Rom Insight August 2024 3 - Flipbook - Page 2
Semiconductor Obsolescence
Report
Company
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
End of Life
Radeon RX 6000 Series
Shift to newer architecture
for better performance and
power efficiency.
Ryzen 5 3600
End of Life (EOL)
Ryzen 5 7600X and newer
Shift to newer architecture
for better performance and
power efficiency.
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Discontinued
Component
Status
Replacement
Ethernet PHY Chips
End of Life
25G, 40G, 100G
Ethernet PHYs
Migration to higher-speed
Ethernet standards.
BCM4339 Wi-Fi Chip
End of Life (EOL)
BCM43684 or newer
Newer chips offer improved
connectivity and features
BCM54616 Ethernet
PHY
Discontinued
BCM54640 or newer
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
Discrete IGBTs
Discontinued
Integrated Power
Modules (IPMs)
Shift towards more
integrated and efficient
power solutions.
XMC4500 Micro
controller
End of Life (EOL)
XMC4700 series
Superseded by newer micro
controllers with advanced
features
IRF540N MOSFET
Discontinued
IRF540N-01 or
newer models
Replacement by updated
MOSFETs with improved
specs
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
DDR3 Memory Chips
End of Life
Core i7-9700K
End of Life (EOL)
Core i7-12700K
and newer
Transition to newer
generations with improved
specs and performance
Xeon E5-2680 v4
Discontinued
Xeon Scalable
(3rd Gen)
Replacement with newer
Xeon processors for better
performance and features
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
PIC16F84
End of Life (EOL)
PIC16F88 or
newer
Superseded by newer,
more advanced PIC micro
controllers
MCP3208 ADC
Discontinued
MCP3204 or newer
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
Ceramic Capacitors
(older series)
Discontinued
New HighFrequency MLCCs
Market demand for higher
frequency and smaller
form-factor components.
Radeon RX 500 Series
GPUs
AMD
Company
Broadcom
Company
Infineon
Company
Intel
Company
Microchip
Company
Murata
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Radeon RX 7800 XT Focus on newer GPU models
with improved performance
and newer
and features
DDR4, DDR5
Reason
Replacement by
updated PHYs for better
performance and energy
efficiency
Transition to faster and
more efficient memory
technologies.
Newer ADCs offer better
performance and features