Microchip look up?

[jmille38]

Is there a web site or anything that you can use to find out the specs on your microchips. I am a big fan of recycling electronics and I have tons of microchips with no idea what they can do. I was wandering if there was a web site where you could type part numbers in and search for specs? I tried googling it without much luck.

 

[dknguyen]

Use digikey.

 

[jmille38]

Thank you very much. Oh and just looking at your profile picture, holy crap you are very beautiful. Thanks again for the website

 

[blueroomelectronics]

The Microchip advanced part selector works very well.
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[DirtyLude]

I think he means the general term microchip rather than the manufacturer Microchip. Apart from googling part numbers, and searching the manufacturer sites I don't know. A lot of chips off of production boards can be proprietary or only released on a select basis, so datasheets aren't available to the public.

 

[NavjeetSingh]

digikey is a good thing, I think it will help you. My classmate also uses it for such a thing

 

[Andy1845c]

I use Datasheet catalog for integrated circuits, diodes, triacs, and other semiconductors, view

What Lude Said is true. Alot of chips in mass produced boards have a number on them that won't mean anything to anyone other then the maker.

Thats not true all the time though. I used to de-solder and reuse parts, but have found its much easier to buy new ones. I will sometimes just sit down with a board and look up its components just for fun and to see how it works.