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Semiconductor Obsolescence
Report
Company
NXP Semiconductors
Company
ON Semiconductor
Component
August 2024
Status
Replacement
Reason
LPC1768 Micro controller
End of Life (EOL)
LPC177x/8x series
Superseded by newer micro
controllers with enhanced
capabilities
PN532 NFC Controller
Discontinued
PN7150 or newer
Newer NFC controllers offer
improved performance and
features
Standard Analogue
Integrated Circuits
Discontinued
Component
Status
Replacement
Bipolar Power
Transistors
End of Life
RoHS-compliant
transistors
Regulatory changes require
environmentally compliant
designs.
NCP1200 Voltage
Regulator
End of Life (EOL)
NCP1200-01 or
newer
Replacement by updated
voltage regulators with
better performance and
features
FSA3157 Analogue
Switch
Discontinued
FSA3159 or newer
Newer switches offer
improved performance and
features
Reason
Custom ICs
Declining demand for
traditional analogue circuits
in industrial applications.
Reason
Company
Component
Status
Replacement
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 400
Series SoCs
End of Life
Snapdragon
600/700 Series
Company
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
RX62N Micro
controller
End of Life (EOL)
RX63N series
Superseded by the newer
RX63N series with enhanced
features
SH2A Series
Discontinued
SH3 Series or newer
Outdated due
to technological
advancements
Legacy MCU Families
End of Life
ARM-based MCUs
Industry-wide shift towards
32-bit architectures
Component
Status
Replacement
Reason
Low-Power Op-Amps
End of Life
Programmable
analogue ICs
Adoption of more flexible
and programmable
analogue solutions.
STM32F1 Series
End of Life (EOL)
STM32F4 and
STM32F7 series
L298N Motor Driver
Discontinued
Renesas
Company
STMicroelectronics
L298P or newer
motor drivers
Transition to more
advanced 5G and AIenabled chip sets.
Superseded by the more
advanced STM32 series with
enhanced capabilities
Replacement due to
advances in motor driver
technology
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