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TonyDuell · 6th Nov 2019, 11:31 am

I am sure many people here remember the ZN414 radio IC. Originally in a
TO18 package, there was a later vesion in a plastic TO92 one. It made a
simple AM radio receiver of so-so performance and seems to have been
in production for around 20 years.

At one point in the early 1970s it appears that every magazine contained at
least one radio based on this IC.

But where _else_ was it used? Was it used in any commercial products, if so
what? I've never seen it in a commercial unit, but I can't believe an IC was
designed and produced for the benefit of home constructors.

6th Nov 2019, 11:31 am	#1
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,224	ZN414 -- Where used? I am sure many people here remember the ZN414 radio IC. Originally in a TO18 package, there was a later vesion in a plastic TO92 one. It made a simple AM radio receiver of so-so performance and seems to have been in production for around 20 years. At one point in the early 1970s it appears that every magazine contained at least one radio based on this IC. But where _else_ was it used? Was it used in any commercial products, if so what? I've never seen it in a commercial unit, but I can't believe an IC was designed and produced for the benefit of home constructors.