Some of our readers may have a part-time electronics hobby, or they may even be in an industry where they order parts and build boards. Either way, if you’ve ever tried to put together your own circuit board you’ve probably figured out that some parts just can’t be made quick enough which eats into your timelines and can push back key projects.

That’s why being able to find an obsolete parts catalog online can be a huge help to you designers. NowComponents.com is able to search their own inventory along with the inventory of other catalogs and online vendors to locate those obsolete semiconductors that you thought you’d never find again.

Some lead times are 2 weeks and some are 20 weeks. Whatever your lead time, in most cases, you need to find parts now because you have a deadline to meet and you forgot to order more. That’s why I can’t help but suggest and stress that when you search through their electronic part catalog you order more parts than you need. And if the lead times are really long, you may want to order a lot more parts than you need because you never know when one of your chips will blow or boards that you just stuffed become non-working.

Check out Now Components and put it to the top of your list if you need to find electronic components that you thought you’d never be able to find again because Newark or Mouser are telling you the parts are discontinued and you need to find a suitable replacement.