However, nothing in the company Christmas stocking for you, Steve, because you failed to meet your rework reduction goals. -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Maxwell Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Counterfeit Part Alert! Steve, And the purchasing people will still get their cost savings bonus this year. John Maxwell >Hello All! > >Today is my first day back at work after a two-week vacation at home in >North Carolina, and I had this hit me in the face this morning: > >http://stevezeva.homestead.com/files/Allegro_Marking.jpg > >We build an assembly that uses an Allegro UCN5801A (0.5 A LATCH BASED >PRPHL DRVR, PDIP22), and as you see the marking on the part has started >peeling off. This was after one aqueous wash. > >I called Allegro and spoke to an engineer there, and their parts are >normally laser marked...so they've either been counterfeited, or been >badly remarked for some odd reason. > >So now at seven per assembly, we have a bunch of rework to do...(I >shoulda stayed home). > >-Steve Gregory- > >--------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To >unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt >or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET >Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the >posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the >archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please >visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for >additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or >847-615-7100 ext.2815 >----------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------