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Final SX microcontroller liquidation - strike a deal and own 200K chips!

Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
edited 2012-06-16 16:57 in General Discussion
Dear Customer,

Parallax is liquidating the remaining excess stock of our SX microcontrollers! Whether you've still got an SX-based product in production or you simply want to own a piece of 50 MIPS 8-bit history this is your opportunity.

Need a few thousand SX chips or more? Contact myself or Jim Carey, Sales Manager (jcarey@parallax.com) and strike a deal of your own. No reasonable offers will be refused! These chips need to find their way out of our warehouse so we can make room for new technology.

SX48BD-G
1+ $1.55
1,000+ $1.50
137,087 units in stock

SX28AC/SS-G
1+ $1.15
1,000+ $1.05
27,639 units in stock

SX28AC/DP
1+ $1.15
1,000+ $1.10
42,488 units in stock

Datasheets are available at the bottom of each of the above SX pages. Thanks to Guenther Daubach and Andre' LaMothe you can now buy the SX-Key USB V. 2.1 for $59.99. The programming and debugging tool was recently put back into production.

We have retained a lifetime supply of SX chips for use in our BASIC Stamp products, which are not affected by these inventory reduction efforts.


Sincerely,


Ken Gracey
Parallax Inc.
kgracey@parallax.com

Comments

  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2012-06-15 09:19
    Good news,(price drop) and bad news, (bye-bye SX). Snif

    I guess even the 8080 had to bow out at some point.

    Jim
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2012-06-15 09:51
    hover1 wrote: »
    Good news,(price drop) and bad news, (bye-bye SX). Snif

    I guess even the 8080 had to bow out at some point.

    Jim

    Prices are fluctuating by the moment, Jim! A few minutes ago a Eurozone customer just grabbed a bunch, causing the SX commodity to increase in value. Unless there's another strong buy at the end of the day we expect prices to fluctuate regularly while the market is open.

    Ken
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2012-06-15 12:25
    ...um, does this affect the BASIC Stamp 2P40 Interpreter Chip (#PBASIC48W/P40)??? Or does it fall under the umbrella "We have retained a lifetime supply of SX chips for use in our BASIC Stamp products..."?

    I *just* made the decision to go with it in a re-design of my main product.
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2012-06-15 12:55
    "We have retained a lifetime supply of SX chips for use in our BASIC Stamp products..."

    Ken has stated over and over again that the Stamps are not going to be affected by the EOL of the SX processor. This liquidation is of the SX chips above and beyond those set aside to be used to manufacture Stamps and other Parallax hardware using the SX. I think they allocated more than a 10 year supply at the current sales rate.
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2012-06-15 13:33
    davejames wrote: »
    ...um, does this affect the BASIC Stamp 2P40 Interpreter Chip (#PBASIC48W/P40)??? Or does it fall under the umbrella "We have retained a lifetime supply of SX chips for use in our BASIC Stamp products..."?

    I *just* made the decision to go with it in a re-design of my main product.

    Oh, my. This question again. There must be 326 people with the same question.

    When we started the EOL process I banked 15 years of SX chips for ALL BASIC Stamp designs (modules, interpreter chips, whatever. . . ). That was more than five years ago. And we still have 15 years worth of SX chips. That 15 years of supply is locked up in a special cage at Parallax called "WH C" and is for our production uses.

    I mean what I said and I said what I mean. And I ain't no politician so you can trust me.

    You have nothing to worry about, Dave.

    Now how many thousands do you need? :)

    Ken Gracey
  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2012-06-15 20:40
    Apologies to Mr. Green and Mr. Gracey - I guess I panicked a bit. Didn't mean to stir the pot and be one of the 326 people that have already asked.

    I hear, I understand...I've nothing to worry about concerning the availability of the 2p40.

    How many will I need? I'm prayin' a bunch!
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2012-06-15 21:55
    davejames wrote: »
    How many will I need? I'm prayin' a bunch!

    That makes two of us. We're in good company.

    Ken
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2012-06-16 14:59
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    A few minutes ago a Eurozone customer just grabbed a bunch, causing the SX commodity to increase in value. Unless there's another strong buy at the end of the day we expect prices to fluctuate regularly while the market is open.

    So is the 8-bit futures market affected more by the Greek election or the price of oil? I gotta call my broker!
  • Invent-O-DocInvent-O-Doc Posts: 768
    edited 2012-06-16 16:57
    Hello Ken,

    Make sure you keep a stable of chip inventory off site away from the Parallax building (like at Chip's house) in case of a fire or something.
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