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| tszaboo:
I have a board on my desk that has a radar IC. the package is 6 by 6 millimeter, and it works at 70 GHz. Q.E.D. |
| Alex Eisenhut:
--- Quote from: tszaboo on May 31, 2021, 02:44:02 pm ---I have a board on my desk that has a radar IC. the package is 6 by 6 millimeter, and it works at 70 GHz. Q.E.D. --- End quote --- To be fair, they didn't have gigahertz in the '60s, they only had kilomegacycles ... |
| Rick Law:
--- Quote from: TimNJ on May 30, 2021, 07:11:15 pm ---... But, was perusing a local vintage electronics store (Green Brook Electronics) and picked up a copy of “Thin-Film and Semiconductor Integrated Circuitry” (John M. Doyle, 1966). --- End quote --- I assume you mean the Green Brook Electronics on West-Bound Rt22 near Union? Do they still sell electronic parts and things? There was a Green Brook Electronics on East-Bound Rt22. That used to be my go-to place when I needed parts urgently. I was sadden seeing it disappeared. Recently I drove farther East on Rt22 and noticed a store by the same name West-bound Rt22. But due to virus shut-downs, I did not stop there. My solder-sucker is on the fritz, I was planning on giving it a try to see if it was the same store... |
| oPossum:
https://www.greenbrookelectronics.com/about-us --- Quote ---In 2018, we moved from our original store in Green Brook, NJ to our new home in North Plainfield, NJ. The new store is over 7 times the size of the original store allowing for a wider range of products and services. --- End quote --- |
| Rick Law:
--- Quote from: oPossum on May 31, 2021, 07:10:31 pm ---https://www.greenbrookelectronics.com/about-us --- Quote ---In 2018, we moved from our original store in Green Brook, NJ to our new home in North Plainfield, NJ. The new store is over 7 times the size of the original store allowing for a wider range of products and services. --- End quote --- --- End quote --- That's good news! I shopped there since the 80's. Knowing the people there when they were in Green Brook (old timer face-to-face kind of guys), I didn't even expect they would have a website! I'm going shopping next week... |
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