Interesting news.

http://www.embedded.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3DQTQ1R241KS3IUQSNDBEC=
KICCJUMEKJVN?articleID=3D188500905

>From Intel:
http://developer.intel.com/design/pcn/Processors/D0106013.pdf

Product Change Notification
Change Notification #: 106013 - 01
Change Title: MCS(r) 51, MCS(r) 251 and MCS(r) 96
Microcontroller Product Lines, the Intel(r)
186, Intel386=99 and Intel486=99 Processors
Product Lines, and the i960(r) 32 Bit RISC
Processor, PCN 106013-01, Product
Discontinuance, Reason for Revision: Add
Key Milestone information and revise
description of change
Date of Publication: May 02, 2006
Key Characteristics of the Change:
Product Discontinuance
Forecasted Key Milestones:
Product Discontinuance Program Support Begins: Mar 30, 2006
Product Discontinuance Demand To Local Intel Representative: Dec 01, 2006
Last Product Discontinuance Order Date: Mar 30, 2007
Last Product Discontinuance Shipment Date: Sep 28, 2007

Reason for Revision: Add Key Milestone information and revise
description of change
Intel Corporation has been manufacturing its MCS(r) 51, MCS(r) 251 and MCS(=
r)
96 Microcontroller Product Lines for over 25 years now, and the Intel(r)
186 Processor Families, the Intel386=99 Processor Families and the
Intel486=99 Processor Families for over 15 years now. Additionally, we
have been manufacturing the i960(r) 32 Bit RISC Processor Families for
over 15 years. However, at this time, the forecasted volumes for these
product lines are now too low to continue production of these products
beyond the year 2007. Therefore, Intel will cease manufacturing
silicon wafers for our 6" based processes in 2007. Affected products
include Intel's MCS(r)51, MCS(r)251, MCS(r)96, 80X18X, 80X38X, 80X486DXX, t=
he
i960(r) Family of Microcomputers, in addition to the 82371SB, 82439TX and
the 82439HX Chipsets. Intel has no choice but to issue a Product
Discontinuance Notice (PDN) effective 3/30/06. Last time orders will
be accepted till 3/30/07 with last time ship dates of 9/28/07.

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