I like Mouser with DigiKey a close second. I remember when both of them had very thin catalogs. DigiKey's catalog, especially the semiconductor section, is harder to use then Mouser's. I find the DigiKey does not stock a few items I really like, hence my preference for Mouser. Both are an order of magnitude easier to deal with than the likes of Newark, Allied, etc.
----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:13 AM > "instantly search over 310,000 electronic components from more than 300 > leading manufacturers" > > That statement alone pretty much identifies it as DigiKey's inventory. > Those are very close to the numbers that they are tossing around in their > advertising these days. > > HOWEVER, don't let that put you off. I have long found that DigiKey is an > excellent source of data sheets and design information. Get yourself > registered as a user there and login when you connect. No need to mess with > NTB (which is a great rag). > > Their parts search engine is good. When you find the part you want, just > follow the links. Almost all parts have a basic data sheet available at > DigiKey or just follow the link to the manufacturer's web site. Very useful > tools for getting your hands on parts "footprint" information, etc. when > doing detail design work. > > Kudo's to DigiKey. Someone has made an enormous investment in assembling > this information and it is most useful. I've almost gotten to the point > that if I can't find it in the DigiKey catalogue, I don't include it in my > prototype design. > > Does anybody else remember when their "catalogue" was a single sheet of > full-size newsprint folded into four pages and it included little more a > listing of TTL part numbers? Or when "-ND" really meant something? > > Bob Smith > > > --- Avoid computer viruses, Practice safe hex --- > > -- Specializing in small, cost effective > embedded control systems -- > > > Robert L. (Bob) Smith > Smith Machine Works, Inc. > 9900 Lumlay Road > Richmond, VA 23236 804/745-1065 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:28 AM > > > > Is it just me, or is this just a link to search Digikey's Inventory only. > ?? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > To: "Multiple recipients of list CHIPDIR-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:08 AM > > > > > > > Received the following from NASA Tech Briefs Insider, an electronic > > > newsletter. It sounds somewhat like a commercial announcement, but I > > > think many on this list may be interested, and the service is free. > > > What follows is the quote from the newsletter: > > > ------ > > > > > > NASA Tech Briefs and Digi-Key Corp. have introduced a free Web-based > > > service that enables NTB readers to instantly search over 310,000 > > > electronic components from more than 300 leading manufacturers, complete > > > with stock status and real-time pricing. You also can download PDF pages > > > from Digi-Key's extensive catalog, with technical specs and > > > illustrations. > > > > > > Check it out at www.nasatech.com/partfinder. > > > > > > Digi-Key is one of North America's largest and fastest growing > > > distributors of electronic components. See their advertisement on page 3 > > > of NASA Tech Briefs. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Author: Ingraham, Andrew > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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