"Our life cycle management program assures you of a dependable, quality source of obsolete IC's forever. " No mention that the price may go up exponentially each time you ask for a quote, and don't try to buy two dozens. They probably won't make a run for much less than several thousand pieces, and there will be steep lot charges in addition to a very high unit price. Been there, done that...
Didier KO4BB On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Daniel Mendes <dmend...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From the site you linked: "Our life cycle management program assures you > of a dependable, quality source of obsolete IC's forever. " > > Now it was my turn of having a good laugh.. thanks for that, I didnĀ“t knew > that this service existed. > > Daniel > > > On 13/05/2015 13:37, Marv @ Home wrote: > >> Aside, there are private fabrication houses that make short runs of >> obsolete chips in order to keep mission critical electronics running, such >> as in aerospace and military applications. I'm not sure what Keysight >> would actually do, but I would presume not only do they stockpile key >> parts, both active and passives, as well as full boards for board level >> swaps, but periodic re-checking their inventory for functional integrity >> can be a never ending task as components age beyond their expected >> operational life. If parts truly were to become obsolete even beyond >> private fabrication, their management should design replacements boards and >> field test them way in advance of parts becoming extinct, until they >> decided the product was not worth maintaining. >> >> http://www.lansdale.com/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.