Cirrus Logic EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

These PDNs  list all parts with the LTB dates 10/24/2015, 11/11/2015, 02/21/2016, 03/03/2016, 03/10/2016, 03/11/2016, 03/24/2016, 04/17/2016, 05/05/2016, 05/20/2016. Component Publish Date Replacement LTB Date WM7132/32E N/A WM7132PE 10/24/15 WM7121/21E N/A WM7121PE 10/24/15 WM8783 N/A…

Microchip EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

These PDNs were published on 02/25/2015, 03/16/2015, 04/06/2015, 04/19/2015, 04/24/2015, 05/22/2015, 07/20/2015, 07/21/2015, 08/13/2015, 09/07/2015, 09/21/2015,  and list all parts with the LTB date of 01/20/15, 01/28/2015, 02/25/2015, 03/16/2015, 04/24/2015, 05/22/2015, 06/19/2015, 08/13/2015, 09/07/2015, 09/21/2015, 11/01/2015. Component Publish…

Self-Destructing Computer Chips

By Dan Crippen

Incredible! At the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center they have successfully developed a self-destructing microchip. What enables this awesome, spy movie-esque explosion is the fact that the chip is created using strained Gorilla Glass, essentially…

Curtiss-Wright EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

These PDNs were published on 09/01/2015 and list all parts with the LTB date of 03/01/2016. Component Publish Date Replacement LTB Date ISISXL1.3- M1GF2GGPS 09/01/15 DuraCOR 80-41 03/01/16 ISISXL1.3-M1GF2G 09/01/15 DuraCOR 80-41 03/01/16 ISIS1.6-M1GF2GGPS 09/01/15…

NXP EOL Notices

By Dan Crippen

This PDN was published on 06/30/2015 and list all parts with the LTB dates 06/30/2015, 09/30/2015, 12/31/2015 and 03/31/2016. Component Publish Date Replacement LTB Date PCA9955ATW/ Q900 06/30/15 PCA9955BTW/ Q900 06/30/15 PCA9955ATW 06/30/15 PCA9955BTW 06/30/15…

Snapdragon Success

By Dan Crippen

When you pick up your smart phone you don’t typically consider what goes into making it work, all that matters is that it functions well and has some speed to it. Well Qualcomm’s latest development…