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Subject: CS-80 life expectancy - was Re: Greetings and a question!

From: "dscr22" <dscr22@...>
Date: 2004-11-22

Maybe my references are totally apples and oranges re:chip fabs of
different types and this type. Can't comment on your guess, though
it's a given you know much more about the general subject matter.
Here's the $64000 question though: how can you make a discrete
replacement for an IC fit in the allotted physical space?



--- In yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com, The Old Crow <oldcrow@o...> wrote:
>
> I don't think it would be that much. Maybe $50K for NRE and
first 2500
> parts. In any case, I'll just stick with my plan to make discrete
> equivalent circuits that can be implemented in surface-mount. I
already
> have the VCO, waveshaper and filters done and just need to get the
EGs and
> VCAs done.
>
> Crow
> /∗∗/
>
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, dscr22 wrote:
>
> > I seriously doubt if a new fab run is at all feasible.