Re: CoolRunner XPLA3 getting axed?

Martin Thompson <martin.j.thompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:

As Jerry Avins on comp.dsp says:
"Engineering is the art of making stuff you want from stuff you can
get"

And what is the art of knowing what stuff you can get when you need it?

The electronic component distribution system is so fsked up.

Yesterday I quoted 6 weeks delivery for a one off batch of a small
electronic module.

It needs a particular component which is part of the module specification
so even if I can find a suitable alternative I have to jump through hoops
getting customer approval of a revised specification.

None of the manufacturer main distributors have stock they quote me 12-15
weeks with a 5000 part MOQ.

Yesterday a catalogue supplier had the 600 parts I need in stock. No
guarantee they will have them in stock today or in 1 month or 2 months if
and when I get an order and actually need them.

I will probably buy those 600 parts today and take the risk of being out of
pocket if an order doesn't come through.

This is the problem distributors are supposed to solve but since the
bastards stopped holding stock they are just useless middle men taking a
cut.

Thankfully some semi suppliers are realising that they are in the best
position to hold stock and can supply it efficiently with their 'on-line'
shops. The Microchip online shops seems to have a wide range of parts
available in useful quantities at acceptable prices for example.

Sadly the Xilinx offering has a pitiful range and no commitment to holding
stock. Actually I just looked and it seems Xilinx "buy online" no longer
offers silicon instead directing you to Avnet. when I eventually got the
Avnet site to do something browsing around showed the typical distributor
crap lead times (frequently no-stock and call) and MOQs. I couldn't even
see prices without having an account.

If seems Xilinx is getting dumber not smarter.
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