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Texas Instruments axing distributprs
PartialDischarge:
--- Quote from: tooki on February 11, 2024, 10:55:52 am ---
--- Quote from: PartialDischarge on February 11, 2024, 10:03:33 am ---Yes ti.com, you don't deal directly with TI germany. Shipping could take a little longer than Mouser, 3-7 days, because it ships from Asia, and delays are usual.
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Asia? I thought they shipped from Digi-Key in USA.
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Why would TI sell and ship their own inventory, at prices much lower than those of Mouser/Digikey, from Digikey?
All of the different items I've ordered came from Malasia where probably they have a factory, and this may not be the only worldwide location, but probably a main one.
tooki:
--- Quote from: PartialDischarge on February 11, 2024, 10:59:24 am ---
--- Quote from: tooki on February 11, 2024, 10:55:52 am ---
--- Quote from: PartialDischarge on February 11, 2024, 10:03:33 am ---Yes ti.com, you don't deal directly with TI germany. Shipping could take a little longer than Mouser, 3-7 days, because it ships from Asia, and delays are usual.
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Asia? I thought they shipped from Digi-Key in USA.
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Why would TI sell and ship their own inventory, at prices much lower than those of Mouser/Digikey, from Digikey?
All of the different items I've ordered came from Malasia where probably they have a factory, and this may not be the only worldwide location, but probably a main one.
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Numerous companies use Digi-Key to fulfill small orders and/or samples. I have ordered from both TI and AD and they came from Thief River Falls, and while they didn’t have DK branding anywhere, the packaging was also DK’s.
Small-order fulfillment is different from large orders, so some companies prefer to farm out small-order logistics to distributors who are specialized in that. They have separate inventory (whether it is kept physically separate I don’t know, but cents for inventory purposes it is separate), which is why you can sometimes order samples from AD even if DK has zero stock for sale.
watchmaker:
I just tried to order some TL074CNs from DigiKey. They reported them as unavailable.
TI had em. Used my website to register and they are now on the way (what I will do with 26 I have no idea).
TI made me swear on my first born that I was not shipping them overseas.
I am thinking that given non USA orders that get delayed this may be an export control thing. For those who never get answers from the US suppliers about why their orders are flagged, look up the US "Patriot" Act. A company, educational institution, or individual cannot even divulge they have been contacted under penalty of imprisonment.
Brave "new" world (quotes because that law was rammed thru in 2002).
themadhippy:
That there patriot act is really working well ,just look how the sale of us made chips to russia has declined in the past year or 2.
watchmaker:
--- Quote from: themadhippy on February 14, 2024, 06:55:49 pm ---That there patriot act is really working well ,just look how the sale of us made chips to russia has declined in the past year or 2.
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It was Librarians who fought it the most; and I think they still refuse to comply. Not sure. This is Star Chamber stuff.
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