Extension-of-life process supports military semiconductors
31 August 2010
Rochester Electronics provides continuous support of Altera's FPGAs.
It has been announced that Rochester Electronics has been selected as an authorised distributor of Altera Corporation's legacy and end-of-life (EOL) FPGA devices.
Rochester has acquired finished devices as well as wafer/die, intellectual property, test programmes, and test equipment from Altera to extend the long-term availability of many mission-critical Altera semiconductor devices. These devices include the EP1810, EP610, and EP910 product families, which are used in military, aerospace, and industrial applications.
Through its Extension-of-Life process, Rochester provides a continuous supply of reliable, authentic FPGA semiconductor devices for customers with requirements that extend beyond Altera's production life cycle.
The EP1810, EP610, and EP910 products delivered by Rochester have the exact fit, form, and function as the original Altera-manufactured parts. In addition, Rochester's long-term supply programmes, such as its Special Product Agreement (SPA), provide tailored, customised, comprehensive, scheduled, managed, and guaranteed long-term distribution of semiconductor devices.
"Products in the military, aerospace, and industrial markets have longer life cycles than products in other markets, so it is critical for these applications to know they will have a continuous supply of our devices," said Marc Cancilla, Director of Distribution for North America at Altera. He added: "Altera is pleased to establish this relationship with Rochester to provide availability of obsolete devices to our customer base."
George Karalias, Director of Marketing and Communications at Rochester, added: "Altera Corporation's commitment to technology innovation and customer service, combined with Rochester's unique ability to support end of life semiconductors guarantee that customers receive a continuous supply of high-quality products and unparalleled long-term support."
Rochester currently stocks finished Altera parts as well as wafers for continued delivery of parts. All inventory is stored in specialised, environmentally-controlled warehouses.
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