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From: Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
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Subject: Re: Drat. NTE is gone, and they took the last 5-GHz PNP with them.
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On 9/4/24 2:54 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
> The NTE2403, similar to the BFT92, but a bit better overall.  Dunno who 
> actually made them. (I saw the news on s.e.repair today.)
> 
> Rochester claims to have 1,500,000 of the 2SA1462 (1.8 GHz) for 20 
> cents, but that's all she wrote.
> 
> I have a couple of reels of BFT92s and one of BFG31s, so I'm good for 
> protos and small production, but I can't use PNP wraparound bootstraps 
> for customer designs anymore. :(
> 
> Barstids.
> 

Some of the good stuff is going away because there aren't many people 
left who know how to use it and then trigger substantial sales.

How about the HFA3135 pair? Less noisy than the HFA3096 but not sure if 
good enough for your projects:

https://www.renesas.com/us/en/document/dst/hfa3134-hfa3135-datasheet?r=532781

They are long leadtime and pricey though, often around 10 bucks. 
Currently 18 weeks which often is code for "could be half a year", or so ...

The BFQ149 is probably to big and noisy for you.

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Regards, Joerg

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