MEP EP#335: Your Toaster is Toast
Project: Diff Probe
Circuit Cellar designHack a Day projectActive Differential probe with 600V Common mode and 600V differential modeMeasure virtually any two points. No need for ground reference.Perhaps a battery system with a boost converter?Excuse to finally use that 3d printer to make a caseBasically all precision componentsDecided to make an enclosure that better suits my use caseStripped down from last time. It does not need all the bells and whistles from last time.Fixed socketsFTDI and SMPS for 6.3V and 19.5VEOL: The Chip Shortage You Don’t See Coming
Instant obsolescenceNo phase-out periodFoundries are booked three years outSuppliers are working on their most profitable lines and filling standing ordersNew fabs coming online won’t be buying old wafer equipmentNew foundries will be making new partsAvoiding instant obsolescenceWhat parts are more readily available and are continuity coming back into stockLook at the market segments using the components you need Put out orders for the components that you need regardless of lead times. Ask and Engineer on MIT website