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Why don't they visually update more datasheets ?
MathWizard:
I'm just looking at a TI cd4024 datasheet and it's an old crusty looking photo-copy, and they don't even have a timing diagram.
So why don't some of these big companies at least update their old crappy photocopies ? Or in BJT datasheets, they should not leave any question as to what view the 'pinout view' is, or which pins are what.
For some sample chips, TI can hire me to update their photocopies.
srb1954:
--- Quote from: MathWizard on March 14, 2023, 05:12:48 am ---I'm just looking at a TI cd4024 datasheet and it's an old crusty looking photo-copy, and they don't even have a timing diagram.
So why don't some of these big companies at least update their old crappy photocopies ? Or in BJT datasheets, they should not leave any question as to what view the 'pinout view' is, or which pins are what.
For some sample chips, TI can hire me to update their photocopies.
--- End quote ---
There isn't really any need for a timing diagram for a simple ripple counter such as this - all the necessary timing information is contained in the datasheet tables and is easily interpreted without a timing diagram.
This is a jelly bean chip so there is not much money in it for TI to update the datasheet for the very few users who are still using this really old technology. You have to remember that this chip was designed more than 50 years ago and the original design engineers are probably not very interested in updating the datasheets while they enjoy their retirement.
MathWizard:
Not everyone would know tho. But they have a die picture, it could look worse, but it's bad. So are the graphs.
https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/cd4024b.pdf?ts=1678770244955&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F
But that's their own website, I'd have some intern update such things, it's a disgrace.
tooki:
Given that many of the data sheets that don’t get updated are ones for 74-series logic which include the 54-series military versions, it’s conceivable that datasheet updates carry some certification or compliance costs.
jfiresto:
The TI 4000-series datasheets look like scans of the original RCA datasheets from when they first introduced the parts. I would not be unhappy if some modern datasheets tried to parameterize parts as well.
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