history is rich with innovations to support obsolete semiconductors. When Rochester Electronics was founded by
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Curt Gerrish in 1981, the pace of technological advancements within the semiconductor industry began to result in a significant increase in end-of-life (EOL) components. Customers with long product lifecycles, and a need for ongoing “spares and repairs”, were increasingly met with component obsolescence critical to their applications. What were initially thought to be inexpensive component replacements, often resulted in costly redesigns and re-qualifications. With over 20 years of experience working
at Motorola Semiconductor, Gerrish identified this need and established a vision that became Rochester Electronics. Rochester provides customers with an ongoing source of supplier authorised components following EOL; while ensuring a traceable, certified, and guaranteed supply supporting High- Reliability and Industrial Customers with longer product lifecycles. The innovative model Gerrish envisioned
ensured both suppliers and their valued customers receive the same exemplary level of product lifecycle service required to keep their businesses moving. Through the years Rochester has continued
to increase Supplier authorisations while expanding its product offerings to include both active and EOL semiconductors. Today Rochester has over 70 supplier authorisations, which include acquisitions. Rochester stocks over 15 billion devices encompassing greater than 200,000-part numbers warehoused in the United States at their Newburyport, MA, and Portsmouth, NH locations. Moving beyond in-stock inventory, the
Rochester vision expanded to include licensed manufacturing, which began with the transfer of an Intel Military Product line in 1995. This led to an enhanced customer quality and reliability program resulting in Rochester achieving ISO- 9001 certification in 1998. Fast forwarding to today, Rochester has
manufactured more than 20,000 device types. With over 12 billion die in stock, Rochester has become the world’s largest die bank and has the capability to manufacture over 70,000 device types. Rochester’s build-to-order devices use information and technology transferred directly from the OCM. All product is sold with the OCM’s full approval under the original manufacturer’s part number. Also available at its Newburyport, MA
location is Rochester’s Manufacturing Services. The portfolio includes a Hermetic assembly line fully developed with QML certification to MIL-PRF-38535 and it has achieved plastic assembly qualification.
he evolution of Rochester Electronics tells a story of a company that has advanced to support ever more the needs of both its customers and the industry’s top semiconductor suppliers. Rochester’s 40-year
roCheSter KeepS BuSineSSeS moving,
then and now Supporting CuStomerS and SupplierS for 40 YearS and Counting
Rochester’s in-house testing services, DSCC QML approved to MIL-STD-883, received QML Space Level Certification in 2007. Providing high-quality testing solutions for both suppliers and customers alike is Rochester’s Reliability testing lab with QML certification, archive, and analytical services. Supporting customers who require design
and authorised product replication, Rochester established its first US Design and Technology office, located in Rockville, MD, in 2008. This team can replicate an original device with full support from the original device manufacturer. The result is a form, fit, and functional device replacement guaranteed to the original datasheet performance. No software changes required. A second team was added in 2016, located in Burnsville, MN, specialising in Analogue design capabilities. Examples of completed product replications include the Intel 80C196 processor, the ADI ASDP-2101 digital signal processor, and the NXP 80C592 microcontroller. While developing and expanding its
product-focused service solutions Rochester is also increasing warehouse capacity, better automating processes’ efficiency, and further expanding global sales support, both physically and digitally. Rochester’s rapidly expanding sales office
footprint includes its global sales headquarters centrally located on the Newburyport campus with its APAC headquarters in Singapore; Japan headquarters in Tokyo; and EMEA headquarters in St. Neots, UK. Branch sales offices are in Arizona, USA; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Guadalajara, Mexico; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China; Chengdu, China; Shenzhen, China; Osaka, Japan; Ramonville Saint-Agne, France; Warsaw, Poland; Kassel, Germany; and Munich, Germany. On the topic of digital sales and service,
2021 marked the five-year anniversary of Rochester’s online programme, which has evolved well beyond its initial unveiling. Today
rocelec.com content is available in 11 different languages serving customers around the world.
34 ConneCting induStrY 20th anniverSarY edition Last year proved to be very successful for
Rochester Electronics, with strong demand for Rochester’s distribution, licensed manufacturing, and services. One of its key accomplishments for 2022 was receiving the IATF 16949:2016 certification for the manufacture of semiconductor components at its US-based facilities. Looking ahead to 2023, major
international financial services and advisory giants, KPMG and the Global Semiconductor Association, have highlighted wireless communications, automotive, and the Internet of Things as key drivers for the semiconductor industry. Rochester’s authorised solutions mean that the company is well-positioned to firmly support its supplier partners and customers in these and other industries. Rochester’s focus for 2023 is, as it has been for over forty years, enabling customer success. In founding Rochester Electronics as the
world’s first authorised distributor of EOL components, Curt Gerrish is respected as an industry pioneer. The industry landscape has changed in 40 years, but Rochester’s determination to make customers glad they called has not. This is the principle engrained in everything Rochester does. Rochester is focused on providing authorised
solutions to meet the ever-growing needs of the semiconductor industry anytime, around the globe, now and in the future – Rochester is here to keep your business moving.
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