Микроконтроллеры PIC

Планируйте закупки ИС от Microchip заранее. Вот прислали письмо. Dear Customers and Distributors: As I indicated in my last communication to you, 90 days ago, the semiconductor industry is in the continuing stages of a recovery that is accelerating. Inventory levels of Microchip's products at customers, ODMs, distributors and contract manufacturers remain low, going into this part of the cycle. As a result, Microchip continues to see very strong orders, and increasing expedites from all regions of the world. We have found that many of our customers are still not aware of this broad-based trend, and are expecting Microchip to deliver products within two weeks. Given the current environment, our lead times are actually 4-16 weeks for most of Microchip, and 12-16 weeks for our recently acquired SMSC product lines, as all of SMSC's products were 100% outsourced. We will fill your orders in the shortest amount of time possible, but we need your help to make that happen. We are again requesting that all customers and distributors provide us with a minimum of 12-16 weeks of backlog. The more backlog that you can provide, the more time we will have to build for your requirements. We will keep you advised of the continuing changes. However, based on what we have seen during past cycles, lead times only get worse from here. Please take action today, so we have sufficient notice to meet your needs. Sincerely, Steve Sanghi President and CEO Microchip Technology Inc.