Artifact Details

Title

2N696 transistor

Catalog Number

102741174

Type

Physical object

Description

Included is a description card from the Transistor Museum that says, "
Device ID: Fairchild 2N696 transistor
Type: Silicon NPN double diffused
Case Color/Style: Silver metal TO-5
Vintage/Date Code: 1960s
Use: General purpose amplifier/oscillator
Notes: One of the first Fairchild types, with initial devices available in the late 1950s."

Date

Circa 1960s

Manufacturer

Fairchild Semiconductor

Identifying Numbers

Model number 2N696
Other number 212 On the side of the object.

Dimensions

overall: 1 1/4 in x 1/4 in x 1/4 in

Category

Component/Semiconductor/transistor

Collection Title

The Jack Ward Transistor Museum Collection

Credit

Gift of Jack Ward

Lot Number

X7358.2015