> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:07 AM
>
> This has happened so many times with Maxim that most 
> designers have given up. Add also a  high cost, and 
> you have a recipe for disaster.
> 
> Don't design these guys in. They are flimflam artists.
> 
> --Bob

I just do not know why they are still doing so well since
lots of the people advise not to design Maxim parts in.
Maybe all the leading analog IC vendors like Analog Device and
Linear Tech and Maxim all have similar problems. Still it
is hard to avoid them in some designs. Last time I was
designing a level sensor (cost is almost not an issue there
since the major cost is not the electronics and the
margin is very high) I still use a Maxim part (MAX4634EUB)
due to its better performance and small packaging. 
That is why company

Now I am in a different situation where cost is the 
most important factor and I will try to avoid any
expensive parts and parts with potential delivery
problems (like an AVR MCUs and Maxim parts).

Regards,
Xiaofan
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