[volt-nuts] "*WAY* too expensive for even Keysight to redesign"

[MARVIN]

Yes, these folks do not market like the commercial side but there is a small industry supplying obsolete parts. They are not usually not focused to sell to the public. Sometimes, they just hunt around for NOS stored in some forgotten warehouse, then they test components to insure like new functionality. 

https://www.rocelec.com/obsolete-semiconductor-manufacturing/ 

http://www.xtremesemi.com/company_info.htm 

http://www.rfcafe.com/vendors/components/obsolete-components.htm 

As others have suggested, it likely will not be not cheap, so the cost to maintain old devices with obsolescent parts over the total cost of a redesign has to be a strong consideration. 


----- Original Message -----

From: "Daniel Mendes" <dmendesf at gmail.com> 
To: "Discussion of precise voltage measurement" <volt-nuts at febo.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 12:55:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] "*WAY* too expensive for even Keysight to redesign" 


>From the site you linked: "Our life cycle management program assures 
you of a dependable, quality source of obsolete IC's forever. " 

Now it was my turn of having a good laugh.. thanks for that, I didn´t 
knew that this service existed. 

Daniel