Re: Drat. NTE is gone, and they took the last 5-GHz PNP with them.

Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> wrote:

On 9/4/24 2:54 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:

The NTE2403, similar to the BFT92, but a bit better overall.� Dunno who
actually made them. (I saw the news on s.e.repair today.)
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Rochester claims to have 1,500,000 of the 2SA1462 (1.8 GHz) for 20
cents, but that's all she wrote.
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I have a couple of reels of BFT92s and one of BFG31s, so I'm good for
protos and small production, but I can't use PNP wraparound bootstraps
for customer designs anymore. :(
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Barstids.
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Some of the good stuff is going away because there aren't many people
left who know how to use it and then trigger substantial sales.
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How about the HFA3135 pair? Less noisy than the HFA3096 but not sure if
good enough for your projects:
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https://www.renesas.com/us/en/document/dst/hfa3134-hfa3135-datasheet?r=532781
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They are long leadtime and pricey though, often around 10 bucks.
Currently 18 weeks which often is code for "could be half a year", or so ...
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 Suggesting a $10 boutique part?  Who are you, and what have you done with
Joerg S-C?
;)