These trends are bad news for Customers who have medium/long-term product life-cycles (from design through to after-sales support). Typically, Customers need to investment in expensive last-time-buy component stock; or product re-design.

What can Customers do to minimize this impact and so reduce the costs associated with Semiconductor Obsolescence Management?

By following a number of simple steps: Customers can engage with an Authorised After-Market Supplier such as Rochester Electronics, and receive crucial advice to help de-risk existing supply chains; as well as getting access to an AUTHORISED support partner for their long-term/unpredictable semiconductor supply needs.