Hi Shawn,

If you want to use a socket, then DIP is the package you want.  I think
they do make SOIC sockets but they may be hard to find and very expensive.

Surface mount ICs are not meant to be inserted and pulled out of sockets
very much.  With the pins being quite thin, they are very delicate.
Surface mount components are meant to be soldered directly to the PCB.

Besides, if you're just playing around with the 12c508, I assume you
will want the UV erasable part which only comes in the DIP version.

Hope this helps!


-Randie (Hello from B.C.)


> From adb174@FREENET.MB.CA Mon Feb  9 14:06:55 1998
>
> Thanks Randie.
> So if I have an 8 pin 12c508 that I need to be inserted into an 8 pin IC
> socket, SOIC would be the way to go?
>
> At 01:17 PM 2/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >Hi Shawn
> >
> >DIP =3D Dual Inline Package (Thru-hole IC)
> >SOIC =3D Small Outline Integrated Circuit (Surface mount IC)
> >
> >-Randie
> >
> >
> >> From adb174@FREENET.MB.CA Mon Feb  9 13:07:13 1998
> >>
> >> Could someone please explain to me the difference in the 2?
> >>
> >> TIA
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