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MSPM0L1305: When will the MSPM0L line be discontinued?

Derek
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Part Number: MSPM0L1305

Hello,

   I design in a lot of microcontrollers, and typically wait a year after introduction before using a new processor line. However, the problem with TI processors is that the whole line gets discontinued. Stellaris, Tiva, Omap, MSP432 - the list goes on and on. When a processor line gets discontinued, users feel like they've wasted time learning the ins and outs of that line. So the high level question is how long will the MSPM0L line be in production? I'm extremely hesitant to learn a new TI microcontroller given that they discontinue more processor lines than they continue.

Thanks,

Derek

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    TI__Mastermind 29075 points

    Hey Derek,

    It does sound like you've been involved in all of the unfortunate discontinuations over the years, I was involved in MSP432 myself.  I'm not sure what details I can share publicly about those cases, but I do know that none were made lightly.  I do know that the top runners from Stellaris became TIVA, and several of those devices are still shipping today.  

    I would like to share TI's commitment to product longevity and continuity of supply.  Copying the intro below for ease of viewing.

    "At Texas Instruments (TI), we know that semiconductor product longevity and supply continuity are important to you; they are important to us as well. TI’s product life cycles are typically 10 to 15 years and often extend longer, consistent with many customers’ requirements. We are committed to product longevity for our customers and have strategies and internal policies in place to uphold this commitment.

    Strategies for product longevity

    We have inventory and manufacturing strategies in place to allow us to offer products that exist for a decade or more. Our inventory management strategy enables us to anticipate market demand for products that are catalog or “standard,” a TI internal designation that includes catalog products offered and/or sold to many customers. Our flexible manufacturing strategy with 15 internal manufacturing sites as well as external partners, helps us reliably provide products that fill our customers’ needs over the long term.

    Internal policies for standard product longevity

    Our guidelines state that TI standard products are not eligible for obsolescence if any of these three conditions exist:

    • The product has had any sales within the last five years (seven years for automotive or high-reliability products).
    • The product can be manufactured and has been in production for less than 10 years.
    • The product has any current customer demand.

    These conditions ensure clarity in our effort not to obsolete TI standard products out of convenience."

    We have some really good examples of upholding these commitments across dozens of families of MSP and C2000.  We have MSP430F1xx/2xx families that we've continued to manufacture and ship for 20+ years. 

    Finally to answer your question, in my opinion, MSPM0 is going to be here for the long haul. We have already released the first devices of the MSPM0Lx and MSPM0Gx families and we have a robust roadmap of devices and new MSPM0 families on the way. The market response has been great and we have several large industrial customer who are already using the MSPM0 and will be shipping parts for 10+ years.  Also, The MSPM0 device manufacturing is multi-sourced, leveraging TI's internal manufacturing and external foundries. 

    From my point of view, the MSPM0 future is very stable. 

    Hope this was helpful and sorry about those past experiences. 

    Thanks,

    JD