----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Hilpert" <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
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Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: Strange ICS on eBay
On 2016-Jun-10, at 6:24 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
  On 2016-Jun-10, at 6:19 PM, Ali wrote:
  Just wondering if anyone knows what these chips
are for/from/etc.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152124208945
 Interesting look to them. I would say EPROM but the magnifying window is weird...
 -Ali 
 Those are 4-digit 14-segment LED displays. 
Siemens DL3416
Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIkGyWIuCIo
Looks like they may have the decoder built into them.
And 16-segment as mike says.
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Yup, that's what they are, similar to the DL1416s used in the AIM65 and elsewhere.
A little more intelligent than just decoders & drivers; send it a 2 bit address and a
7 bit character and it'll store and display it (them) until cleared or replaced,
easily cascaded for longer length.
m