On Friday 08 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 07 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>>Gene Heskett wrote: >>>>I have about 6 feet of chip books (yeah, I know, today it would take 300 >>>>feet of shelves for half of them), Jon, but they don't include Analog >>>>Devices, and they are getting long in the tooth, sorta like me. :) I >>>>guess I'll have to go begging again. >>> >>>I don't use data books anymore. All the data sheets are on >>>line, and you are guaranteed to get the latest version, etc. >>>30 seconds with Google will get you to analog devices, and you >>>can look up on their site keywords of resolver and digital, and >>>you'll get a check list of the applicable models and the most >>>important differences between models. >>> >>>Jon >> >> I know that Jon, but old habits die only with difficulty it seems. >> Darnit. > >Well, I've been designing some new stuff at work using these >chips that are no bigger than a grain of rock salt (3 x 3 mm). >So, I've started using some stuff that is so new they are not in >ANY databook, only on-line. > >TI has gone insane, at last count there were 136 pages of TI >logic chips, at at least 100 part #'s per page, that is 13000+ >different parts! (Yes, some part numbers specify tape and reel >rather than cut tape, so it may be a little less. But, totally >insane to make so many oh-so-slightly different parts. I don't >understand. > >Jon
All I can say is WOW & I don't understand it either! They must be trying to fit every socket on the planet, and that is not good business sense IMO. And that's just logic? What about analog & discretes? Whatever became of 'if you wanted cmos, call rca, if you wanted an op-amp, call Nat Semi, level translators call Mitel, power hexfets call IR" etc etc.. Note that's a statement even though it reads like a question. :) -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Since aerosols are forbidden, the police are using roll-on Mace! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
