BFT92, RIP. :( NXP, you lousy bastards, you just took away about a quarter of my design space. Get 'em while they last. Razza frazza mfrgremnmnn.... Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net https://hobbs-eo.com
Well, it happened--the last fast PNP is EOL
Started by ●June 4, 2018
Reply by ●June 4, 20182018-06-04
Am 04.06.2018 um 17:54 schrieb Phil Hobbs:> BFT92, RIP. :( > > NXP, you lousy bastards, you just took away about a quarter of my design > space. Get 'em while they last.< https://www.intersil.com/en/products/space-and-harsh-environment/harsh-environment/transistor-arrays/HFA3096.html > Let's hope that at least _these_ stay for some time.. cheers, Gerhard
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On 06/04/2018 12:03 PM, Gerhard Hoffmann wrote:> Am 04.06.2018 um 17:54 schrieb Phil Hobbs: >> BFT92, RIP. :( >> >> NXP, you lousy bastards, you just took away about a quarter of my design >> space. Get 'em while they last. > > > < > https://www.intersil.com/en/products/space-and-harsh-environment/harsh-environment/transistor-arrays/HFA3096.html > > > > Let's hope that at least _these_ stay for some time.. > > cheers, Gerhard >Yeah, true, there are those. Unfortunately their Rbb' and Ree' are the pits. I just bought Newark's last reel of BFT92s, so we'll be okay for our own stuff, but I can't use them in custom or licensed designs any more. Which is a great pity--fast PNP wraparounds are good for a lot of things. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
Reply by ●June 4, 20182018-06-04
On 06/04/2018 11:54 AM, Phil Hobbs wrote:> BFT92, RIP. :( > > NXP, you lousy bastards, you just took away about a quarter of my design > space. Get 'em while they last. > > Razza frazza mfrgremnmnn.... > > Phil Hobbs >Should start a s.e.d. fabless semiconductor company and get them made again, China will make whatever you like. You could advertise it as exactly that "The Last Fast PNP" like the Last of the Mohicans or something.
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bitrex wrote...> > >Should start a s.e.d. fabless semiconductor company and get them made >again, China will make whatever you like. You could advertise it as >exactly that "The Last Fast PNP" like the Last of the Mohicans or something.It's be nice to have it available in a SOT-323 SC70 package. -- Thanks, - Win
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On 4 Jun 2018 14:04:31 -0700, Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> wrote:>bitrex wrote... >> >> >>Should start a s.e.d. fabless semiconductor company and get them made >>again, China will make whatever you like. You could advertise it as >>exactly that "The Last Fast PNP" like the Last of the Mohicans or something. > > It's be nice to have it available in a SOT-323 SC70 package.Maybe you and Hobbs should buy a wafer or two? Then, as time moves on, package them to suit the era? ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | STV, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Thinking outside the box... producing elegant solutions, by understanding what nature is hiding. "It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness." -James Barrie
Reply by ●June 4, 20182018-06-04
mandag den 4. juni 2018 kl. 23.42.01 UTC+2 skrev Jim Thompson:> On 4 Jun 2018 14:04:31 -0700, Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> > wrote: > > >bitrex wrote... > >> > >> > >>Should start a s.e.d. fabless semiconductor company and get them made > >>again, China will make whatever you like. You could advertise it as > >>exactly that "The Last Fast PNP" like the Last of the Mohicans or something. > > > > It's be nice to have it available in a SOT-323 SC70 package. > > Maybe you and Hobbs should buy a wafer or two? Then, as time moves > on, package them to suit the era? >digikey has 18000 in stock, $2,835 for 15000 how many wafers can you get for that?
Reply by ●June 4, 20182018-06-04
On 2018-06-04 09:22, Phil Hobbs wrote:> On 06/04/2018 12:03 PM, Gerhard Hoffmann wrote: >> Am 04.06.2018 um 17:54 schrieb Phil Hobbs: >>> BFT92, RIP. :( >>> >>> NXP, you lousy bastards, you just took away about a quarter of my design >>> space. Get 'em while they last. >> >> >> < >> https://www.intersil.com/en/products/space-and-harsh-environment/harsh-environment/transistor-arrays/HFA3096.html >> > >> >> Let's hope that at least _these_ stay for some time.. >> >> cheers, Gerhard >> > > Yeah, true, there are those. Unfortunately their Rbb' and Ree' are the > pits. > > I just bought Newark's last reel of BFT92s, so we'll be okay for our own > stuff, but I can't use them in custom or licensed designs any more. > > Which is a great pity--fast PNP wraparounds are good for a lot of things. >Digikey has several reels: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/nxp-usa-inc/BFT92215/568-1655-2-ND/763259 You could buy some, put them in a nitrogen cabinet and 10 years down the road less the individual transistors at auction for $5 a pop :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/
Reply by ●June 4, 20182018-06-04
Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:> mandag den 4. juni 2018 kl. 23.42.01 UTC+2 skrev Jim Thompson: >> On 4 Jun 2018 14:04:31 -0700, Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> >> wrote:>> >bitrex wrote...>> >>Should start a s.e.d. fabless semiconductor company and get them made >> >>again, China will make whatever you like. You could advertise it as >> >>exactly that "The Last Fast PNP" like the Last of the Mohicans or >> >>something.>> > It's be nice to have it available in a SOT-323 SC70 package.>> Maybe you and Hobbs should buy a wafer or two? Then, as time moves >> on, package them to suit the era?> digikey has 18000 in stock, $2,835 for 15000 how many wafers can you get > for that?Octopart shows 44,909 at Digikey. These are BFR92P: 2GHz, not 5GHz. See the datasheet at https://octopart.com/search?q=bfr92
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Steve Wilson <no@spam.com> wrote:> Octopart shows 44,909 at Digikey. These are BFR92P: 2GHz, not 5GHz. See > the datasheet at> https://octopart.com/search?q=bfr92Scratch that. BFT92 is PNP
