object@ibmpcug.co.uk (Ken Tough) (06/03/91)
Some time ago there was a request for info about SCSI chips from a reader in Australia. That article is no longer on our newsreader, but I hope this response will be of some help to somebody. The person was looking for manufacturers or distrubuters of SCSI chips in Australia. We here in England have gone through some similar trouble in trying to find the SCSI chip best suited for our needs. During our search, there was a very interesting article published: "SCSI ICs", by Maury Wright, EDN (Electronic Design News?) Magazine; a Cahners publication, March 28, 1991 pp. 122-131. This article has a fairly comprehensize list of chips available. I'm sorry that I don't have a list of mfg. addresses in Australia, but here is the quick summary : Manufacturer Chip Number US Phone No. US FAX No. Adaptec Inc AIC-6250 (408)945-8600 (408)262-2533 Advanced Micro Am33C93A (408)732-2400 Devices CHIPS & Techno- 82C5087 (408)434-0600 (408)434-9383 logies Emulux Corp. ESP100A/200 (714)662-5600 (714)241-0792 ESP216/226/236 FAS216/226/236 Fujitsu Micro- MB87033/34/35/36 (408)922-9000 (408)432-9044 electronics Logic Devices Inc. L5380/53C80 (408)737-3370 (408)737-3386 NCR Corp. 53C90A/90B (719)596-5612 (719)597-8225 53C94/95/96 53C700/710/720 53C916/932 NEC Micro- uPD72111 (415)965-6158 (415)965-6130 Electronics Inc Standard Micro- MSD95C00 (516)273-3100 (516)273-5550 systems Corp. Western Digital WD33C93A/B (714)932-5000 (714)932-7502 Corp. Zilog Inc Z53C80/Z85C80 (408)370-8000 (408)370-8056 Most of these mfgs are large enough to have a head office in Australia. For NCR, we in England are handled through a distrubtor called Manhatten Skyline. We have found the 53C94 to suit most our needs, and they are very willing to give out full databooks on the whole product line. The CHIPS chip is one well suited to PC/AT type environments, as is the NCR 53C700 (we work with 68000 processors). If you send a FAX to the US numbers given above, requesting the name of distributors in your country, you usually get a quick response. Feel free to Email me if you want any more info. on the chips listed. Ken -- Automatic Disclaimer: The views expressed above are those of the author alone and may not represent the views of the IBM PC User Group. --