In 1998, I started at iSine (then Innotech Systems) working on layout, the CAD/CAM portion of integrated circuit design. The first full chip layout that I completed was a correlator for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in...
If you have a critical integrated circuit (IC) part that is no longer being manufactured, you need to take action as soon as possible.
Here are steps that you need to take:
Buy Up Safety Stock: If the IC is still available, buy up safety stock as...