US Sources for old ICs

[woodelf]

Paul Koning wrote:

>Of course manufacturers don't want to use DIPs.  They are electrically
>inferior.  For that matter, they are also obsolete -- if they made DIP
>packaged chips they would certainly be very low volume products.
>
>I understand the preference for DIPs in amateur work, though SMT isn't
>really all that hard.  But I can't imagine any reason for wanting DIPs
>in new commercial designs.  They are bigger, slower, not RoHS
>compliant, ...
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I just want PLCC packaging and 5 volt logic. I keep looking at all the 
new FPGA logic
thinking that would be a nice chip and I don't like the packaging or 
voltage.Also with all
the new chips you get more pins, but more of them are power.

>	   paul
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Also all my designs are nice and slow LS speeds.That is not to say I may 
not go faster
but right now slow I/O devices are the factor for me.
PS. BG. Micro also has some nice heat sinks just in case you need them 
for a linear power
supply,