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Free Sample Chips!
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Hi,
I found this on another forum. Its about free sample chips you can order from companies such as Texas Instruments (TI) so you can make projects or just mess around with.>>>
All of the contents contained in this post is by mixos of Electronics lab, none of the contents is mine, nor have I edited it.
Hi,
I found this on another forum. Its about free sample chips you can order from companies such as Texas Instruments (TI) so you can make projects or just mess around with.>>>
If you don�t know it, read below how to obtain free chips.
Many semiconductor companies offer free sample chips or other electronics products that they produce and send them to your home for free (without even post fees). This is a marketing technique. When someone orders some sample chips from them and designs his circuit with it, then in the commercial product they will use their chip again. Having this in mind they know that at the end they are well-off. Bellow is a list of companies that send free samples chips with online order:
Texas Instruments -> http://www.ti.com/
Maxim - Dallas Semiconductors -> http://www.maxim-ic.com/
Microchip -> http://www.microchip.com/
Sensirion -> http://www.sensirion.com/ (temperature & humidity sensor)
ATMEL -> http://www.atmel.com/
Fairchild -> http://www.fairchildsemi.com/
Ramtron -> http://www.ramtron.com/
Analog Devices -> http://www.analogdevices.com/
Bourns -> http://www.bourns.com/
National Semiconductor -> http://www.national.com/
Xicor -> http://www.xicor.com/
Clare -> http://www.clare.com
RF Microwaves -> http://www.rfmd.com
Wilcocorp -> http://www.wilcocorp.com
FTD -> http://www.FTDIchip.com (USB Chips)
Allegro -> http://www.allegromicro.com
VLSI Solution -> http://www.vlsi.fi (mp3 chips)
MicroSemi -> http://www.microsemi.com
Princeton -> http://www.princeton.com.tw/index-e.htm
AVX (only passive components) -> www.avxcorp.com/RequestSample.asp[/URL]
California Micro Devices -> [PLAIN]www.calmicro.com/contact_us/samples_request.html[/URL]
Catalyst Semiconductor -> [url]www.catsemi.com/iko_bld_page.cfm?id=47[/url]
Cypress semiconductor -> [url]www.cypress.com/support/mysupport.cfm[/url]
Infenion -> [url]www.infineon.com/cgi/ecrm.dll/jsp/showfrontend.do?lang=EN&channel_oid=-11224[/url]
Ramton -> [url]www.ramtron.com/products/productsOptInEmail.asp[/url]
Sipex -> [PLAIN]www.sipex.com/support/samples_literature.cfm[/URL]
Steward (ferrites, inductive products etc.) -> [PLAIN]www.steward.com/Sample_Request.asp[/URL]
Supertex -> [url]http://www.supertex.com[/url]
A BULK LIST:
[url]http://www.reptron.com/di/Sample.asp[/url]
[PLAIN]http://www.bivar.com/html/contact.html
http://www.larsenassociates.com/cac.html
http://www.riaelectronic.com/samples.asp
http://www.sunled.com/RequestInfo/SamplesRequest.htm
http://www.aboveboardelectronics.com/thomasandbetts/tandborder.htm
http://www.mill-max.com/home/index.html
http://www.chesrep.com/page2.htm
http://www.raltron.com/products/request.asp
http://www.meritekusa.com/webpages/sample_request.htm
http://www.murata-europe.com/contact/samples.html
http://www.camcar.textron.com
http://www.clarostat.com/SampleRe.nsf/SampReq?OpenForm
http://www.molex.com
http://www.kycon.com/Form_Samples.html
http://www.azmicrotek.com/samples.html
http://www.astrorep.com/NYsubweb/orderform.htm
http://www.xicor.com/form_sample_requests.php
http://www.fmgelectronics.ie/sample.htm
http://www.electec.com/samples.html
http://www.bhelectronics.com/transformer-qtrpak-request.html
http://www.sager.com/
http://www.marshall.com/
http://www.lambind.com/request.shtml
https://www.edgecards.com/ordersamples.php
http://www.tamweb.com/
http://www.promor.com/requesta.htm
http://www.burr-brown.com/
http://www.crystal.com/
http://www.philipslogic.com/order/sample/
http://www.centralsemi.com
http://www.cirrus.com/design/products/samples/
http://www.littelfuse.com/Products/samplesElect.asp
http://www.foxonline.com/forms/noncryqu_4X.asp
http://www.fastenersforelectronics.com/electronics/NRelect.html
http://www.murata-europe.com/contact/samples.html
http://www.vitelelectronics.com/ulinear.htm
http://www.semtech.com/press/pa_082401.html
http://www.okw.co.uk/catalogue/sample/sample_form.htm
http://www.carlingtech.com/contact/quote.asp
http://www.mxcom.com
http://www.smdinc.com/products/index.html
http://www.agere.com/pmap/requests.html
http://www.heyco.com/sample.htm
http://www.elantec.com/pages/samples.html
http://www.teknational.com/form_response.html
http://www.fciconnect.com/basics/basics_america/basics_america_01.asp
http://www.bptfittings.com/Cust_Service/SamplesForm12.html
http://www.aboveboardelectronics.com/craftechmain.htm
The first four semiconductor companies are the best in sending chip samples.
If you know more companies that offers samples post their site.
Tips:
When you visit a company�s site usually you don�t find the samples order page very easily.
You must search and navigate thought their products and find a �samples order� button.
Always put your name, address etc clearly
Not all products can be ordered as samples
Every company has its own web design (some are more complex than other) so don�t give up with the first look. Make a good navigation.
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