67F687 chip

[mike costa]

The SSI Chip is still in production and some suppliers are still able to get
them.  Unfornately TDK who now owns the sub division of SSI that
manufactures the chip will not take on new distributors and will only meet
demand produced by current distributors.  The chip is as good as the data
sheet makes it out to be.  I'm currently constructing the SSI evaluation EFI
system that they sold for $2500 to developers when the chip was first
released.  It is not done as of this time, but I am aware of others who have
used the chip with success. I will be happy to answer any other questions
you may have on the chip, but I will admit I am far from an expert on it.

Mike Costa
Computer & Systems Engineering Undergrade - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute



----Original Message-----
From: Ron & Cathy Webb <rwebb at polarnet.com>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 6:00 PM
Subject: 67F687 chip


>After you folks mentioned the Silicon Systems 67F687 Engine
>Interface Peripheral chip, I went looking on the web, and found
>the Data sheet (QuestLink, 55 pages). There is also a supplier
>listed, who swears he can get them.
>
>If anyone has any first hand experience with the things, I'd be
>interested, because they sure look wunnerful so far! Looks like
>one of these things, tied onto one of the $89 microcontroller
>boards I've been using, would just about make a complete system,
>hardware wise.
>
>Anybody know for sure if they are vaporware? What's the catch
>here - this looks too easy!
>
>