I came across some old and famous chips in one of my parts cabinets. Does anybody else keep old chips? and why?
Note that these were pretty expensive when they were purchased, especially the gold plated ceramic chips.
I expect most of these are part numbers that everyone has heard of.
Have you designed with any of these famous chips?
Brownie points if you can figure out the date codes.
What chips are buried in your archives?
Have you designed with any of these famous chips?
Not sure if this counts but I've been getting pretty intimate with Hitachi's HD6303 in recent years which shares some history with the original 6800 series.
A now retired colleague of mine accidentally bought one as part of a rather unique classic car which uses it as part of its engine control unit.
It all started with a photo like this and of course no documentation...
The manufacture appeared to enjoy obfuscating IC numbers on the early units either by erasing or covering with hot glue...
Have you designed with any of these famous chips?
Not sure if this counts but I've been getting pretty intimate with Hitachi's HD6303 in recent years which shares some history with the original 6800 series.
A now retired colleague of mine accidentally bought one as part of a rather unique classic car which uses it as part of its engine control unit.
It all started with a photo like this and of course no documentation...
The manufacture appeared to enjoy obfuscating IC numbers on the early units either by erasing or covering with hot glue...
