Re: Unusual “gold” IC chips?

[Paul Koning]

> On Mar 22, 2022, at 1:25 PM, Magnus Ringman via cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
> Those look like "stripline" RF/microwave packages.  PCBs will have cutouts
> for the package body, so that the leads can be soldered flat (no bends)
> directly onto impedance-controlled leads on the board.
> 
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 6:17 PM Oldcompu via cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Anybody know what these are? Maybe RF related? Found on a box of computer
>> ships.
>> 
>> https://share.icloud.com/photos/0294pRVHPFQMShUZic2vFvneg

Yes, microwave.  And the wide connection strips suggest high power devices, so perhaps power transistors (though why so many leads is unclear) or MMIC amplifiers.

	paul