The following is from an August 4th SEC filing by Efficient Networks.
We obtain certain parts, components and equipment used in our products from
sole sources of supply. For example, we obtain certain semiconductor chipsets
from Alcatel Microelectronics, Motorola, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., Texas
Instruments Incorporated, and Conexant Systems, Inc. We also rely on Texas
Instruments Incorporated, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., and VLSI Technology, Inc.
to manufacture our application specific integrated circuits.
Although we have agreements with many of these component providers, these
agreements do not require the vendors to meet our supply demands. In recent
periods we have experienced difficulties in obtaining adequate supplies of
certain components, particularly chipsets from Alcatel and Motorola. In
addition, certain standard components, such as flash memory, have been in short
supply and, as a result, have been more expensive than anticipated.
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Maybe ADI will fill more of their orders...what do you think? |
