> The D/A converter is listed as obsolete and no longer available. >From what I see on the TI site, the part you mentioned is listed as 'not recommended for new designs'. While there is no factory stock at the moment they are expecting >10K on Dec 15th, so it is still in production, and distributors still show stock on hand.
> Should we be concerned ? Not me. Eric and Wayne maybe, but that would be their decision. While there are companies I feel I could manage better than the current owners, Elecraft is not one of them. Mark AD5SS On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Ken_ke2n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The DSP chip in the K3 - TMS320VC33PGE > (as of Sept 2008 per TI) > is Not Recommended for New Design (i.e., obsolete) > and a "lifetime buy" order is in effect > > http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tms320vc33.pdf > > the potential replacement (TMS320C6727B) is "similar but not functionally > equivalent" - whatever that means. > > The D/A converter is listed as obsolete and no longer available. > > Should we be concerned ? > > Ken > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
