Product Discontinuation Notice Number DN-52
March 19, 2004
Attention: Purchasing Manager or Philips Semiconductors' Products Manager
Subject: Philips Special Additional Linear Product Discontinuation Notice Number DN-52
Reference: This notice is additional to Philips Semiconductors' Caen Fire Product Discontinuation Notice
DN-51 dated February 20, 2004 and its Addendum Number DN-51A dated March 12, 2004.
Dear Philips Semiconductors Customer or Distributor:
This Product Discontinuation Notice Number DN-52 replaces Philips Semiconductors' prior early alert information dated February 27, 2004 regarding Philips Semiconductors' additional discontinuation of certain Philips standard linear products listed in Exhibit A to this notice.
As a result of the unfortunate circumstances that Philips Semiconductors has faced due to its Caen, France plant fire last December, Philips Semiconductors' management has determined that it will not be feasible to continue the manufacture and support of an additional 317 standard linear products listed in this DN-52 notice. Refer to Philips reference Product Discontinuation Notice Number DN-51 for more details concerning Philips' Caen plant fire.
Philips Semiconductors has taken action towards continued delivery of the affected standard linear products by working with our business partner, Mitsumi Electric, to transition Philips Semiconductors' existing customers for these products to Mitsumi Electric with a minimum of disruption. We believe this is the best way to support Philips Semiconductors' existing customer base and to insure a continuous level of support. Mitsumi Electric has always been Philips Semiconductors' partner for foundry sourcing of these linear products, using Philips Semiconductors' marking schemes. Mitsumi Electric currently offers all of these industry standard part types to the marketplace under their own part numbers.
Both Philips Semiconductors and Mitsumi Electric are committed to providing Philips Semiconductors' customers reasonable support in their qualification efforts to transition these standard linear products to Mitsumi Electric. For your reference, we have attached a cross reference of Philips Semiconductors' discontinued part type(s) matched to the corresponding Mitsumi Electric part number(s). This listing is containing in Exhibit B to this notice.
The following special circumstances and conditions apply to this DN-52 notice:
1. There are limited last time ordering and supply conditions applicable to this DN-52 notice due to the unique circumstances affecting Philips Semiconductors' Standard Linear Product Line and limited remaining foundry supply of these affected standard linear products to Philips Semiconductors.
2. Generally: All DN-52 last time orders are to be placed with Philips no later April 30, 2004. These orders are to contain a last time delivery date no later than July 30, 2004. Any exceptions to the above product supply conditions are to be quoted separately on a case-to-case basis by Philips Semiconductors to its customers subject to Philips' remaining limited product inventory or foundry supply.
A. DISCONTINUED PRODUCT NOTIFICATION
1. Philips Semiconductors has an extensive discontinued products ("EOL") public web-site that contains recent product discontinuation notices and other general information about Philips discontinued product policy and process. This DN-52 product discontinuation notice can also be found on this web-site after March 29, 2004. Additionally, any updated information concerning this DN-52 notice, and its listed discontinued products, will be posted onto this web-site as such information may become available. We encourage you to visit our e-business discontinuation site at the following Philips' internet address: http://www.nxp.com/products/eol
B. DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS: EXHIBIT "A" CODING
The attached information, format and coding structure applies to Exhibit A and to this DN-52 notice. This format is designed for data sorting of key information and coding fields as described below:
1. Philips' Type Number: (Column 1):
The first column contains Philips full part number as carried by Philips part number system ("Impulse System").
2. Philips North America (N. A.) Part Number (Column 2):
Certain older Philips' part types may also be sold under Philips North America's part number system and may carry duplicate part number identifiers. In the event that there is a different North America callout for some of these products, two different part numbers will be shown for the same Philips' discontinued Type Number (e.g. Philips' Type Number and Philips' North America Part Number represent the same product being discontinued). If there is a blank in the North America ("NA") Part Number column for a Philips' Type Number, then a unique North America Part Number for that Philips' Type has not been identified.
3. Philips' Part Number Description (Column 3):
This column lists Philips' short product description
("SSPD") or a brief product description of the discontinued product supplied by the product group.
4. Philips' 12NC Number (Column 4):
Exhibit A also includes a column designated as "12NC Number". This number represents Philips Semiconductors' master "internal" manufacturing control identification number for reference to each part type, or version of the part type (end part number), being discontinued.
5. Discontinuation Type Code: (Column 5):
Code "T": Discontinuation of full Philips' Type & North America Part Number: All Part Type packaging and packing method options are discontinued.
Code "N": One of the part type package options is pruned (at least one other package option of the same product is still available).
6. Source Code (Column 6):
Code "M": Discontinued products covered by this notice considered to be industry multiple-source products are coded with an "M" in the "Source Code" column in Exhibit A.
Code "S": Discontinued products known as industry sole-source products are coded with an "S".
Code "C": Customer specific products are designated with a "C". A customer specific product is a part type that is uniquely produced or processed by Philips for a specific customer only.
7. Source Code (Column 7):
Non-Availability - Code "1": A number of the Caen fire discontinued part types may not be available and are identified with "Code 1" source code. Philips can no longer produce Code 1 products and no inventory supply exists due expressly to the Caen fire circumstances. As such, there is no additional possibility for customer orders from Philips because of the commercially impracticable reasons stated in this notice. For record data sorting purposes only, the date of Philips DN notice is entered for Code 1 Products as the last time ordering and delivery dates (zero days notice applies). Contact Philips sales or product marketing representatives for any further alternate industry sources information.
Limited Availability - Code "2": For limited availability products, a unique manufacturing or limited inventory or time condition exists. Where limited availability coded products are identified, Philips is still capable of taking limited order quantities for the product to be assembled from existing available die stocks of the part types to meet our customers or our distributors commercially reasonable last time buy orders. Code 2 listed products will be scheduled by Philips on a first-come/first-serve basis within Philips product allocation system until the remaining part type inventory is depleted. When the inventory for the limited availability product is depleted, Philips can take no additional last time buy orders for the applicable discontinued part type.
Standard Availability - Code "3": Code 3 products have no known supply restriction and last time customer and distributor orders can be met according to Philips' discontinued product policy.
Last Time Buy ("LTB") - (Column 8):
This column lists the last time order date for the discontinued product. Unless a Non-Availability (Code 1) or Limited Availability (Code 2) shorter time period applies, Philips allows a six (6) month last order period for multiple-source ("M") products, a nine (9) month last order time period for sole-source ("S") and customer specific ("C") products. All LTB dates are measured from the date of this notice ("February 20, 2004"). Dates are shown as "date-month-year".
Last Time Delivery Period (Column 9):
The last delivery date for the discontinued products is listed in Column 9. Unless a limited availability condition and shorter time period is indicated, Philips allows a twelve (12) month delivery time period for discontinued products measured from the date of this notice ("Until February 20, 2005).
Suggested Replacement Part (Column 10):
This column contains any known Philips' or industry replacement products for the discontinued Philips' Type numbers. This is "reference only" information. Philips replacement part designation is NOT intended as a statement of warranty indicating that the listed replacement products are available from a third party or meet the same form, fit, function or performance specifications of the discontinued product until such time as Philips' customer or distributor qualifies such products to their specifications. Contact Philips' local sales or marketing representatives for further assistance concerning any replacement products.
Notice Comments (Column 11):
This area includes any additional information about the discontinued products.
C. LAST TIME BUY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Carefully review this information and notify your purchasing offices and buyers to place your company's final purchases for available discontinued products with Philips as soon as possible according to the following last time buy terms and conditions.
GENERAL: Last time ordering conditions may vary by product. Refer to the special limited linear product availability conditions stated above in this letter and to Exhibit A. The Last Time Buy Date automatically expires when the final available part type inventory quantity or production unit has been scheduled and/or sold by Philips Semiconductors.
1. DELIVERY DATES:
Last time delivery conditions may vary by product. Refer to the above coding information covering Column 9 of Exhibit A. Philips Semiconductors' final delivery date(s) are affected by limited supply conditions stated above in this letter.
2. ORDER PLACEMENT:
Discontinued product orders placed with Philips Semiconductors must be
clearly identified as a "Last Time Buy". Each order must: (a) reference DN-52; (b) contain your company's requested delivery dates per this notice; (c) be within the minimum order quantity requirements in an existing volume purchase agreement, or meet Philips Semiconductors' standard minimum order policy; and (d) otherwise conform to all other applicable conditions in this notice.
3. PRICING:
The unit sales price for purchase of the available discontinued products covered by this notice will be as follows:
a.) If a current volume purchase agreement is on file in Philips Semiconductors' contracts-legal department, the unit price will be the effective agreement part type unit price for any unordered product quantities covered by such agreement. For quantities beyond the applicable unordered volume agreement quantity, the unit price will be subject to negotiation.
b.) If a valid offer-to-sell standalone quote is still in effect during the last time ordering period, the unit price shall remain as originally quoted by Philips for the offered part type quantities until the quote has expired, or until the quoted quantities have been purchased.
c.) Where a volume purchase agreement or a Philips' standalone quote is not in effect, the Product unit price will be subject to Philips' individual price quotation of your company's last time buy requirements.
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & DELIVERY:
Philips Semiconductors will acknowledge each acceptable discontinued product order in writing or by Electronic Data Interchange ("EDI"), and will use its good faith efforts to meet your company's requested delivery date(s) wherever possible. However, Philips Semiconductors' acknowledged delivery date(s) are deemed to be approximate because of the special circumstances associated to last time product manufacturing conditions.
5. ORDER ACCEPTANCE/CHANGE CONDITIONS:
a.) Philips Semiconductors will accept last time discontinued products orders from your company as "Firm and Final". As such, these discontinued products orders will not be subject to reschedule, cancellation, or termination by your company without Philips Semiconductors prior written authorization and payment of termination charges for the ordered discontinued products at the full product unit sales price.
b.) Philips Semiconductors reserves its right to make changes in the scheduled delivery dates, or to terminate any remaining undelivered quantities of your company's last time buy order(s), at any time, due to changes in Philips Semiconductors' last time manufacturing capabilities, or for commercially impracticable circumstances, which makes delivery not feasible.
6. QUANTITIES:
The following supply conditions apply to final buy quantities for available discontinued products.
a.) FIRST: The quantities in any existing unfilled orders and contracts acknowledged by Philips Semiconductors will be honored, then
b.) NEXT: The unfilled quantities in any volume agreement(s) or quantities in unexpired standalone quote(s) will be accepted, and
c.) FINALLY: Philips will shall, where possible, reasonably accept additional quantities of discontinued products that Philips Semiconductors quotes based upon your company's identified requirements.
7. DISTRIBUTION SALES:
If you are a Philips Semiconductors' distributor customer, contact your authorized Philips' distributor sales representative for assistance in planning and making any last time purchase(s) of available discontinued products. Such purchases are to be negotiated solely between your company and with the distributor. You may also find additional information about Philips Semiconductors' discontinued products on our discontinued products internet web-site at: "http://www.nxp.com/eol"
D. LIMITED WARRANTY
All discontinued product orders subject to this notice shall carry (a) Philips Semiconductors' standard limited warranty as contained in Philips Semiconductors' order acknowledgement or confirmation form, or (b) the applicable warranty set forth in a duly executed formal contract between Philips Semiconductors; provided that:
Philips Semiconductors will accept all valid discontinued product warranty claims for credit only, unless a replacement order is otherwise agreed to by Philips and the replacement product(s) can still be manufactured or otherwise delivered from Philips' remaining product inventory, and the applicable warranty period for making any return claims for discontinued products subject to this notice will be no longer than ninety (90) days following delivery of the discontinued products, and any return claims must be made under Philips Semiconductors' current Return Material Authorization ("RMA") procedures.
E. DISCLAIMER AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Except for the terms and conditions expressly stated in this DN-52 notice, the applicable terms and conditions of sale for Philips' discontinued products will be the unmodified terms and conditions in Philips Semiconductors' standard order acknowledgement, or order confirmation form, incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference, including any Force Majeure provisions. Otherwise, the applicable, the terms and conditions contained in a duly signed contract in force between our companies shall apply to the extent they are not modified by this DN-52 notice.
PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR EXCESS REPROCUREMENT COSTS, LABOR COSTS, OR LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ASSOCIATED TO PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS' DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS, OR ASSOCIATED TO PHILIPS FINAL MANUFACTURE AND PERFORMANCE AGAINST ANY LAST TIME BUY ORDERS RELATED TO THE DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS NOTICE.
PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY THIRD PARTY DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS INFORMATION PROVIDER'S PUBLICATION OF PHILIPS' SEMICONDUCTORS' PRODUCT DISCONTINUATION INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE TO PHILIPS CUSTOMERS, DISTRIBUTORS OR TO THE GENERAL MARKETPLACE.
For specific product inquiries in this notice, contact your local Philips Semiconductors' sales or distributor representative. General questions regarding this discontinuation notice should be referred to myself, or to Ms. Patricia Griffin, Philips Semiconductors' Contracts Department, San Jose, California at: Phone: (408) 474-8108, Fax: (408) 474-8325, Email: 
Patricia Griffin. Additionally, you may refer to the Philips' public "EOL" discontinued products web-site at: "http://www.nxp.com/eol".
Our account management, sales, marketing and distribution support personnel stand ready to assist you in providing additional Caen fire discontinued product supply and related information that may assist your company. On behalf of Philips Semiconductors, we regret any inconvenience that this DN-51 notice may cause your company due to these extraordinary Caen fire circumstances. We appreciate your patience and understanding in helping us to help you minimize the impact of this unplanned product discontinuation on your company to the extent it is commercially possible for Philips to do so.
Very truly yours,
PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS
Craig Ash
March 19, 2004
Enclosures:
Exhibit A - DN-52 Discontinued Product Caen Fire List
Exhibit B - Cross Reference List: Philips Part Type(s) to Mitsumi Part Type(s)
Contracts-Legal Department
Email: Craig Ash