<html><head></head><body>Didnt Dave Rossum announce some renewed ic effort?<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On January 3, 2018 2:51:37 AM PST, Neil Johnson <neil.johnson71@gmail.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">Hi,<br /><br />KD KD wrote:<br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Was hoping for things like PA381CEM3381 etc. Dough knew his stuff.<br /> Is Alfa, UliB, SSI, Mary CEM only going to burp up the old stuff for only<br /> buck's sake? No new designs at all? Not even decent modifications of<br /> old i calmly wonder?<br /></blockquote><br />Doug Curtis is dead. Ron's dead. These chips were designed by the<br />old guard, and they're heading to retirement, and universities aren't<br />teaching the old analogue chip design ways anymore (everyone wants to<br />design high speed digital silicon or GHz RF).<br />Uli isn't interested in development, only copying (too costly). Mary<br />at CEM is just selling her husband's legacy. Not sure about Alfa.<br />SSI is the one place where I hold out hope since they brought together<br />the old guys and some cash.<br />But building synths is a tiny market, really tiny.<br /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;">Which version of the datasheet do you have?<br /></blockquote> I have rev 2, oct 2017 yet preliminary.<br /></blockquote><br />Yes that is a draft/preliminary version. I believe they will be<br />releasing an updated version once the chips are ready to ship later<br />this month.<br /><br />Neil</pre></blockquote></div></body></html>