Re: Any sign of supply chain returning to normal?

[Tom Mitchell <tmitchell () netelastic com>]

Go virtual.  x86 servers are still 5-8 weeks from our usual suppliers,
although some NICs are 12 weeks and DC Power Supplies are also
52-weeks/'no-idea'.

-- Tom


On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 6:21 AM Ryan Wilkins <ryan () deadfrog net> wrote:

> A company I work for designs a lot of our own hardware and we’ve had a
> number of critical components go EOL suddenly and without warning, such as
> FPGAs, ADCs, clock generators, and SOMs just to name a few.  Just a few
> weeks ago we were informed that a large order of FPGAs was not going to be
> filled at all and the order was cancelled.  Of the parts that aren’t EOL
> (yet), many have 52-week lead times which is just a place holder for “we
> have no idea when we’ll get these” and not an actual delivery estimate.
> Older product lines and lower volume product lines are being cancelled.  We
> had an ADC go EOL because the only factory in Japan making this part burned
> down so not necessarily related to what we think of as supply chain issues,
> but it is of a different sort.
>
> > On Apr 22, 2022, at 8:50 AM, Joe Freeman <joe () netbyjoe com> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Basically, anything that uses Broadcom or other commodity silicon is
> currently 55+ weeks out according to most of the vendors I work with.
> Custom Silicon is a bit better or so I'm told, but I've not had to order
> much gear with custom silicon lately, so I've not got a clear read on lead
> times there.
> > I wouldn't be surprised to see some recent gear go End of Sales early
> just because of component shortages and fabs moving to produce the more
> in-demand parts over older less profitable parts.