BOM Monitoring and the Lifecycle Mismatch

By Logan Wamsley

There is a lifecycle mismatch between the life of an electronic component, or semiconductor, and the life of an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) product. This problem requires that during design, engineers must be cognizant of which electronic components and semiconductors will be available, and which parts may be obsoleted during a product’s manufacturing process. BOM…

BOM Monitoring and The Life Cycle Mismatch

By Michael Stratton

There is a life cycle mismatch between the life of an electronic component, or semiconductor, and the life of an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) product. This problem requires that during design, engineers must be cognizant of which electronic components and semiconductors will be available, and which parts may be obsoleted during a product’s manufacturing process.…

Component Obsolescence and Replacement Parts

By Logan Wamsley

Despite it’s usually negative connotation, the word ‘obsolescence’ isn’t always a bad thing.  Obsolescence doesn’t always mean entirely useless either.  Many older components dating back over a decade ago are still reliable and in use today.  But sticking to the subject matter in the title, we’ll save that for another post. So, you might be…

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…

Holtek Semiconductor EOL Notices

By edx-admin

Partstat’s Last Time Buy Management Program is going to save you the stress of having to choose between redesign and the LTB purchase with up to 10 year terms, ISO-certified demand fulfillment and rates as low as 5%. Component LTB Date Replacement Publish Date HT68F016 2/28/2015 N/A 8/29/2014 HT68F16R 2/28/2015 N/A 8/29/2014 HT68F017 2/28/2015 N/A…