END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     12/16/2008


PRODUCTS: +125°C Rated Surface Mount Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NACT series 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT THE NACT SERIES IS BEING DISCONTINUED.

NOTICE ISSUED: 16 December 2008

LAST ORDER DATE: JUNE 30, 2009

LAST DELIVERY DATE: AUGUST 30, 2009

REASON FOR TERMINATION: DECLINING REQUIREMENTS (LOW USAGE)

THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS ARE AFFECTED (ALTERNATIVE PART NUMBERS ARE SHOWN):

• DISCONTINUED PART NUMBERS

*NOTE: Electrical characteristics are similar but may not be exact. Consult NACT and NATT datasheets for complete details. 

REPLACEMENTS / ALTERNATES:
• NATT Series +125°C rated aluminum electrolytic capacitors: LINK 

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END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     11/25/2008


PRODUCTS: “K” (±10%) Capacitance Tolerance Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  ALL SMT & LDD Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Series 

Effective immediately discontinuation of special "K" (+/-10%) capacitance tolerance aluminum electrolytic capacitors (SMT and Leaded LDD)

NOTICE ISSUED: 25 November 2008

LAST ORDER DATE: June 30th 2009

LAST DELIVERY DATE: August 28th 2009

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: DECLINING REQUIREMENTS

REPLACEMENTS / ALTERNATES:
• Standard "M" (+/-20%) tolerance aluminum electrolytic capacitors: LINK
• K (+/-10%) tolerance tantalum electrolytic capacitors: LINK

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E      10/09/2008     

PRODUCT AFFECTED: Snap-In Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PART NUMBERS: NRLR & NRLRW 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN AVAILABLE LEAD LENGTH FOR ALL NRLR AND NRLRW CAPACITORS

THE AVAILABLE LEAD LENGTH WILL BE CHANGED FROM 4mm AND 6mm TO 4mm ONLY
(WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 3.5mm LEAD LENGTH FOR PARTS WITH A CASE DIAMETER OF 35mm).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE: OCTOBER 31st, 2008

REASON FOR CHANGE: REDUCE PROCESSING COST OF CUTTING LEADS AFTER SOLDERING
PART NUMBER CHANGE

ALL NRLR AND NRLRW PART NUMBERS WITH AN “LF” SUFFIX SHOULD BE CHANGED TO “SF”
EXAMPLE: NRLRW152M200V30X50LF CHANGE TO: NRLRW152M200V30X50SF

EFFECTED TYPE: SEE PDF

ASSISTANCE: Please contact NIC for technical assistance [ tpmg@niccomp.com ]

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E      10/06/2008     

PRODUCT AFFECTED: Surface Mount Chip Inductors

NIC PART NUMBERS: NFI 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THE PACKAGING (CARRIER MATERIAL) FOR ALL 0603 AND 0805 CASE SIZE PARTS WITH THICKNESS OF 0.85mm ± 0.2mm. THE CARRIER MATERIAL WILL BE CHANGED FROM EMBOSSED PLASTIC TO PRESSED PAPER.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE: OCTOBER 6th, 2008

REASON FOR TERMINATION: IMPROVE CARRIER QUALITY AND ROBUSTNESS

THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS ARE EFFECTED:

NFI06_47NTRF	NFI06_1R0TRF	NFI08_82NTRF
NFI06_68NTRF	NFI06_1R2TRF	NFI08_R10TRF
NFI06_82NTRF	NFI06_1R5TRF	NFI08_R12TRF
NFI06_R10TRF	NFI06_1R8TRF	NFI08_R15TRF
NFI06_R12TRF	NFI06_2R2TRF	NFI08_R18TRF
NFI06_R15TRF	NFI06_2R7TRF	NFI08_R22TRF
NFI06_R18TRF	NFI06_3R3TRF	NFI08_R27TRF
NFI06_R22TRF	NFI06_3R9TRF	NFI08_R33TRF
NFI06_R27TRF	NFI06_4R7TRF	NFI08_R39TRF
NFI06_R33TRF	NFI06_5R6TRF	NFI08_1R0TRF
NFI06_R39TRF	NFI06_6R8TRF	NFI08_1R2TRF
NFI06_R47TRF	NFI06_8R2TRF	NFI08_1R5TRF
NFI06_R56TRF	NFI06_100TRF	NFI08_1R8TRF
NFI06_R68TRF	NFI08_47NTRF	NFI08_2R2TRF
NFI06_R82TRF	NFI08_68NTRF

EFFECTED NIC PART NUMBERS: SEE PDF

ASSISTANCE: Please contact NIC for technical assistance [ tpmg@niccomp.com ]

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E      09/25/2008     

PRODUCT AFFECTED: Surface Mount Ferrite Chip Beads

NIC PART NUMBERS: NCB & NCB-H

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THE PACKAGING (CARRIER MATERIAL) FOR ALL 0603  CASE SIZE AND 0805 CASE SIZE PARTS.

THE CARRIER MATERIAL WILL BE CHANGED FROM EMBOSSED PLASTIC TO PRESSED PAPER.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE: OCTOBER 1ST, 2008 (DATE CODE 0841)

REASON FOR TERMINATION: IMPROVE CARRIER QUALITY AND ROBUSTNESS

EFFECTED NIC PART NUMBERS: SEE PDF

ASSISTANCE: Please contact NIC for technical assistance [ tpmg@niccomp.com ]

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E      09/10/2008     

PRODUCT AFFECTED: Surface Mount Power Inductors

NIC PART NUMBERS: NPI31P

THIS IS NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN THE PITCH OF COMPONENT ON TAPE & REEL CARRIER.

THE COMPONENT PITCH HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM 12MM TO 16MM

REASON FOR CHANGE: IMPROVE DURABILITY OF TAPE & REEL PACKAGING

DATE INSTITUTED: JANUARY 3RD, 2008

EFFECTED NIC PART NUMBERS

NPI31PR33MTRF
NPI31PR68MTRF
NPI31P1R0MTRF
NPI31P1R5MTRF
NPI31P2R2MTRF
NPI31P2R7MTRF
NPI31P3R3MTRF
NPI31P4R7MTRF
NPI31P5R6MTRF
NPI31P6R8MTRF
NPI31P8R2MTRF
NPI31P100MTRF

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PRODUCTS: Radial Leaded Low Leakage Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NLE-S Series 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE NLE-S SERIES OF LOW LEAKAGE ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS

SEE PART NUMBERS REFERENCED IN ABOVE PDF DOCUMENT.

LAST ORDER DATE: AUGUST 30 2008

LAST DELIVERY DATE IS DECEMBER 31 2008

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: Age and low utility of production equipment

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PRODUCTS: SMT Ceramic Chip Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NMC-H X1Y2 Series 

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE NMC-H X1Y2 CAPACITORS PART NUMBERS REFERENCED IN ABOVE PDF DOCUMENT.

POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT: NMC-H HIGH VOLTAGE (250V ~ 3KV) WITHOUT SAFETY RECOGNITION

EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 31, 2008

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: CLOSURE OF PRODUCTION FACILITY

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END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     07/15/2008

PRODUCTS: SMT Ceramic Chip Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NMC1812 Series (1812 case size)

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE NMC1812X5R PART NUMBERS REFERENCED IN ABOVE PDF DOCUMENT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15th, 2008

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: Development of reduced case size (1210) and decreasing demand for 1812 case size parts

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATES: See Alternate Replacement Part Numbers shown on PDF document

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     06/31/2008

PRODUCTS: SMT Power Inductors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NPIS_Q Series

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT NPIS_Q SERIES IS BEING DISCONTINUED.

LAST ORDER DATE: JULY 01 2008

REASON FOR TERMINATION: Low productivity and poor yield

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATE: Please consider NIN, NPI & NPIS series as replacements or alternate products: TABLE LINK

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK   

ASSISTANCE: Please contact NIC for assistance in migrating to alternate part numbers [ tpmg@niccomp.com ]

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     06/31/2008

PRODUCTS: SMT Chip Inductors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NFI Series [NFI06 (0603), NFI10 (1008) NFI15 (1210) & NFI18 (1812)]

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT THE NFI06 (0603) VALUES 12µH ~ 18µH , NFI10 (1008), NFI15 (1210) and NFI18 (1812) CASE SIZES ARE BEING DISCONTINUED.

LAST ORDER DATE: JUNE 30, 2008

REASON FOR TERMINATION: Low demand

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATE: See Alternate Replacement Part Numbers shown on PDF document

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK   

ASSISTANCE: Please contact NIC for assistance in migrating to alternate part numbers [ tpmg@niccomp.com ]

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     06/12/2008

PRODUCTS: Radial Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NRE-WB Series

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT NRE-WB SERIES IS BEING DISCONTINUED.

LAST ORDER DATE: JULY 31 2008

LAST DELIVERY DATE: SEPTEMBER 01 2008

REASON FOR TERMINATION: Low usage

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATES: See Alternate Replacement Part Numbers shown on PDF document

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E     06/02/2008

PRODUCTS: SURFACE MOUNT SOLID ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS

NIC PRODUCT SERIES: NPC Series

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE REGARDING A CHANGE IN COMPONENT MARKING OF THE NPC SERIES OF SURFACE MOUNT SOLID ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS. THIS CHANGE IS COSMETIC ONLY AND HAS NO EFFECT UPON THE MECHANICAL - ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS NOR PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPONENTS.



START DATE: Feb 2008
COMPLETION DATE: October 31st, 2008

REASON FOR CHANGE: Lack of available space for marking smaller case sizes to be introduced in Q4 of 2008.

PART NUMBERS EFFECTED: All NPC part numbers

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PRODUCTS: SURFACE MOUNT FERRITE CHIP

NIC PRODUCT SERIES: NCB SERIES

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE NCB PART NUMBERS REFERENCED IN THE TABLE BELOW.

LAST ORDER DATE: May 1, 2008

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: DECREASED DEMAND

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     04/18/2008

PRODUCTS: Radial Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NRSJ Series

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT NRSJ VALUES (LIST ON PDF DOCUMENT) ARE BEING DISCONTINUED.

LAST ORDER DATE FOR THESE VALUES IS JUNE 01 2008

LAST DELIVERY DATE SEPTEMBER 01 2008

REASON FOR TERMINATION: Low usage

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATES: See Alternate Replacement Part Numbers shown on PDF document

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     04/17/2008

PRODUCTS: Subminiature Radial Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES:  NSR, NSRN, NSRW and NSRZ Series

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT 3x5mm, 4x5mm AND 5x5mm CASE SIZES IN THE NSR, NSRN, NSRW AND NSRZ SERIES ARE BEING DISCONTINUED.

LAST ORDER DATE IS JUNE 30, 2008

LAST DELIVERY DATE IS DECEMBER 01, 2008

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: Age and low utility of production equipment

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATES: See Alternate Series shown on PDF document

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E      07/31/2007     

DATE OF NOTICE: July 31, 2007

PRODUCT AFFECTED: SMT Shielded Power Inductors

NIC PART NUMBERS: NPIS27HxxxMTRF

DESC: Please be advised the following is notice of product change impacting the above reference NIC part numbers.

CHANGE: Packaging Quantity Change from 400-pieces per reel to 450-pieces per reel

REASON FOR CHANGE: Improvement in packaging density

DATE INSTITUTED: September 01, 2007

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     04/13/2007      
 
PRODUCTS: STACKED FILM SMT CHIP CAPACITOR

NIC PRODUCT SERIES: NSFC

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE THAT NIC WILL DISCONTINUE PRODUCTION OF NSFC SERIES - STACKED FILM SMT CHIP CAPACITORS

LAST ORDER DATE: SEPT. 30, 2007

LAST DELIVERY DATE: DEC. 31ST, 2007

DISCONTINUATION DATE: DEC. 31ST, 2007

PART NUMBERS EFFECTED: ALL PART NUMBERS IN NSFC SERIES

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: DECREASING REQUIREMENTS AND LOWER REFLOW SOLDER HEAT RATING THAN REPLACEMENT
 
REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATES: See PDF Table

PREPARED BY: TPMG - NIC COMPONENTS CORP [ tpmg@niccomp.com ]

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     09/15/2006      

PRODUCTS: Surface Mount Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES: NSPE Series

THE FOLLOWING IS NOTICE OF THE DISCONTINUATION OF 16VDC RATED NSPE SERIES SURFACE MOUNT HYBRID CAPACITORS

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 15, 2006

REASON FOR CHANGE: Parts cannot meet requirements of Pb-free reflow soldering temperatures

DISCONTINUED NSPE PART NUMBERS:

NSPE151M16V10X10.8TR13F

NOTE: All other NSPE part numbers continue to be available

+ Contact NIC for assistance in migrating to alternate part numbers [ http://www.niccomp.com/sales/contacts.asp ]

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     07/10/2006      

REF: NRN series of leaded resistor networks (SIP format)

PRODUCT SERIES: NRN

NOTICE DATE: July 10, 2006

LAST ORDER DATE: August 01, 2006

SUB: Above referenced product series is discontinued.

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION:
Reduced requirements from market. Transition by users to SMT version (NRSN series)

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATE:
Suggested replacement with SMT format version http://www.niccomp.com/Catalog/NRSN.pdf 

+ Contact NIC for assistance in migrating to alternate part numbers [ http://www.niccomp.com/sales/contacts.asp ]

END-OF-LIFE  / P R O D U C T  D I S C O N T I N U A T I O N  N O T I C E     03/24/2006      

Product Affected: Molded Case SMT Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

PRODUCT SERIES:  NACM

NOTICE DATE: March 24, 2006

LAST ORDER DATE: March 24, 2006

SUB: Above referenced product series is discontinued.

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION:
Non-competitive against V-Chip format versions

REPLACEMENT - ALTERNATE:
Replace NACM with V-Chip format versions  

+ Contact NIC for assistance in migrating to alternate part numbers [Link]

Use Quick Builder for selecting replacement components: Quick Builder LINK

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E     06/01/2005        

Sub: Specification and Part Number Change 

Products Affected: NCB & NCB-H Ferrite Chip Beads  

The following is notice of part number and specification change (See PDF)  for the NCB series of surface mount ferrite chip beads effective June 01, 2005.

REASON FOR CHANGE: Add DCI current rating designation to the part number for component identification

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE OLD PART NUMBER VERSUS NEW PART NUMBERING SYSTEMS:

Old Part Number	New Part Number	Explanation
NCB0603R300TRF	NCB0603R300TR070F	“070” suffix denotes 700mA current rating
NCB-H1206B151TRF	NCB-H1206B151TR200F	“200” suffix denotes 2000mA current rating

P R O D U C T   C H A N G E   N O T I C E     11/01/2004    

Sub: Specification and Part Number Change 

Products Affected: NPI84 Series  - SMT Power Inductors  

The following is notice of part number and specification change (See PDF)  for the NPI84 series of surface mount power inductors effective November 1st, 2004.

REASON FOR PCN: Notify customers of the change in part number in order to bring NPI84 series into conformance with the part number system of the expanded NPI and NPIS series of power inductors and identify changes in component specification characteristics (See PDF).

END-OF-LIFE  / D I S C O N T I N U E D   P R O D U C T   N O T I C E     11/01/2004   

Sub: Discontinued Items 

Products Affected: SMT V-Chip & Radial Leaded Solid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors

NIC PRODUCT SERIES: NSPZ & NSPZR

Please be advised that the following is notice that NIC will discontinue production of the NSPZ & NSPZR series Of SMT V-Chip & Radial Leaded Solid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors as of November 1, 2004.

DISCONTINUATION DATE: November 1, 2004

LAST ORDER DATE: February 1, 2005

LAST DELIVERY DATE: April 1, 2005

PART NUMBERS EFFECTED: NSPZxxxxxxxx & NSPZRxxxxxxxx

REASON FOR DISCONTINUATION: NON-COMPETITIVE 
 

NSPZ SMT V-Chip REPLACEMENTS / ALTERNATES:

NPC & NSP – Flat Chip Solid Polymer Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Reduced Size alternate to NSPZ style Solid Polymer Electrolyte Construction for Ultra-Low ESR, High RCR and Long Life at high temperatures Lower Unit Cost

NSPE - SMT V-Chip Hybrid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Same format and sizes V-Chip construction Lower Unit Cost

NSPZR Radial Leaded REPLACEMENTS / ALTERNATES:

NRSZ, NRSY, NRSX, NRSG, NRSJ, NRSK - Radial Leaded Low ESR Liquid Electrolyte Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Same format and sizes radial leaded construction Lower Unit Cost