[sdiy] this chip shortage thing is crazy...

[MTG]

No one is commenting on the actual shortage? I don't see any micros I'm 
interested in with availability this year.

On 5/21/2021 3:45 AM, Roman Sowa wrote:
> Today I have received one of my orders from Microchip placed in March.
> One part number, but I got it in 9 bags! Each contains chips from 
> different batch with different traceability code so I can understand 
> why they are separate, but it's still crazy. The bags contain between 
> 7 to 180 chips. And those are full size 50x20 bags to fit regular 
> tubes. Imagine seven SSOP20 chips in a big bag.
> Looks like they swiped the floor in every warehouse to find them...
>
> It was also great fun to watch them change scheduled shippment date. 
> At the time of ordering they were in stock, so yes, I took them all. 
> Next they've sent me like 10 emails changing delivery date all over 
> the place between April 2021 and August 2022.
> But I finally got them, yay!
> Still a couple more orders expected anytime between tomorrow and 
> summer 2022.
>
> Roman
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