[sdiy] DIP LM13700 discontinuation

[Mike Beauchamp]

On 5/19/21 8:06 AM, mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca wrote:
> It seems Texas Instruments is discontinuing the LM13700N - that is the DIP
> version of the part.  Mouser lists it as "End of Life" and links to this
> discontinuation notice dated May 12, 2021, with the last order date May
> 12, 2022:
>     https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Texas_Instruments_PCN20210505000_2021051212340278.pdf

Thanks for the heads up Matthew,

Can anyone comment on what cancelling the DIP package might mean to the 
SMT version in the near future? I wonder if they are no longer producing 
the actual die, or just not bothering to put it in a DIP package?

Mike