Comments by "" (@PainterVierax) on "Where The Real Chip Shortage Is" video.

  1. Ok for analog or simple CMOS ICs but not for MCUs or low-power processors because you also need the software and tools to reprogram them. Despite many retroengineering projects, it's quite usual to not be able to repurpose the 90's and 00's generations. If there is a way, devs often occur challenges like assembler-only compiler, old C or C++ standard, DOS program, programmer with parrallel port interface or (in the case of processors) supported only by NetBSD.
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  2.  @jan.tichavsky  hmmm… things like cristals are directly aged by manufacturers already. And because of drift, genuine precision devices do autocalibration in the start routine program or allow the user/maintenance to calibrate by themselves so the argument isn't that relevant.
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