Work begins on component obsolescence guideline
16 May 2012
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When a component manufacturer discontinues a particular component, it creates a ripple effect throughout the electronics assembly industry, leaving EMS providers with myriad critical questions to answer: Is there an alternative source for the component? Is there a substitute component that will work? If no suitable alternative is found, the product must be redesigned.
To help alleviate the situation, IPC and the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) are planning to create an industry guideline for the best practices of communicating component obsolescence.
According to Susan Filz, IPC director of industry programmes, component obsolescence costs the EMS provider valuable time and resources, and impairs the supply chain as a whole. “It is not a new problem. However, recent environmental regulations and the economic situation have brought component obsolescence to critical mass,” says Filz. “The RoHS legislation is a particularly good example of how a whole series of components was, for the most part, wiped out when it was introduced in 2006.”
The document will address issues such as:
* The time between the announcement of a manufacturer’s intention to cease production of a component and the date the component will no longer be manufactured, so assembly companies are ensured an adequate time to prepare.
* How the component manufacturer should announce its intention to discontinue a component, so the industry has a streamlined source of information; and
* Notification of estimated available quantity, so the industry can better determine the best short-term strategy.
“The goal would be to strengthen the communication between the assembly industry, authorised distribution and component manufacturers for the good of the electronics industry supply chain,” said Robert Willis, executive vice president and CTO, ECIA.
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