Kind friends

Does anyone know the real story back of NTE's disappearance?

The message (allegedly from NTE) to the effect that they were compelled to 'close shop' owing to the 'incompetence and misdeeds' of the concern that merged with (or bought them out) back in 2022 rings discord when one considers the following:

1) It is highly unprofessional to publicly 'rip on' another organization (true though such derision may be) -- A statement of the facts as they effect the distributors/consumers is sufficient.

2) It is equally unprofessional to post a 'quitting business' notification --after the fact-- to 'social media’ (CIP 'Instagram' LinkedIn ) - sans a word to their distributors.

3) If, as the message states, 'they' sold the business in 2022 -- why are 'they' answering for said businesses' actions now?


I am personally acquainted with several of their distributors - Many of whom heard it from me first!?

The above noted message 'smacks' more of a disgruntled employee than an official notification - Still, the telecom reports their phone lines as 'disconnected', attempts to access their websites return error '404' and postal correspondence is returned 'no such recipient'...

Clearly there is more than 'meets the eye' here...
Any info Re: this matter would be greatly appreciated – Some of my friend’s livelihoods are ‘in the balance’ – Good info Re: 'the problem' often leads to good strategies moving forward...


Many advance thanks for any input!

very best regards
HP

Edited for accuracy by HP at 6:32 UTC Fri Sep-13-2024

 

Hello, HP.

Unfortunately I can provide no insight into NTE but I wanted to say it’s nice to see you posting. I hope you are well and happy.

 

Indeed, the rumor mill is running over speed on the NTE saga.
There are a number of rumors which I have read, which I don’t wish to repeat as they are unconfirmed.
Most likely the reason is that some negative financials weren’t properly accounted for. Resulting in large liabilities. But that is ONLY an assumption.

 

Hello, HP.
I hope you are well and happy.

Ditto!

Best regards
HP

 

Indeed, the rumor mill is running over speed on the NTE saga.
There are a number of rumors which I have read, which I don’t wish to repeat as they are unconfirmed.
Most likely the reason is that some negative financials weren’t properly accounted for. Resulting in large liabilities. But that is ONLY an assumption.

Indeed NTE just got 'less and less' consistent during the past 2+ years (e.g. specifications for the same ID numbered components [device to device]/[shipping envelope to shipping envelope] bearing the selfsame NTE component ID number but printed with (often wildly) disparate specifications?!) -- Then too were the (equally inconsistent) downloadable PDF Spec sheets - some dating (or, rather, marked as dating) as far back as 1999 showing Specs for components that either did not exist at the time - or, in any event, were certainly not carried by NTE, ECG and their ilk - (e.g. certain microcontrollers, SHF/EHF MOSFETS, etc...)

For all that, I'm bound to say that, in my experience, NTE devices were as reliable as the original parts (high power RF BJTs & MOSFETS, low power signal handling BJTs and power conversion (i.e. high current switch devices [of BJT, MOSFET and Thyristor topology]) representing most of my experience with NTE discretes -- Still, the need to characterize components bearing the selfsame ID number (if manufactured subsequent to Ca. 2021) prior to incorporation into a design owing to inconsistent specifications was rather annoying --Then too I'm merely a hobbyist -- I can only imagine the expense said 'documentation practice' produced in industrial settings... -- But again all was good until a few years back...


Anyway, I hope 'someone' picks them up --- or offers a viable alternate resource for 'out-of-production' semiconductors! Trust me! there really is a rather sizable market - moreover many small to medium 'sized' businesses' survival hang in the balance...

Many thanks for your interest and input!

Best regards
HP

 

--Correction--
Above I erroneously stated that NTE's 'Quitting Business' announcement was posted to 'Instagram' -- when, in fact, it was initially posted to their LinkedIn page.
Although several orders of magnitude 'more professional' -- IMNSHO such does little to excuse the fact that their announcement was 'after the fact' (and not likely by those in control of NTE's decision making team), hence failing to provide any notice whatever to 'interested parties' (to wit: their distributors and patrons - to say nothing of their shareholders some of whom have 'chimed in' to the effect that they too are equally 'in the dark' as regards this matter... -- Kinda reminds one of Enron wot?

Apologies for this boring post -- still... One feels compelled to cross her 'T's and dot her 'I's

Very best regards
HP

 

I found this forum while looking for an NTE part NTE30037.

My local supplier is charging too much compared to online stores, so I was looking for the original manufacturer.

I can't get the NTE site to load, can't find any real info. But I did find a few websites with the part I want... except their inventory is actually zero.

From what I can tell, NTE is the only manufacturer that "made" a 575nm LED. I'm wondering where else can I [reliably] find these in 5mm, 3mm, and SMD?

 

From what I can tell, NTE is the only manufacturer that "made" a 575nm LED.

I doubt that NTE actually manufactured anything. More likely, they had manufacturers label parts they were manufacturing for other customers with their part numbers. I have a number of HP and Tektronix parts that had generic part numbers. In some cases, they were cherry picked for certain specifications.

I have an NTE876 LED Flasher/Oscillator that replaces ECG876. I'm pretty sure the part is an LM3909 that, AFAIK, was only manufactured by National Semiconductor.

Is there some reason why you can't use a generic green LED?

 

Anyway, I hope 'someone' picks them up --- or offers a viable alternate resource for 'out-of-production' semiconductors! Trust me! there really is a rather sizable market - moreover many small to medium 'sized' businesses' survival hang in the balance...

A company named Vetco claims to have some parts equivalent to NTE and are replacing the NTE prefix with VET for their equivalent parts.
https://vetco.net/blog/is-nte-going...tone-electronics-nte/2024-09-11-14-39-26-0700

Copilot gave me the link when I was asking if NTE actually manufactured anything. Copilot said they didn't, and I have no reason to not believe it because it reaffirms my belief...

 

Is there some reason why you can't use a generic green LED?

Preference; yellow-green, over just green.

If NTE didn't make them, I'd really like to know their supplier - can't even find these on AliExpress.

 

From what I can tell, NTE is the only manufacturer that "made" a 575nm LED. I'm wondering where else can I [reliably] find these in 5mm, 3mm, and SMD?

I have decided that all of my future designs will use 3 or 4 color addressable LEDs. The price is amazing, I can run as many as I like regardless of any I/O pin count limitations, and I can choose the color(s) and brightnesses at run time. Animations are fun, too.

Oh, and hello, @Hypatia's Protege!

 

Indeed, I've heard tell of VetCo as well

Thanks and Best regards HP