3 Jun
2006
3 Jun
'06
9:11 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
But it's the parts that aren't RoHS compliant!
Tinned leads=bad. That's
why manufacturers are slashing production of legacy ICs (can you say DIP?)
on a wholesale basis. If you can't sell them in the EU, why bother?
They started that with surface mount stuff,Legacy ICs have been going
smaller and smaller for years.
So how does this effect the sales of Component Parts?
I wouldn't fret too much, though. I suspect you
could pretty much
implement the entire thing in an FPGA with room to spare. Heck, make the
switches and LEDs small enough and you could make working PDP-8's for use
as dollhouse furniture.
FPGA's are HUDGE! And where would I keep my dolls now?
Cheers,
Chuck