Semiconductor Startup Builds Alternatives for Vital Legacy Chips (opens in new tab)

F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets is headed for the scrap heap because an essential chip is unavailable, what do they do?They turn to Ryan Hatcher, the CEO of Phoenix Semiconductor. Hatcher repackages off-the-shelf semiconductors into devices that are virtually identical to the phased-out chips.“You’re not going to park a US $100 million aircraft, whether it’s a 737 or an F-35, for a $1,000 chip, even if that chip originally cost five bucks,” Hatcher says. “We’re hooking up the supply of comp...