News - OPA627/637 out of stock everywhere???

[n_maher]

I just came across this while trying to help someone find an OPA627.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texas Instruments OBSOLETE: TI has discontinued the production of the device.

That's taken direct from the datasheet and was certainly news to me. It looks like it just happened recently since the last update to that page of the datasheet was July 27!

What is of equal importance (to me at least) is that it looks like they have a replacement planned but that it's not ready yet. What sucks for builders is that all 3 of the major US Vendors (DigiKey, Mouser, Newark) are all out of stock already.

 

[pabbi1]

Ack...

 

[Eokboy]

I hope they would churn out the new replacement in DIP-8 package too.

 

[MrMajestic2]

Thank god I managed to get it then

I wonder what will be replacing it.

 

[AudioCats]

what is the replacement model?


They must have something better coming out....or already out

 

[Nebby]

Digikey and mouser have been out of stock of it for at least two months now, I checked back then to see if I could pick up some and they were out. Funny enough Digikey shows an estimated restock date of 2012

 

[MrMajestic2]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nebby /img/forum/go_quote.gif Digikey and mouser have been out of stock of it for at least two months now, I checked back then to see if I could pick up some and they were out. Funny enough Digikey shows an estimated restock date of 2012

The OPA637BP is still in stock at Digikey.

 

[tomb]

Page 1 of the Addendum only lists a couple of models that are obsoleted. The website says "ACTIVE" for 627's in general:
http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/opa627.html

They have a regular practice of obsoleting certain variants within a model line and then pick right up with new versions once the production is run. This might be all this is, perhaps.

 

[justin w.]

It says only the TO-99 package for the OPA637 is obsolete

 

[Nebby]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMajestic2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The OPA637BP is still in stock at Digikey.

Ah, I only searched for the 627s...

 

[n_maher]

Quote:

Originally Posted by justin w. /img/forum/go_quote.gif It says only the TO-99 package for the OPA637 is obsolete

Ah, I misread the sheet, stupid me. I was mislead by compounding evidence - TI's site has 0 in stock and 0 in production.

 

[AudioCats]

If you need 627 in SOIC-8 package, I have two for sale (ordered the wrong ones).

 

[threepointone]

that was close =)

I don't think the opa627 would go obsolete anytime soon without a replacement--I know there are many precision applications, especially in scientific equipment, that use the opa627,

 

[rsaavedra]

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Originally Posted by threepointone /img/forum/go_quote.gif I know there are many precision applications, especially in scientific equipment, that use the opa627,

Yes indeed, for example my excellent sounding modded Toshiba 3950

Here´s a pic of its two opa627´s on a Browndog adapter:

 

[Nebby]

So if I were looking for 627's to use in my Apache, which part number should I be pursuing?