[sdiy] selecting a semiconductor manufacturer

[Andrew Sanchez]

Hi everyone,
I had a question about this very thing (NTE parts). The place where I work 
has a stock of NTE ICs that are used for repairs. I was under the impression 
that NTE sold parts that were "borderline" in terms of the original part 
specs. Is this true? What about ECG (is ECG still around?) or Radio Shack 
parts? Are they sub-standard in any way? 

Thanks,
Andrew

On 5/17/05, James Patchell <patchell at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> I am also dubious about the quality of parts that NTE sells...definitely
> correct me if I am wrong in my impression...
> 
> As far as the other in the list...I have never noticed anything
> significantly different between the major manufacturers.
> 
> At 03:21 PM 5/17/2005 -0500, rkmoore at memphis.edu wrote:
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I know that many common IC's and transistors are produced by several
> >makers. Fairchild, Vishay, STmicro, NTE, and TI seem to have a pretty
> >good amount of overlap. Do any of these companies outshine the
> >others? Do any need to be avoided? I know that NTE seems to be
> >unreasonably expensive, otherwise I'm kind of in the dark. Please
> >share your opinions/experiences.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Richard Moore
> 
> -Jim
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