Acronym · Automotive
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)
The smallest quantity a supplier will accept in one order, set by wafer lot size, test setup or packaging economics. In automotive it becomes acute for long-tail service parts long after volume production ends.
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- Acronym
- Domain
- Automotive, Automotive business
Notes
A single wafer's worth of die can exceed a decade of service demand, which is what makes lifetime buys unavoidable.
Related terms
- Lifetime buy
- EOL notice
- Longevity programme
- Service parts
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