Design concepts should consider component EOLA timelines to avoid last-minute scrambles, costly redesigns, and production delays. Although inconvenient, end-of-life announcements (EOLAs) are typically a sign of progress. While it may seem like innovations are...
Even as chip reliability continues to increase, the industry is grappling with the negative impact of aging on reliability, making design and procurement of electronic components challenging. Although foundries do their best to predict circuit aging with computer...
Focusing on predictive strategies can offer dramatic advantages to those looking for obsolescence options for legacy devices. Taking a reactive stance around obsolescence is common. With the many other challenges in sourcing, the focus on longer-term strategy for...
A PATTERN OF SEMICONDUCTOR MERGERS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A SURGE IN END-OF-LIFE NOTICES TOOK SHAPE IN THE LAST DECADE. ARE WE DUE FOR ANOTHER WAVE OF END-OF-LIFE SEMICONDUCTORS? During the middle of the last decade, we saw a huge wave of semiconductor mergers. Two years...
Are parts that keep your line running in the crosshairs for discontinuance? When production re-locates, not all parts make the move. Chip companies will make economically-driven decisions on what parts to support. The result: a wave of end-of-life notifications in...
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