these shops thrive.

[shabuzhossen]

i am from bangladesh..and in 2024, i will go on this market for buy my company PCB Component..

[enersunsolar]

Whats the name of this market in china?