Intel’s x86 processor architecture has remained at the center of countless consumer, industrial, medical, military, and communication applications for more than three decades. The product family spans from the 1980’s to today’s multicore processors. Device options support needs ranging from pure high performance to power-efficient designs, along with a broad embedded microcontroller selection, including the ubiquitous 8051-based architecture that Intel made famous. 

As processors remain central to long product lifecycle requirements, access to a fully authorized source dedicated to long term support is essential. Rochester Electronics has partnered with Intel for more than 35 years and continues to support legacy microcontrollers and microprocessors, including the 8051, 8086/8088, 80C186XL, 80C188XL, 80C196KC, and others. Over the past 15 years, Rochester’s product replication engineering team has ported the 80C186XL twice in response to fab process obsolescence and ongoing customer demand. As the original PLCC packaging used on many of these Intel products became obsolete, Rochester established this assembly capability at its Newburyport headquarters, making these replication and assembly investments independently to ensure continuity for long term system partners. 

This Intel partnership also extends to a wide range of 32-bit and 64-bit x86 processors, with Rochester maintaining inventory of more than 2 million units across 280 part numbers. Our extensive Intel offering includes well-known families such as Xeon, Pentium, Core Duo, Celeron, and Atom processors, as well as 80286/386/486 devices.

Beyond x86 processors, Rochester carries over 3 million units of Intel chipsets and interface devices. These, along with an extensive selection of Memory, Logic, and Power Management products, are available from Rochester’s inventory to support ongoing production needs across a variety of designs.

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Case Study: Discover Rochester’s Intel 80C196KC 16-bit microcontroller Product Replication