Strategies to the Prediction, Mitigation and Management of Product Obsolescence

Chapter 5

Case Study Hardware Forecasts and Trends

The forecasting methodologies described in Chapter 4 (Section 4.1.1) have been applied to different part types, including memory (DRAMs, SRAMs, EEPROMs, and flash memory), microprocessors, microcontrollers, logic, analog, and ASICs. For each part type, this chapter provides a brief overview of the part, discusses which forecasting methodology fits it best, demonstrates the application of the forecasting methodology, and discusses the forecasting results for that part type.