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Technical Articles

Rochester Electronics has published these technical articles:

(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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Why purchase from fully authorized sources....
(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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Despite increasing industry acknowledgment that date code restrictions lack an empirical basis, some users of semiconductor components and contract manufacturers still enforce limitations on older...
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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Long-term storage represents a viable solution to maintaining a continuous supply of semiconductor components in long-lifecycle applications but how does long-term storage affect performance?...
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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For items that have been in long-term storage, quality and reliability are key concerns. To determine the quality of aged components in real-world applications, Rochester performed an analysis of...
(Communication IC)
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Rochester worked with Artesyn ® to replicate the LSI Hawk ASIC which is critical to supporting Artesyn's VME products....
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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Intel ® 80C196KC 16-bit microcontroller Product Replication....
(RF, Microwave, and Wireless Components)
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Rochester, in partnership with a leading original component manufacturer, provided assembly, test, and reliability services to extend the life of an in-demand high-speed Clock Generator....
(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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Rochester Electronics assembled a Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) package for an Industrial OEM manufacturer facing a line-down crisis, through our partnership with the original component...
(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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Industrial applications such as down hole drilling for Oil and Gas present some of the harshest environments for mechanical tools. A challenge for drilling companies is the need to operate...
(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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Rochester Electronics worked with an OCM supplier partner to provide an assembly solution for their 240 lead CQFP hermetic package, which was no longer available in the market....
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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A valued Rochester customer required an ongoing supply of the MC68040FE processor to produce medical ventilators to be used in the fight against COVID-19....
(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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A valued long-term Rochester Electronics’ partner required US-based semiconductor manufacturing services to support and enhance their production capacity for semiconductor products in Aerospace...
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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Working together, Rochester and thyssenkrupp were able to replicate, test, and qualify this component within less than a year, from project start to mass production ramp-up....
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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Waters Corporation: Legacy ADSP brought back to life...
(Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing)
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Semiconductor ASICs and standard products are subjected to manufacturing obsolescence, and as such there is a need to create a form, fit, and functionally equivalent device....
(Microprocessors and Microcontrollers)
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Only the Rochester Electronics Semiconductor Lifecycle Solution can provide an absolute guarantee that a replacement semiconductor device will function exactly as the original....
(Electrical Distribution and Protection)
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Long-term storage represents a viable solution to maintaining a continuous supply of semiconductor components in long-lifecycle applications but how does long-term storage affect performance?...
(Electrical Distribution and Protection)
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For items that have been in long-term storage, quality and reliability are key concerns. To determine the quality of aged components in real-world applications, Rochester performed an analysis of...
(Electrical and Electronic Test Equipment)
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Semiconductor ASICs and standard products are subjected to manufacturing obsolescence, and as such there is a need to create a form, fit, and functionally equivalent device....
(Electrical and Electronic Test Equipment)
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The "Rochester Engineering Driven Test Approach" assures that the proper test coverage is implemented for all IC components tested at our corporate test facility, regardless of product functionality,...