Robert Rolf wrote:
> Bob Axtell wrote:
>
>   
>> While I am at it there are a couple of others you need to watch 
>> carefully: Atmel
>> (drops product lines much too easily); and ST (drops SOME product lines-
>> such as video overlay generators- even when they cornered the world market!
>> go figure!).
>>     
>
> On that topic, anyone found a replacement video overlay chip as
> good at their discontinued STV5730?
>
> Robert
>
>   
That's exactly what I meant, Robert.

I (and others) designed the ST5730A into almost every police car in 
north america, then
later ST discovered that that volumes were "NOT adequate". I begged, I 
pleaded, I threw a fit. The
best that happened was that they made one more run and my clients bought 
up about 10K for
advance designs. I even begged ST to double the cost, but nothing caused 
them to release the masks
to a Korean clone maker nor to keep making it.

Since that time, I had to give up on ST. No vision over there 
whatsoever. Well, whattayaexpect for
a company where everyone goes on vacation 12 weeks a year...

--Bob
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