Atmel EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

 These PDNs were published on  12/16/15, 01/14/16, 01/26/16, 01/27/16 and list all parts with the LTB dates of 01/31/17, 01/14/16, 07/31/16 and 07/27/16 respectively. For information on PDNs and LTB management contact Partstat toll-free at (844)-200-0789 or by email at sales@partstat.com

3 Steps to Intelligent Life-Cycle Management

By Dan Crippen

Most professionals are aware of what a product life-cycle is, how it works and why it matters. In short, a product gets introduced into the marketplace where it (typically) starts on a bell curve reaching maturity and then phasing out of relevance. For some industries like clothing this phase out may bleed into some new…

How do companies handle end life of components?

By Maria Ortega

Everything gets old at some point and becomes obsolete. This happens more frequently in today’s world, since technology is changing so rapidly. We can find obsolete components in industries such as medical, IT, energy, robotics, military, aviation and many more. This situation is considered a major challenge since a component becomes obsolete by a manufacturer…

Allied Telesis EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

 These PDNs were published on  09/28/2015 and list all parts with the LTB date of 12/18/2015. Component Publish Date Replacement LTB Date AT-StackOP/9.0 09/28/15 AT-SP10LR 12/18/15 AT-PWR01 09/28/15 N/A 12/18/15 AT-x900-24XS 09/28/15 AT-x930-28GSTX 12/18/15 AT- x900-24XT 09/28/15 AT-x930-28GTX 12/18/15 AT-8000GS/48 09/28/15 AT-GS948MX 12/18/15 AT-8000GS/24POE 09/28/15 AT-GS924MPX 12/18/15 AT-8000GS/24 09/28/15 AT-GS924MX 12/18/15 Are you feeling the pressure of…

Getting Inside The 741 Op Amp

By Dan Crippen

Many people go throughout their every day lives receiving countless benefits from electronics without much knowledge of what’s inside of them or how they work. This article by Ken Shirrif does a great job of breaking down one of history’s most notable ICs, the 741 op amp. An op amp can be found in cell…

FCI EOL Notice pt.2

By Dan Crippen

 This PDN was published on  11/04/2015 and lists all parts with the LTB date 01/15/2016. Click here to return to “FCI EOL Notice pt.1” – http://www.edxelectronics.com/fci-eol-notice/ D25P90C6PX00 11/04/15 D25P90C6PX00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4GI00 11/04/15 D25P91C4GI00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4GL00 11/04/15 D25P91C4GL00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4GV00 11/04/15 D25P91C4GV00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4GX00 11/04/15 D25P91C4GX00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4PA00 11/04/15 D25P91C4PA00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4PL00 11/04/15 D25P91C4PL00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4PV00 11/04/15 D25P91C4PV00LF 15-Jan-16 D25P91C4PX00…