Lpc2000

I hate to respond with a 'me too' post, yet I second this motion.

My company routinely purchases parts from DigiKey, with delivery to
our door in one or two days (and we are in Canada). As a result I can
get access to many parts very quickly. 

However, to get a few LPC samples, I have to talk to my Philips rep
(Arrow), who has to talk to Philips, which can take over a week.

And then if I want to purchase trays of parts, it takes a couple of
weeks for Arrow to deal with our purchasing group, if they have stock.
DigiKey takes a day or two, no matter the quantity. 

So Philips, if you are listening, please get your very wonderful LPC
line on DigiKey's shelves. I know Atmel will have their new ARM7 line
available at DigiKey, so should you.

- Rod

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <Paul@P...> wrote:
> 
> If anyone from Philips is listening, I can't tell you how many times
> I've had a situation like this.... and the solution was to order
> parts from Digikey at 4:30 pm for UPS RED delivery the next morning.
> 
> I'm sure there's a lot of issues franchising with digikey, but
> consider that almost all Atmel AVR-tiny and Microchip PIC chips are
> available tomorrow morning.  That's faster than even finding out
> IF a Philips LPC sample might show up in a week or two.
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> > Philips have greatly streamlined there samples system in the last few
> > years - you should be able to get 5pcs free of charge in a week or
two.