Early
Electronic
Calculator
Sony 500 Series
Integrated Circuits

Known Devices: 501, 502, 503, 504.
Period:Late 1960s.
Source of Data: Data for these devices was derived from reverse engineering of a Sony SOBAX 2500 (1999 Nov).
Technology: Measurements suggest DTL/TTL with open-collector outputs. Given the low supply voltage though, this is not standard DTL/TTL. Gate outputs are open-collector, external pull-up resistors are none-the-less absent for most gate outputs in application. Flip-flops outputs do have internal pull-up resistors.
Supply Voltage:+4 V.
Logic: Gate symbols are presented in accordance with
  • TRUE = high impedance or +4V
  • FALSE = low impedance to ground or 0V
Packaging: Sony 14-pin DIP. Similar to standard DIP but the distance between the two rows is slightly greater than the standard (...one can only wonder).
Notes:
  • The flip-flops in this logic family are edge-triggerred JK flip-flops. The Q and not-Q outputs are set in accordance with the JK inputs when ΦT goes TRUE if ΦC is TRUE. If ΦC is FALSE the outputs do not change regardless of activity on ΦT.
  • It appears these ICs can develop open inputs. In some instances these open connections may be repaired by heating the input pin with a soldering iron for 10 to 20 seconds. This observation is based on experience with two Sony SOBAX 2500 calculators. See repair notes for SOBAX 2500 calculators.
  • IC packages as viewed from above.




  Sony 500 Series
Calculators | Integrated Circuits | Displays | Simulations
EEC
2000 Aug