Maxim IC frustration - hard to find components

Good to see you around again Win.

I have pointed out the difference between Max and TI in excruciating detail (simply because TI has decided to directly compete with Max) with the point that this is what Max has to do to survive.

I have been convinced by TI (well, by the FAEs) to do a 100% TI power solution in my latest product because they are **guaranteeing** delivery (based on my forecast) of the parts required. TI are deadly serious about their entire business line, and think nothing of shipping me an EVM that normally costs $100 for nothing because I *might* design that part in. In fact, I had to talk to the FAEs (here in the UK) and ask them not to send EVMs unless I asked because they were arriving at the rate of 2 a week :)

Speaking of that, anyone in the UK (Graham and John I know of) who wants EVMs that are now surplus to me, but interesting to them can have them. I'll post a list Monday. Free to good homes in the UK. I am sure TI would approve; their parts will be in front of more people .

I often call them inquiring about such and such a part because it *may* be interesting, but I am not committed to even thinking further about it - I am merely exploring possibilities. They take this as a possible design win and **send me an EVM** even if I never use it. They care not if I use it; they care that **I have the EVM and I can see their part in front of me**.

But such things show the differences in the view of the companies; TI (and AD, National, On, lots of others) want me to design their parts in, and understand my concerns. I wish Max did.

Cheers

PeteS

THERE ARE MANY CASE OF COUNTERFEEET MAXIM IC IN CHINA AN SHENZONE. BE CAREFULL AN D MAXIM WORN OF THIS PROLLBLEMS ON THERE WEBSHITE ALREADY.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Hello John,

Pretty. We don't have these in the US. But lots of humming birds and a kind of woodpecker with a red cap. These woodpeckers peck so hard that I am sometimes tempted to throw them an aspirin for the headaches they must endure.

Hi, Win

The parts are reported to be going through customs and we're due to get them on Monday. But we'll need more eventually, so if you've acquired any for us, send as many as you want to part with and I'll pay the going rate, or email you our inventory list and swap for whatever exotic goodies as may appeal to you. Or buy you beers (does two per DAC sound fair?) next time you're in San Francisco.

Thanks, everybody.

John

in Ithaca, New York, delivering The Brat to Cornell.

No problem, as it seems to have been screwed up for years. ;-) Just post it when you get it, then for fun we can post when it gets fixed. Well, in a different thread. ;-)

:)

this being usenet and all there's always atleast one pedant.

It's more complex than that. 10^j = exp(ln(10) * j) = cos(ln(10)) + j * sin(ln(10)) approx = -.6682 + j * .07439

In message , dated Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Joerg writes

The south coast of England is the extreme north-western limit of their summer range. They are widely distributed across south and central Europe.

Many woodpecker species have red caps.

Their brains are protected by some very clever natural engineering. This will probably be copied for the inertial dampers for the star-ship Enterprise.(;-)