RoHS bizzarro

[Paul Burke]

I've just got a note from Farnell telling me that a component (8M flash)
is no longer stocked- reason is, it's non-RoHS compliant. They recommend
a replacement- the identical part, but 10ns slower, with the comment
"non- RoHS compliant".

So it's OK if it's slower????


Paul Burke

 

[PeteS]

Whether it's 'ok' depends on your design.

Did the note from Farnell state the device is *not* drop-in compatible
for speed sensitive designs? If not, I'd drop them a nicely worded
nastygram.

As to whether there really is a true replacement, I would check the
manufacturer's site.

Cheers

PeteS