LTB: Lynda’s Last Worry

By Dan Crippen

The Partstat Last Time Buy Program: Preserves capital Allows cash flow budgeting over multiple years Saves warehousing, administrative and logistics costs Favorable balance sheet treatment (supply agreement vs. liability) Eliminates lead time Guarantees the cost of components over multiple years Secures the inventory for production and service over multiple years Improves delivery and service reputation…

ON Semiconductor EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

These PDNs were published on January 14 & January 20 respectively, and they list all parts available until July 14, 2015 & July 20, 2015. Component LTB Date Replacement AMIS42700WCGA4H 7/14/2015 AMIS42700WCGA4RH AMIS30663CANG2G 7/14/2015 AMIS30663CANG2RG NCV7321D10R2G 7/14/2015 NCV7321D11R2G AMIS30600LINI1G 7/14/2015 AMIS30600LINI1RG NCV7420D25G 7/14/2015 NCV7420D25R2G NCV7341D20R2G 7/14/2015 NCV7341D21R2G NCV7341D21G 7/14/2015 NCV7341D21R2G AMIS39100PNPB3G 7/14/2015 AMIS39100PNPB3RG AMIS42665TJAA3L 7/14/2015…

Last Time Buy Program

By Dan Crippen

  Today we would like to take the opportunity to take a closer look at one of our excellent programs set up to benefit OEMs, CEMs and OCMs. The program we want to examine a bit deeper is the Last Time Buy Program, which allows for the acquisition of an appropriate quantity of inventory to…

Diodes Inc EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

 This PDN was published on January 26, 2015 and lists all parts available until May 23, 2015. Component LTB Date Replacement MBR1035 5/23/2015 N/A MBR1045 5/23/2015 N/A MBR1050 5/23/2015 N/A MBR1535CT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR1550CT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR1635 5/23/2015 N/A MBR2030CT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR2035CT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR2535CT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR3040PT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR3045PT 5/23/2015 N/A MBR4035PT…

Semiconductor Industry Looking to Lead Economic Growth

By Dan Crippen

The Semiconductor Industry Association gives us an insight into the true potential of the semiconductor market and it’s place in the US economy. The above chart shows the value added by many industries that are key contributors to the economy, and as you can see, since 1987 semiconductors have been on a steady path of increasing…

Murata EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

This PDN was published on October 31, 2014 and lists all parts available until March 31, 2015. COMPONENT LTB DATE OTHER INFO REPLACEMENT MAPC‐104 03/31/2015 N/A N/A MAPC‐104‐5V 03/31/2015 N/A N/A MAPC‐104‐5V‐C 03/31/2015 N/A N/A MAPC‐104‐C 03/31/2015 N/A N/A MAPC‐104‐Y 03/31/2015 N/A N/A MAPC‐104‐Y‐CIS 03/31/2015 N/A N/A RBC‐12/17‐D48NB‐C 03/31/2015 4:1 input UWQ‐12/17‐Q48NB‐C RBC‐12/17‐D48N‐C 03/31/2015 4:1…