[sdiy] SSM2164 last time buy.... Leave a feedback at AD..

[J. Verhoeven]

How would this be influenced by CoolAudio, do you think that the availability of their IC prompted AD to step out of this lower volume market?
It doesn't help for sure, it seems, to have the market for a niche product be reduced by a competitor aimed at lower cost consumer products?





On 02/04/13, Ove Ridé  <nitro2k01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Try as you may, I believe it's futile. The chips that have been
> manufactured so far were probably made from old wafer stock. As long
> as there are wafers, you can make chips. When the wafers for a chip
> runs out, they need to either discontinue the chip or make more. Since
> the chip is obsolete and they probably will sell in the low to mid
> thousands of chips every year, if even that, I don't think there's
> much hope. Nevertheless, I will fill in the form.
> 
> On 4 February 2013 14:16, Jean-Pierre Desrochers <jpdesroc at oricom.ca> wrote:
> > After I asked for some SSM2166 samples at Analog devices
> > they emailed me to leave them a feedback at their web site
> > about this chip..
> >
> > Here what I wrote them:
> >
> > This is a great product unparalleled so far..
> > Like the SSM 2164 that has a 'Last Time buy' status...
> > Too sad that such a great product that is so popular
> > in the design & development area will be extinguished
> > soon.. Very sad.
> > My feedback is
> > PLEASE KEEP THE SSM FAMILY PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
> > FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT DON'T FIND ANY SUBSTITUTE
> > IN THE MARKET FOR THEM. THESE PRODUCTS DELIVER !!!!
> > AT LEAST KEEP THE SSM2164 AVAILABLE...
> >
> > Here is the link to leave AD a feedback on any chip:
> > http://e.analog.com/a/hBRDlzFAIyhYWB8uwNMI63zc6xb/adi6?GENERIC_NO=SSM2166
> >
> > For anybody who would like to leave their appreciations and
> > commentaries on the SSM family chips and the
> > sadness of 'last time buy' on the SSM2164 feel free.
> > YOU won't probably have this opportunity in the next future.
> >
> > Long life SSM's !
> > Chears
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