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Who is the main manufacturer of jelly bean parts?

Why do some parts like opamps and mosfets of different companies have same part number but they just change the initial letters. Does it mean that these are actually manufactured by just one company ...
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Selecting low-power managed flash storage?

I've been trying to find a low-power flash storage solution. It needs to have built-in management (finding bad blocks, wear leveling, etc), so I've been looking at eMMC chips. But the specs on almost ...
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How can I evaluate or speculate on a part's production lifetime for long term part sourcing?

Suppose I have an idea for a product, where if it were successful, would be in production for 5-10 years. How can I make decisions on what parts to use now such that they will still be available to ...
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