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'''Pin-compatible''' is a term from the [[semi-conductor industry]]. [[Integrated circuit]]s are packaged in standardized [[form factor]]s. | '''Pin-compatible''' is a term from the [[semi-conductor industry]].<ref> | ||
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| title=Advanced Micro promotes its power-saving answers to intel 80287 in the UK | |||
| publisher=Computer Business Review | |||
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| date=1990-08-22 | |||
| accessdate=2008-11-27 | |||
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</ref> [[Integrated circuit]]s are packaged in standardized [[form factor]]s. | |||
When a competitor manufactures a chip that works the same as an earlier chip, and plugs into the same socket as the original chip, it is said to be pin-compatible. Manufacturers sometimes introduce new chips, pin-compatible with their earlier model, but with new features. Manufacturers introduce chips that work the same as their competitors chips. | When a competitor manufactures a chip that works the same as an earlier chip, and plugs into the same socket as the original chip, it is said to be pin-compatible. Manufacturers sometimes introduce new chips, pin-compatible with their earlier model, but with new features. Manufacturers introduce chips that work the same as their competitors chips. | ||
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Revision as of 21:35, 27 November 2008
Pin-compatible is a term from the semi-conductor industry.[1] Integrated circuits are packaged in standardized form factors. When a competitor manufactures a chip that works the same as an earlier chip, and plugs into the same socket as the original chip, it is said to be pin-compatible. Manufacturers sometimes introduce new chips, pin-compatible with their earlier model, but with new features. Manufacturers introduce chips that work the same as their competitors chips.
References
- ↑ Advanced Micro promotes its power-saving answers to intel 80287 in the UK, Computer Business Review, 1990-08-22. Retrieved on 2008-11-27.