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Does anyone still produces 8088?
by myth_drannon 3y ago
Does anyone still produces 8088?
- Koshkin 3y agoRenesas
- myth_drannon 3y ago53$ - a bit expensive but still cool you can buy 8088 compatable 40 years later.
- kjs3 3y agoDidn't realize they still made them. That's a tortured license road: Intel->Intersil->Harris->Intersil part deux->Renesas.
- kjs3 3y agoRochester Electronics (REI) does. They're in the product lifespan extension space and are licensed by the big guys (Intel, AMD, etc) to produce popular products after the OEM has moved on to newer stuff, usually to satisfy contract obligations (e.g. "Must provide 20 years of spare parts", often for military apps). They aren't cheap. Innovasic used to, but I dunno what they're up to since Analog Devices picked them up. Similar biz plan to REI. There's probably an embedded ASIC being sold someplace that incorporates an 8086/8088 somewhere deep down. You probably won't find '8086' mentioned in the datasheet, nor will you likely have heard of the company. These days there are numerous synthesizeable models you can cram into an FPGA. And there's still bins full of NOS chips around.