For Sale: Listing is for ONE Vintage NOS transistor made probably in the 1960's. Marked F 2N697 342. New, never used, mint shape.
Photos are of the actual transistors being offered, please check carefully.
Have several of these for sale, contact me if you want more than one.
Info from the web:
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The initial product of Fairchild was developed shortly after the founders departed from Shockley Transistor Corporation in 1957 was a high performance silicon mesa transistor. First shipments were made to IBM around 1958 for use as a memory core driver ($200.00 for a single transistor). By 1958, Fairchild began marketing the transistor widely as the 2N697. These were the highest performing silicon transistors available at the time and were a big success commercially. Other companies quickly joined and the 2N697 (and it’s related products the 2N696, 2N1131 and 2N1132) soon became widely available and were produced for many years by various companies. Early prices were high and made substantial profit for those companies capable of silicon transistor manufacturing. Texas Instruments, (TI) offered the 2N697 for $28.50 a piece in the 1961 Lafayette catalog.
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