[sdiy] Latest Status on CA3280E bulk Buy (Now is time to panic!)

[James Patchell]

Here is the email I got from Intersil about the status of the CA3280...we 
are...to put it bluntly...hosed for the long term.  The parts, it turns 
out, have been out of production since 2002.

This changes things a bit in that I will not be dilly dallying 
around.  Right now...I am shopping for the best price...I will keep you posted

>Subject: CA3280E [Incident: 050523-000009]
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>  Subject
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>CA3280E
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>  Discussion Thread
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>  Response (Trevor)
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>05/24/2005 09:44 AM
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>Product Number CA3280AE, Pre-notify Date 5/15/2005, Withdrawal Date 
>9/15/2005, Obsolete Date 3/15/2006, Status Pre-Notify
>Product Number CA3280E, Pre-notify Date 5/15/2005, Withdrawal Date 
>9/15/2005, Obsolete Date 3/15/2006, Status Pre-Notify
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>LTB, Life Time Buy for the CA3080E and CA3080AE is 9/15/2005 or when stock 
>runs out.
>Production of CA3080 and CA3080A wafers stopped when the Findlay plant was 
>closed down September 2002 and we have been building units from die 
>inventory ever since.
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>Rochester Electronics, <http://www.rocelec.com>http://www.rocelec.com, is 
>an authorized obsolete part distributor and they have the CA3080 and 
>CA3080A in stock.
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>James, if the information I provided you above doesn't completely answer 
>your question please let me know by replying to this response.
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>05/23/2005 06:55 PM
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>Title: Lead Free Compatibility Question and Answers
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><http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3642&p_created=1017677110>http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3642&p_created=1017677110
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>Title: Lead free samples
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><http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4961&p_created=1080568854>http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4961&p_created=1080568854
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>Title: Intersil's position on lead free (Pb-Free)
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>Title: Lead free coverage in the product catalog
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><http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4968&p_created=1080572447>http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4968&p_created=1080572447
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>Title: How to distinguish Lead free parts
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><http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4965&p_created=1080570823>http://www.intersil.com/rnwscripts/custfaq.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4965&p_created=1080570823
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>  Customer (James Patchell)
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>05/23/2005 06:55 PM
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>The CA3280E and CA3280AE have recently changed status from production to 
>"to be discontinued". Is is posible for you to give me an idea as to when 
>production will be discontinued?
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>Is this part going to be completely discontinued, or will it be put into a 
>lead free package?
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>You do realize there is no other part on the market that has the same 
>level of performace as the CA3280E?
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>-Jim Patchell
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>Regards,
>Trevor
>Cent. Apps. Engineer
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         -Jim
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