AVR-Chat

On Tue, 2005-08-16 at 11:45 -0500, Dennis wrote:
> Anyone know of a source for ATmega 168 in P-DIP package. Atmel sample
> stock is down to zippo on the 28 pin plastic.
> Bummer since SDK500 uses only DIP packs. Have checked disty stock and
> seems to be in the same shape as Atmel sample stock.

   I have a sneaky suspicion that Atmel is attemptig to phase out their
P-DIP packaging altogether.  This is a pity, as prototyping with SMD
packages is difficult at best, and very expensive if you have to
purchase sockets or adapters.

tom