[sdiy] selecting a semiconductor manufacturer

[harrybissell]

iirc... NTE acquired ECG some time ago.

Radio Shack might sell anything from prime parts to trash, impossible
to tell.  I do not buy from them unless I am desperate (local parts
?)...
and these days they have so little stock of components it does not
really matter.

TechAmerica was great... until Radio Shack bought them. Phooey !!!

H^) harry   (mouser man :^)

Andrew Sanchez wrote:

> 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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