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Current lead time and pricing data for electronic components.

Last Update : 22/03/2007

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Lead Times and Pricing Trends

Summary
Micro

Standard lead-time approx 12-16 wks.
Renesas 16 wks.
Maxim 20 wks.
Tosh 16 wks.
TI ahead at only 6-8 wks

 

 Commodity Lin & Logic

Maxim 18 wks & Rohm 14 wks +.
STM surface mount back on alloc rest 12 wks.
Standard Lead-time approx 14-16 wks.
FSC offering around 20 wks.
TI extended 26 wks – test problems on most.
All old Burr Brown on alloc

 

 Non- Commodity Lin & Logic

Standard Lin & Logic between 12-16 wks.
FSC now stable 12 wks.
TI offering 12-16 wks.
STM surface mount is on alloc rest 12 wks.
AD extended to 16 wks

 
Memory

Standard lead-time 12-20 wks.
STM have gone from alloc to 10 wks.
BEWARE – TOSH now withdrawn. SRAM, NAND chips.

 Discretes

FSC have moved out to 22 wks.
INFN are at 12 wks.
STM surface mount is on alloc rest 12 wks.
Vishay 20 wks, some alloc.
All the rest at 12-18 wks.

Other

FSC Opto see Everlight – 8 wks.
Vishay 20 wks, some alloc.
Tosh opto on alloc.
Electrolytics
Standard lead-time is extending to approx. 18 wks.
Pan standard lead-time 18 wks – ask marketing for factory improvement.		 Tantalums
Lead-times all over the place on Tants varying from 6-20 wks
Rohm no longer promoting. No quote for to new business.
Some HiCap values are on extended leadtimes up to 20/24 wks.
Vishay 11-16 wks Kemet 6-20 wks		 Cap Ceramics
Lead-times now more under control at 8-18 wks
AVX, Kemet & Epcos at only 8-12 wks.
The rest sit at around 12-18 wks.
Kemet & AVX stock can be checked online, please contact us.
Inductors

Lead-times are extending approx. 12-16 wks.
Bourns 12 wks.
Epcos 4-15 wks, often stk 0805’s 9-12 wks.
Tyco at 12 wks.
Murata 10 wks

 

 Protection

Lead-times range from 12-16 wks.
AVX & Bourns offering 12 wks.
Epcos 14 wks.

 

 Resistors

Lead-times range from 6-16 wks.
Many RN73 (0805 10ppm’s) in stock, leadtime down to 6-8 wks.
Vishay CRCW series are currently 12-14 wks

 

 


Legend:

Increasing ↑  Stable ↔   Decreasing ↓

Last updated: 2nd March 2007
Semiconductors - Standard Products
Technology Supplier Lead Time Price Comments
LOGIC Fairchild ↔ ↔ Lead Times
8-16 wks
LOGIC NXP ↔  ↔ Lead Times
8-12 wks
LOGIC ON Semiconductor ↔ ↔ Lead Times
8-12 wks
LOGIC STMicroelectronics ↓ ↔ Lead Times
12-18 wks
LOGIC Texas Instruments ↔ ↔ Lead Times
6-12 wks
LINEAR National Semiconductor ↔ ↔ Lead Times
6-12 wks
LINEAR STMicroelectronics ↓ ↔ Lead Times
8-16 wks
LINEAR Texas Instruments ↓ ↔ Lead Times
4-8 wks
LINEAR Toshiba ↔ ↔  
LINEAR ON Semiconductor ↔ ↔ Lead Times
6-12 wks
LINEAR Vishay ↔ ↔ Lead Times
16-22 wks
DISCRETE ON Semiconductor ↔ ↔ Lead Times
8-12 wks
DISCRETE Vishay ↔ ↔ Lead Times
12 wks
DISCRETE Taiwan Semi ↔ ↔ Lead Times
12 wks
DISCRETE STMicroelectronics ↔ ↔ Lead Times
12-16 wks
DISCRETE NXP ↔ ↔ Lead Times
6-12 wks
POWER NXP Allocation ↔ Heavy allocation
POWER STMicroelectronics ↔ ↑ Heavily constrained
POWER Vishay ↔ ↔ Lead Times
16-22 wks
POWER Fairchild ↑ ↔ Lead Times
30 wks
OPTOCOUPLERS Fairchild ↔ ↔ Lead Times
8-16 wks
OPTOCOUPLERS Sharp ↔ ↔ Lead Times
16-22 wks
OPTOCOUPLERS Toshiba ↔ ↔ Lead Times
16-22 wks
OPTOCOUPLERS Vishay ↔ ↔ Lead Times
6-8 wks
OPTOCOUPLERS Avago ↔ ↔ Lead Times
6-8 wks



 

Semiconductors - Memory


 

Supplier Technology Lead Time Price Comments
Atmel EEPROM (Serial) ↔ ↔ Serial EEPROM price stable, issues on 512k and extending Lead Times on 16k
Atmel EEPROM (Parallel & Wireless) ↔ ↔ Price remains stable
Atmel EPROM ↔ ↔ Lead Times remain stable at between ex-stock to 8 wks depending on density
Atmel Flash ↓ ↔ 4-16 wks Lead Times no major issues
Cypress Slow SRAM ↓ ↓ Improvement in general Lead Times due to new die and production mix.
Cypress Fast SRAM ↔ ↓ Improvement in general Lead Times due to new die and production mix. Issues still on 2Mb and 4Mb
IDT Fast SRAM ↔ ↔
26 wks
Intel Flash ↓ ↔
4-8 wks
Microchip EEPROM ↔ ↔ Lead Times between
4-16 wks
Micron SDRAM ↔ ↓
4-6 wks
Micron DDR I and DDR II ↔ ↔ 16 wks to allocation Mixed availability on parts
Micron NAND Flash ↔ ↔ Samples and pre-production volumes only
NEC SRAM ↔ ↔
Lead Times 16 wks
Renesas SRAM ↑ ↔
Lead Times 16 wks
Samsung Fast SRAM ↔ ↔ 4Mb IndTemp still ok, full production.
Samsung SDRAM Allocation ↔ Parts on allocation upside available dependant on density and Samsung production mix
Samsung DDR I and DDR II ↔ ↔ 256Mb & 512Mb average Lead Times 4-6 wks,
1Gb 8-10 wks
Samsung NAND Flash ↔ ↓ None left on allocation, rest on average 7-9 wks.
Sharp SRAM (64k Only) EOL ↑ On EOL now.
Spansion Flash ↔ ↓ No major supply issues Lead Times 4-16 wks dependant on density and package
STMicroelectronics EEPROM ↔ ↔ Lead Times now 4-16 wks
STMicroelectronics EPROM ↔ ↔ No major supply issues Lead Times 4-16 wks dependant on density and package
STMicroelectronics NOR Flash ↔ ↔ Lead Times 4-16 wks no major supply issues
STMicroelectronics NAND Flash ↔ ↓ Focus on 128Mb, 256Mb and 512Mb Joint venture with Hynix. New for distribution customers
Toshiba SRAM Obsolete ↑ All SRAMs which were left are EOL'd
Toshiba NAND Flash Allocation ↓ Parts in short supply, EOL on 64Mb and 128Mb Price trends dependant on density



 

Semiconductors - Proprietary


 

Supplier Technology Lead Time Price Comments
Analog Devices Analogue ↔ ↔ Yield issues on some specific Part Numbers. Lead Times typically
12-16 wks overall.
Some parts on formal allocation.
Military parts 22 wks
Analog Devices DSP ↔ ↔ Yield issues on some specific Part Numbers. Lead Times typically
12-16 wks overall.
Some parts on formal allocation
Altera FPGA ↔ ↔ Some Stratix II and Max II still on allocation.
Lead time typically
6-12 wks
Atmel AVR-Micro's, (ATMEGA, ATTINY) ↔ ↔ AVR's 8-12 wks,
C51 core 16-18 wks
Cypress Low speed USB ↔ ↔ Lead Times 6-14 wks
Cypress HOTLinkII (parts beginning CYP, CYV, CYW) ↔ ↔ Lead Times appr.
6-8 wks
Cypress Low speed USB ↔ ↔ Lead Times appr.
18-20 wks
Freescale 8-bit &16-bit Micros with embedded Flash ↑ ↔ Generally 8-bit and 16-bit Flash MCU's Lead Times 22-26 wks due to increased demand. Improvement expected in Q1'07 to be 14-16 wks
IR Power ↔ ↔ Capacity problems on DPAK, SO8 and D2PAK. Lead Times 22-26 wks
LTC Data Converters ↔ ↔ Lead Times typically 4 wks
LTC Amplifiers / Comparators ↔ ↔ Lead Times typically 4 wks
LTC Power Management ↔ ↔ Lead Times typically 4 wks
LTC Interface ↔ ↔ Lead Times typically 4 wks
Micrel Ethernet (KSx) High Bandwidth (SYx) ↔ ↔ Lead Times 6-16 wks
STMicroelectronics Regulator: Ppak and D2pak ↑ ↔ Lead Times 20 wks+
STMicroelectronics Rectifiers ↑ ↔ Lead Times 15-20 wks
STMicroelectronics Protection ↔ ↔ Lead Times 11-15 wks
Texas
Instruments		 High Performance Analogue INAx, OPAx, Ucx Allocation ↔ Test capacity & qualifying issues. Old legacy Burr Brown parts on formal allocation and Lead Times on others still extended at 12-26 wks
Texas
Instruments		 TMS320 - DSP's ↔ ↔ Lead Times are improving between 12-16 wks
Texas
Instruments		 MSP430 - Micro's ↔ ↔ Lead Times are improving between 12-16 wks



 

Displays


 

Supplier Technology Lead Time Price Comments
Sharp Displays Allocation ↔ Extended Lead Times between 22-26 wks
All Displays ↔ ↔ General Lead Times between 12-16 wks on Far East Suppliers.



 

PEMCO - Passives


 

Product Package Lead Times Price Comments
Ceramic Capacitors Surface Mount ↔ ↔ Murata high-caps extended Lead Times
Ceramic Capacitors Leaded ↑ ↔
Lead Times 12 wks
Tantalum Capacitors Surface Mount ↔ ↔ Kemet High-caps Lead Times up to 35 wks
Tantalum Capacitors Leaded ↔ ↔ Lead Times 10 wks
Film Capacitors Box ↔ ↔ BCC film caps
Lead Times 22 wks
Electrolytic Capacitors Small Can ↓ ↔ BCC Alu caps
Lead Times 22 wks
Electrolytic Capacitors Large Can ↓ ↔
Lead Times 18 wks
Resistors Surface Mount ↑ ↔ Yageo PR/PF,RC0805,RC1206 Lead Times increased to 15 wks
Resistors Leaded ↔ ↔ Lead Times 10 wks
Inductors   ↓ ↔
Lead Times 10 wks
Crystals Surface Mount ↔ ↔ Lead Times 10 wks
Crystals Leaded ↔ ↔ Lead Times 10 wks
Fuses Standard ↑  ↔ Littelfuse parts have a general Lead Time increase by 2 wks
Fuses Surface Mount ↔ ↔ Lead Times 10 wks
Fuses Resettable ↑ ↔
Lead Times 10 wks



 

PEMCO - Connectors


 

Supplier Technology Lead Time Trend Price Trend Comments
3M Headers,
IDC,
Cable/B-Board, Sockets		 ↔ ↑ Headers 3-8 wks
IDC 8-14 wks
Cable/B board
6-12 wks
Sockets 8 wks.
Some overdue delivery issues
Samtec Headers,
IDC,
Cable/B-Board,
Sockets		 ↔ ↑ Standard Lead Times
3 weeks
Tyco Headers,
IDC,
Cable/B-Board,
Sockets		 ↔ ↑ Headers 9-18 wks
IDC 9-18 wks
Cable/B board
9-20 wks
Sockets 12-22 wks.
Molex Headers,
IDC,
Cable/B-Board,
Sockets		 ↔ ↔ Headers 10-14 wks
IDC 7-15 wks
Cable/B board
11-16 wks
Sockets 8 wks.
Lead Times now stabilising.
FCI Headers,
IDC,
Cable/B-Board,
Sockets		 ↑ ↔ Headers 9-12 wks
IDC 10 wks
Cable/B board
8-12 wks
Sockets 10 wks.
FCI I/O,
Modular,
D-Sub		 ↔ ↔ I/O 5-14 wks
D-sub 10-14 wks
Molex I/O,
Modular,
D-Sub		 ↔ ↔ I/O 5-12 wks
D-sub 5-10 wks
Samtec I/O,
Modular,
D-Sub		 ↔