[email protected] said: > and the "market lifetime" of parts today is much shorter. There are lots of > parts from Hittite that were essentially "run on this line only", and when > they moved geometries, they're never to be seen again.
Most vendors make a lot of noise before they pull the plug on a part. The usual deal is that they fill all orders placed by a specified date - lifetime buy. Distributors typically send a note to anybody who has purchased them, or maybe only purchased significant quantities. If a part isn't expensive, you can afford to buy extras beyond what you expect to need to cover some what-ifs. That probably doesn't cover something like the 5071 being in production for 30 years. But it could give you a few years warning - maybe enough time to find a substitute and/or redesign that section. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
