Product Life Cycle
The goal of Richtek's Product management is to ensure a stable product supply for your embedded designs.
To help customers make decisions when selecting products, we designate the product status as Active, Not Recommended for New Design (NRND), Last Time Buy or EOL.
Product Status
ACTIVE
This product is in production and recommended for new designs.
NRND
Not recommended for new designs.
LAST TIME BUY
This product is being discontinued, and a lifetime-buy period is now in effect through our sales representative or authorized distributors.
EOL
Richtek has discontinued the production of this product.
SEE PRODUCT STATUS
This product family consists of various versions. Each version may have a different status.
End of Life Management
Richtek EOL (End Of Life) procedure follows J-STD-048, and our system covers initiation, counter sign-off, communication, notification, customer feedback confirmation, and implementation.
The following are the detailed EOL procedures.
1. Proposal:
Determined based on actual shipping and production status, as well as product quality conditions.
2. Customer Communication:
Richtek will review the request and communicate with customers the LTB (Last Time Buy) / LTS (Last Time Ship) requirement and suggest alternative parts (if applicable).
3. Notification:
Richtek will issue EOL notifications with LTB and LTS information, including details about replacement parts (if applicable).
4. Last Time Buy (LTB):
The Last Time Buy is 6 months following the EOL notification date.
5. Last Time Ship (LTS):
The Last Time Ship is 12 months following the EOL notification date based on J-STD-048, unless there are exceptions, which will be notified separately.