[EE] Help with understanding microcontroller markings
William Couture <[email protected]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:27:03 -0400
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Hi folks! At work, we have an old design using the P89LPC936F chip (by NXP). They are no longer made, and we're buying old lots and using them. But we have 3 batches of chips, and 2 of them won't program. They are New Old Stock, still in their reels. I've tried look at the NXP documentation, but haven't found anythings to tell me what the additional lines of marking mean. The first batch is marked P89LPC936F CR6028 01 TnD1343A The second batch is marked P89LPC936F CKA897 02 TnD1546A The third batch is marked P89LPC936F CM9073 03 TuD1644A Only the "CKA897 02" chips will program. Any idea of what the 2nd and 3rd lines are? Date codes? Batch codes? Or...? Also, while trying to find documentation on the chip markings, I found that alibaba.com seems to have vendors selling these chips (though not from NXP). https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/p89lpc936f.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Support-BOM-Quotation-MARK-P89LPC936F-TSSOP28_1601651848661.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-and-Original-In-Stock-P89LPC936F_1601671412800.html Any comments on alibaba.com or these vendors? Thanks! Bill