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On Sunday 15 April 2007 04:13, Alex Gibson wrote:

>Usually avoid using maxim parts because they can be quite
>hard to get ...

I have worked at two companies where the use of Maxim
parts is out right band.  Even the Big Name Distributor's here
in the "Rust Belt Region" as Maxim views us, try their
best to *prevent* their customers from designing in
Maxim parts.  The issues is always availability.

The Distributor's customer designs in a Maxim
part, then it becomes the Distributes fault
when they have to redesign their product,
because they didn't listen to the Distributer
in the first place about not using the Maxim
parts, when they are quoted six *month*
lead times.

At my previous company a fellow from Maxim
came to the company, I don't recall why.
The dozen or so of us setting around the
conference room table where *not*
impressed when the Maxim fellow
walked into the conference room
and said "I rarely  make it out here
to the Rust Belt Region...".

Admittedly we don't do the glamorous things
in this part of the world, like design Cell Phones.
We do things like sewage treatment plants,
and fire fighting equipment, for example:
http://www.designer-iii.com/Duracell

In the end which is more important to you,
that you can play PacMan on your Cell Phone,
or when you flush it goes away?
Cell Phones appear to be more important to
Maxim.

On paper Maxim has the best selection of parts
on the planet, but they are totally useless
because you can never get them.

So, are you allowed to use Maxim parts
in your company?  What has been
your experience with Maxim?

Maybe we should send this thread to the Maxim
CEO?

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