Hi all, Here are some other links (besides those already posted): Data book shelf: http://www.crhc.uiuc.edu/~dburke/databookshelf.html This is a huge list of direct links to manufacturers' *datasheet* pages. Useful when searching for a specific manufacturer IC. QuestLink: http://www.questlink.com/ Search engine for datasheets and application notes of many manufacturers. Global semiconductor datasheet library: http://www.semi.com.tw/ IC search, about 45000 datasheets are stored on this site. SemiDex, Inc. Memory and IC Database: http://www.semidex.com/home.html Parametric search on more than 100000 ICs. GIICM: http://www.xs4all.nl/~falstaff/giicm.html http://www.repairfaq.org/cgi-bin/filipg/giicm_form.html (It's a lot of time I don't check them, so these links may have changed) Brief description and ASCII pinout of the most common ICs (40xx, 74xx..) Last, but not least, a huge list of links to companies, organizations, publications etc.. in the electronic engineering and computer science field can be found here (EE/CS mother site): http://www-ee.stanford.edu/soe/ieee/eesites.html Hope this helps, Adriano