> I want DIP for two reasons basically... one, it seems to be a lot
> easier to prototype with.

Easier than some surface mount, but there plenty of non-DIP packages that
are easy to work with too.

> Second, I haven't worked with SMT before.

The unit's I've seen aren't SMT, probably because they need a certain
physical size anyway and most stand up so as to see parallel to the
circuit board.  These packages are easy to work with.

> Anyway, looking around on Vishay, Infineon and Agilent, it doesn't seem
> like I'm going to get any DIP packages, so SMT it is.

Huh!?  How does not using DIP force you to use SMT?  This logic is,
frankly, silly.  This is like saying that just because you can't get
chocolate ice cream, you have to make do with brussel sprouts.

The Vishay units I gave you the part number for are not SMT, as can be
seen immediately from the picture on the first page of the data sheet.  I
don't see what your problem is here.


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