Just been to uk.farnell.com to check forserial flash memory and almost all areAwaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.Is there something else that is supposed toreplace the serial flash or what?

On Oct 3, 3:27=A0pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> serial flash memory and almost all are> Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.
Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many ofthese parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard to buyat the moment.

On Oct 3, 6:42=A0pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 3, 3:27=A0pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> > serial flash memory and almost all are> > Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.>> Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many of> these parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard to buy> at the moment.
yep - lead times are an order of magnitude worse for some components.

On Oct 4, 1:02=A0pm, 1 Lucky Texan <alcky...@swbell.net> wrote:
> On Oct 3, 6:42=A0pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > On Oct 3, 3:27=A0pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> > > serial flash memory and almost all are> > > Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.>> > Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many of> > these parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard to buy> > at the moment.>> yep - lead times are an order of magnitude worse for some components.
Especially bad for Atmel.  But others are easier to get.For example, plenty of stock for this 1Mbit SPI SOIC-8:http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=3D91457=986&uq=3D634218282672489576&cshift_ck=3Dnull&client_id=3D5042OP: What size and package are you looking for?

On Oct 5, 5:34 am, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 1:02 pm, 1 Lucky Texan <alcky...@swbell.net> wrote:>> > On Oct 3, 6:42 pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > On Oct 3, 3:27 pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> > > > serial flash memory and almost all are> > > > Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.>> > > Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many of> > > these parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard to buy> > > at the moment.>> > yep - lead times are an order of magnitude worse for some components.>> Especially bad for Atmel.  But others are easier to get.>> For example, plenty of stock for this 1Mbit SPI SOIC-8:>>http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=9...>> OP: What size and package are you looking for?
16Mbit SOIC-8. Only Atmel (AFAIK) has it in that package.Have no idea why packages of more pins even exist.(there are more *not used* pins than used pins)Schukat also has ALL Atmel dataflashes on allocation... wierd.

On Oct 5, 11:34=A0am, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 5, 5:34 am, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:
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> > OP: What size and package are you looking for?>> 16Mbit SOIC-8. Only Atmel (AFAIK) has it in that package.
SST (now owned by Microchip) do an SOIC-8 16Mbit and 32Mbit

On Oct 5, 2:34=A0am, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 5, 5:34 am, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:>>>> > On Oct 4, 1:02 pm, 1 Lucky Texan <alcky...@swbell.net> wrote:>> > > On Oct 3, 6:42 pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > On Oct 3, 3:27 pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > > Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> > > > > serial flash memory and almost all are> > > > > Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.>> > > > Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many of> > > > these parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard to =
buy
> > > > at the moment.>> > > yep - lead times are an order of magnitude worse for some components.>> > Especially batrod for Atmel. =A0But others are easier to get.>> > For example, plenty of stock for this 1Mbit SPI SOIC-8:>> >http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=3D9.=
..
>> > OP: What size and package are you looking for?>> 16Mbit SOIC-8. Only Atmel (AFAIK) has it in that package.> Have no idea why packages of more pins even exist.> (there are more *not used* pins than used pins)>> Schukat also has ALL Atmel dataflashes on allocation... wierd.
You can extend that to ALL Atmel microcontrollers as well.  BlameApple for hogging all the electronics and Atmel for exiting the fabbusiness.

aleksa <aleksazr@gmail.com> wrote:...
> 16Mbit SOIC-8. Only Atmel (AFAIK) has it in that package.> Have no idea why packages of more pins even exist.> (there are more *not used* pins than used pins)
It's the plain size of the chip. To big for SOIC-8...-- Uwe Bonnes                bon@elektron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.deInstitut fuer Kernphysik  Schlossgartenstrasse 9  64289 Darmstadt--------- Tel. 06151 162516 -------- Fax. 06151 164321 ----------

On Oct 5, 5:27=A0pm, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:
> On Oct 5, 2:34=A0am, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>> > On Oct 5, 5:34 am, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:>> > > On Oct 4, 1:02 pm, 1 Lucky Texan <alcky...@swbell.net> wrote:>> > > > On Oct 3, 6:42 pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > > On Oct 3, 3:27 pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > > > Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> > > > > > serial flash memory and almost all are> > > > > > Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.>> > > > > Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many of> > > > > these parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard t=
o buy
> > > > > at the moment.>> > > > yep - lead times are an order of magnitude worse for some component=
s.
>> > > Especially batrod for Atmel. =A0But others are easier to get.>> > > For example, plenty of stock for this 1Mbit SPI SOIC-8:>> > >http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=3D=
9...
>> > > OP: What size and package are you looking for?>> > 16Mbit SOIC-8. Only Atmel (AFAIK) has it in that package.> > Have no idea why packages of more pins even exist.> > (there are more *not used* pins than used pins)>> > Schukat also has ALL Atmel dataflashes on allocation... wierd.>> You can extend that to ALL Atmel microcontrollers as well. =A0Blame> Apple for hogging all the electronics and Atmel for exiting the fab> business.
Now you've got me worried..I've just learned AT91SAM9260 and... well, Farnell neverhad it (in TQFP) and Schukat now wants to sell 216 pcs at once.That leaves me with TME only..As Uwe Bonnes explained the packing issue, I was readingabout M25P32.. It is promising, price almost the same,but can't be written on a page basis w/o first erasinga whole sector (!).

On Oct 5, 11:48=A0am, aleksa <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 5, 5:27=A0pm, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:>>>> > On Oct 5, 2:34=A0am, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > On Oct 5, 5:34 am, linnix <m...@linnix.info-for.us> wrote:>> > > > On Oct 4, 1:02 pm, 1 Lucky Texan <alcky...@swbell.net> wrote:>> > > > > On Oct 3, 6:42 pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > > > On Oct 3, 3:27 pm, "aleksa" <aleks...@gmail.com> wrote:>> > > > > > > Just been to uk.farnell.com to check for> > > > > > > serial flash memory and almost all are> > > > > > > Awaiting Delivery / Out of Stock / No Longer Manufactured.>> > > > > > Looks like some big user(s) have ramped up their volume - many =
of
> > > > > > these parts are on factory allocation. Not obsolete - just hard=
 to buy
> > > > > > at the moment.>> > > > > yep - lead times are an order of magnitude worse for some compone=
nts.
>> > > > Especially batrod for Atmel. =A0But others are easier to get.>> > > > For example, plenty of stock for this 1Mbit SPI SOIC-8:>> > > >http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=
=3D9...
>> > > > OP: What size and package are you looking for?>> > > 16Mbit SOIC-8. Only Atmel (AFAIK) has it in that package.> > > Have no idea why packages of more pins even exist.> > > (there are more *not used* pins than used pins)>> > > Schukat also has ALL Atmel dataflashes on allocation... wierd.>> > You can extend that to ALL Atmel microcontrollers as well. =A0Blame> > Apple for hogging all the electronics and Atmel for exiting the fab> > business.>> Now you've got me worried..>> I've just learned AT91SAM9260 and... well, Farnell never> had it (in TQFP) and Schukat now wants to sell 216 pcs at once.> That leaves me with TME only..
Take it while you can.  We got three months of Atmel chips when it waslast available.  Digikey had 3 to 4 thousands and all gone the nextday.  Should have gone for six months of supply.   We won't designwith any more Atmel chip until we have a year of supply.