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What to Do Before Running Out of ICs
Authorized aftermarket suppliers, like Rochester Electronics, offer risk-free sourcing and alternative solutions to keep the customer’s lines running. Top semiconductor manufacturers have partnered with and authorized these suppliers to manage their surplus active stocks during times of plenty. Rochester Electronics, for example, has taken control of all material after last-time-ship. As the market moves from surplus to deficit, this authorized stock is a buffer to help customers avoid line-stops. To avoid line-stops suppliers are looking at:
Instant stock of active parts
Reverting to a previous design or making minor design modifications (which do not trigger a full system re-qualification) is an alternative to a line-stop. In addition, consider a licensed semiconductor manufacturer who can build end-of-life (EOL) product families. Licensed manufactured products are built using original known-good die; are tested using the original test processes; and are marked with the original part number. Where customers struggle to build current products, some are restarting the production of older designs or extending the service lives of product in the field to fulfill market demands.
Authorized aftermarket suppliers, like Rochester Electronics, offer risk-free sourcing and alternative solutions to keep the customer’s lines running. Top semiconductor manufacturers have partnered with and authorized these suppliers to manage their surplus active stocks during times of plenty. Rochester Electronics, for example, has taken control of all material after last-time-ship. As the market moves from surplus to deficit, this authorized stock is a buffer to help customers avoid line-stops. To avoid line-stops suppliers are looking at:
Instant stock of active parts
- These parts are typically older date-code, but all backed by the original manufacturers and stored to AS6496 standards.
- The product is supplied with full warranties and guarantees.
- As a 100% authorized source of supply, anti-counterfeiting standards that apply to independent suppliers such as AS6171 and AS6081, are not required.
- Discontinued stock from other historically approved suppliers
- Different temperature grades
- Different speed grades
- Different packages
- Older die iterations or build versions (e.g., plating standards, gold instead of copper bond-wire, etc.)
Reverting to a previous design or making minor design modifications (which do not trigger a full system re-qualification) is an alternative to a line-stop. In addition, consider a licensed semiconductor manufacturer who can build end-of-life (EOL) product families. Licensed manufactured products are built using original known-good die; are tested using the original test processes; and are marked with the original part number. Where customers struggle to build current products, some are restarting the production of older designs or extending the service lives of product in the field to fulfill market demands.
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