Rochester Electronics

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Rochester Electronics, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustryElectronics
Founded1981 Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
FounderCurt Gerrish
Headquarters
Newburyport, Massachusetts
,
United States
Key people
Curt Gerrish, Founder & CEO

Chris Gerrish, Co-President

Paul Gerrish, Co-President
ProductsSemiconductors
Websitehttps://www.rocelec.com/

Rochester Electronics, LLC is a privately owned American technology company headquartered in Newburyport, MA, United States that manufactures and globally distributes semiconductors that are either obsolete or nearing the end of their product lifecycle. The company works under authorization from original semiconductor manufacturers to distribute and is licensed to manufacture obsolete semiconductors.

History[]

Rochester Electronics was founded in 1981 by Curt Gerrish. Gerrish started his career at Motorola where he remained for two decades. It was at Motorola that he learned of the challenge major corporations and government agencies face when a semiconductor nears the end of its product lifecycle.[1]

Gerrish found that a semiconductor's product lifecycle is much shorter than that of the product in which it is placed. Realizing there was a need for the distribution of end-of-life semiconductor products when no longer supported by the original manufacturer, he left his position at Motorola and started Rochester Electronics.[1]

Present[]

Rochester Electronics owns billions of silicon die which are stored in nitrogen-purged dry boxes, and billions more finished devices warehoused in temperature and humidity controlled facilities both in Newburyport, Massachusetts and in Portsmouth, NH, a free trade-zone area. In addition to distributing discontinued semiconductors, they assemble and test products as a semiconductor manufacturer licensed under the original manufacturer.[2] They also have the ability to replicate parts that no longer have available silicon or design documents.[3]

Locations[]

Semiconductor anti-counterfeit awareness[]

Since semiconductors are engineered within an incalculable number of critical systems and products such as airplanes, trains, lifesaving health equipment, etc. a failure of one has the potential to pose considerable risk to the health and safety of people around the globe.[4] There have been several documented incidents of counterfeit semiconductors causing and/or potentially causing serious health and safety issues.[5] [6] In 2006, Rochester Electronics initiated the formation of the Semiconductor Industry Association's [SIA] Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF). They remain an active participant promoting best procurement practices and the importance of avoiding counterfeit and substandard semiconductors.[7][8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hendrickson, Dyke. "Endicott business school named for Newburyport CEO". The Salem News. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ^ "Overcoming Component Obsolescence | Electronics360". electronics360.globalspec.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ^ "Combating Component Obsolescence &#151 A Visit to Rochester Electronics | Solid State Technology". electroiq.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. ^ "Semiconductor Counterfeiting is a Global Problem - SiliconExpert Blog". SiliconExpert Blog. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  5. ^ "Anti-Counterfeiting". www.semiconductors.org. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  6. ^ "- THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INTO COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  7. ^ “Winning the Battle Against Counterfeit Semiconductor Products. A report of the SIA Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force.”, Semiconductors.org. August 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  8. ^ Media, OpenSystems. "Life cycle management, semiconductor re-creation, and mitigating counterfeit parts - Military Embedded Systems". militaryembedded.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  9. ^ "Combating Counterfeit Chips". Semiconductor Engineering. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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