RCA CA3160T BiMOS Operational Amplifier TO-99 Metal Can Date Code 1972 Qty 2

Condition: Vintage NOS new old stock, sourced from a decommissioned laboratory in Sweden, stored carefully, dry and ESD safe, leads straight and clean.

Manufacturer: RCA
Part number: CA3160T
Date code: 214 (week 14, 1972)

Type: BiMOS operational amplifier (PMOS input / bipolar output)
Package: TO-99 hermetic metal can (RCA TO-5 style package)
Technology: PMOS input / bipolar output stage
Input impedance: extremely high (tera-ohm class)
Input bias current: picoamp range
Supply voltage: 4V-16V single supply (±2V-±8V dual)
Output swing: includes ground on single supply
Frequency compensation: internally compensated, unity-gain stable
Operating range: low-voltage analog instrumentation compatible

What they are used for:
• Electrometer and photodiode amplifiers
• pH meters and scientific probes
• Analog synthesizer circuits
• Precision integrators and peak detectors
• Laboratory instrumentation front-ends
• High impedance sensor interfaces

Also used in early microcomputer-era analog circuitry:
• Cassette tape data interface amplifiers
• Disk drive analog read/write conditioning stages
• ADC and sensor expansion card inputs
• Analog joystick / paddle input circuits
• Power supply monitoring and reset detection
• Hobby computer measurement interfaces

Very early MOSFET-input op-amp widely used in 1970s scientific, microcomputer and audio equipment. Metal can version preferred for restoration work.

What you get
2 x RCA CA3160T TO-99 op-amps, the exact items shown in the pictures

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