IC Designations

It's a wild world out there ! Every manufacturer has its own 'house codes'.

Don't fret about it, just learn to live with it !

Graham

p.s. you forgot about codes for lead free !

Hi, Fyber. If there's a "C" in the middle of the number, that frequently does mean it's CMOS. I'm not sure if the "S" does mean static, but apparently your CPU is ("static" means you can arbitrarily slow down the clock cycle time to DC, and the CPU will still function, as long as the various other timing parameters are met.

Here's what you do. Go to the bottom of the web page, and download the datasheet, if you haven't already. Print it out. Keep it with you always. Give it a pet name. Spill coffee or tea on it at least once, preferably twice or more. Bend and mark up the pages. Restaple it several times. Place it under your pillow while you sleep. Do everything you can to learn as much as you can from the datasheet, for thus is it done.

On p. 62 of the datasheet, it says the 8 stands for 0.8 micron process (minimum feature size on the chip), P is plastic DIP package and PL is surface-mount PLCC package, and -14 is the maximum clock speed in MHz.

If you have further questions that aren't in the datasheet, try emailing the apps people at the email address on the bottom of page 62. Or you can bother a distributor. If you sound like you're trying to place an order, they're usually more than willing to help. If you're not too familiar with electronics yet, just say you're a purchasing agent. Everyone knows they have all kinds of problems with the part numbers, and are usually willing to give the McGuffey's Primer over the phone. ;-)

Welcome to el Gran Liguas, Fyber. Part numbers on processors are a pain.

Cheers Chris