The PCN states that it is the wafer fab that's discontinuing the part, not the packaging facility. Z80 CPUs in different packages use the same die. -Dave On 4/20/24 12:18, murph via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Wasn't it just the DIP package selection for it? Not all Z80? Seems like a lot of hysterics.
----- Original message ----- From: Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Jeffrey Jonas <jeffrey.scott.jonas@gmail.com> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Z80 end of life only months away Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 09:08
https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pd <https://www.mouser.com/PCN/Littelfuse_PCN_Z84C00.pdf>f https://hackaday.com/2024/04/19/end-of-life-for-z80-cpu-and-peripherals-anno...
The memo dated April 15, 2024 says the last time to buy is June 14th. Only 2 months warning :-/
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