EOL
Engineering
EOL (End of Life)
End of Life
Point at which a product, component or system is no longer supported, sold or maintained under normal lifecycle rules.
Examples
- 01The supplier announces EOL of a microcontroller used in the control board, with last orders possible until December.
- 02Engineering reviews every EOL notice to decide between a last-time buy and a redesign with a new component.
- 03An EOL decision is documented with the number of parts bought, the expected need and the plan for spare-part support.