Caroline Kazmierski

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Keeping 100-Year-Old Platforms Performing

The B-52 Bomber is still flying missions. That’s not a typo, and you didn’t just get transported back to WW2.  In fact, the Air Force…

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Legacy Chips Power Mission Critical Platforms

The semiconductor market is exciting and ever-changing. Not a day goes by without headlines about how small we can make chips (2nm!), new materials, processes,…

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Out of Sync Design Cycles Fuel Component Obsolescence

Chip makers stop production when demand for a part falls below a certain threshold. Some estimates show that nearly 500,000 parts go End-of-Life (EOL) each…

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Phoenix recreated legacy chips on demand and at scale.
Distribution partnership, Legacy Semiconductors, Microelectronics, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Resilience
Phoenix Semiconductor Inks Distribution Partnership With Avnet

October 14, 2025 — Austin, TX —Phoenix Semiconductor and Avnet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVT), a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider have signed a master…

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cost of obsolescence, critical industries and markets, legacy chips, mircoelectronics, Supply Chain Resilience
Legacy Chip Obsolescence Costs U.S. Economy Nearly $20B Annually 

Component obsolescence is an escalating challenge with a massive hidden cost to the U.S. economy. Based on conservative estimates, the combined impact of last-time buys,…

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