EM2420-RTR

End of Life (EOL) Change Notice #1403181 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ User Registration Register today to create your account on Silabs.com. Your personalized profile allows you to receive technical document updates, new product announcements, “how-to” and design documents, product change notices (PCN) and other valuable content available only to registered users. http://www.silabs.com/profile PCN Date: 3/18/2014 Effective Date: 3/23/2015 Title: EM2420-RT End of Life and Last Time Buy Originator: Matt Maupin Phone: 512-464-9338 Dept: Marketing Customer Contact: Kathy Haggar Phone: 512-532-5261 Dept: Sales PCN Type: End of Life Last Order Date: 9/23/2014 PCN Details Description of Change: Silicon Labs announces an End of Life (EOL) and Last Time Buy (LTB) for EM2420-RT product. All orders, including Last Time Buy orders, for the EM2420-RT must be placed by the Last Order Date (23 September 2014) and must have a customer requested delivery date prior to the PCN effective date (23 March 2015). Any orders with a customer requested delivery date between the Last Order Date, (23 September 2014) and the PCN Effective Date (23 March 2015) will be non-cancellable and non-returnable. Orders with a customer requested delivery date beyond the PCN Effective Date of 23 March 2015 will not be accepted. If you have questions about this PCN, please contact your Silicon Labs sales representative. A list of Silicon Labs sales representatives is available at www.silabs.com. Silicon Labs recommends the EM351 or EM357 for ZigBee replacement parts. The recommended replacements are easier to design-in, offer lower BOM cost, lower power consumption and provide better performance. The EM351 and EM357 are not pin to pin compatible to the End of Life device, EM2420-RT. The recommended datasheets are available from www.silabs.com. Reason for Change: End of Life Impact on Form, Fit, Function, Quality, Reliability: There is no pin-for-pin replacement for the EM2420-RT transceiver. The recommended EM351 and EM357 parts integrate the MCU and transceiver into a single IC and is a change in form, fit and function. There is no change to Quality or Reliability. Existing OPN Replacement OPN EM2420-RT EM351 EM2420-RT EM357 Last Date of Unchanged Product: Not Applicable W7206F3 Process Change Notice Form rev D The information contained in this document is PROPRIETARY to Silicon Laboratories, Inc. and shall not be reproduced or used in part or whole without Silicon Laboratories’ written consent. The document is uncontrolled if printed or electronically saved. Pg 3 End of Life (EOL) Change Notice #1403181 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Qualification Samples: Available if requested. Please see your Silicon Labs sales representative if you need samples. A list of Silicon Labs sales representatives is available at www.silabs.com. Customer Early Acceptance Sign Off: Customers may approve early PCN acceptance by completing the information below: Early Acceptance: Date: Name: Company: Email your early Acceptance approval to: katherine.haggar@silabs.com W7206F3 Process Change Notice Form rev D The information contained in this document is PROPRIETARY to Silicon Laboratories, Inc. and shall not be reproduced or used in part or whole without Silicon Laboratories’ written consent. The document is uncontrolled if printed or electronically saved. Pg 4