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Occasional ContributorFPGA MAX10 future availability
Occasional Contributor
@ak6dn ha scritto:
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So Intel is not going to accept backorders on parts that they know they can't produce for a year or more.
Ok, this would already be important information.
But I don't understand how you say it, it is in contrast with what you wrote before; You may be a large customer, but wasn't this information supposed to be confidential? I get confused.
Also, if it is true as you wrote that Intel does not provide information to distributors, how should I interpret the fact that the MAX10 devices have completely disappeared from my distributor? By what metrics has my distributor made FPGAs disappear from their list if they do not have confidential information from Intel?
The device will not be available for more than a year or has ended production? (I remember seeing that the availability was also indicated for 52 weeks, well over a year. But it was clearly indicated)
Honestly, I am confused by your statements, although some of them may be reasonable.
I still think Intel isn't doing a good job here. And I still don't like it.
Regular ContributorThe information I gave was on my past experience working at a very large telecom company.
We rarely bought parts thru distributors. Contracts for pricing and delivery were negotiated directly with the supplier.
I am now retired, so (luckily) do not have to deal directly with this supply issue.
I am only giving my thoughts based on 40+ years of working on various products, the last 20 years or so with lots of FPGA content.
Re the MAX10, I think Intel can (and is) producing a lot of them, but they are already allocated to purchase contracts.
So the lead time for NEW orders may be 52 weeks or more. Existing scheduled orders are probably getting parts weekly now.
Distributors probably tried to place backorders for parts but likely just gave up when Intel told them all the parts they can produce for the next year are locked into pre-negotiated pruchase contracts. So why take backorders for parts that can't be delivered thru then for a year.
