[Slightly-OT] Hard to find flash chip ...

[Slightly-OT] Hard to find flash chip ...

[Karim Yaghmour]

I'm currently hacking an embedded system to put Linux on it and
need to replace the original boot ROM with a compatible flash chip.
I've found quite a few replacement candidates. All these chips are,
however, very hard to obtain in relatively small quantities from
distributors. The chip I need is a 16Mbit 90ns 3V 44-pin SOIC (or
SOP or PSOP, depending on how you want to call them) in top boot
configuration. This corresponds to the AM29LV160DT-90SC from AMD
and the M29W160BT-90M1 from ST, but there are many others.

Does anyone have any idea where I could find such chips in small
quantities (less than 5)?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Karim

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                 Karim Yaghmour
               karym@opersys.com
      Embedded and Real-Time Linux Expert
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Re: [Slightly-OT] Hard to find flash chip ...

[Adam Wozniak]

Karim Yaghmour wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have any idea where I could find such chips in small
> quantities (less than 5)?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It is not uncommon for digital designers to ask manufacturers and/or
distributors for small quantities for testing and design verification
purposes.

While they don't really want to deal in small quantities, they often
will if they think that another, larger order is coming.

--Adam
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