In microelectronics, a dual in-line package is an electronic component package with a rectangular housing and two parallel rows of electrical connecting pins. The package may be through-hole mounted t
4000-series logic ICs in 0.3" wide 14-pin plastic DIP packages (DIP14N), also known as PDIP (Plastic DIP)
EPROM ICs in 0.6" wide ceramic DIP40W, DIP32W, DIP28W, DIP24W packages, also known as CDIP (Ceramic DIP)
Eight-contact DIP switch with 0.3" wide 16-pin (DIP16N) footprint
An operating prototyped circuit on a solderless breadboard incorporating four DIP ICs, a DIP LED bargraph display (upper left), and a DIP 7-segment LED display (lower left)
A DIP switch is a manual electric switch that is packaged with others in a group in a standard dual in-line package. The term may refer to each individual switch, or to the unit as a whole. This type
Dual in-line package
…allow higher density of interconnections. DIPs are commonly used for integrated circuits (ICs). Other devices in DIP packages include resistor networks, DIP switches, LED segmented and bar graph displays, and electromechanical relays. DIP connector plugs for ribbon cables are common in computers and other electronic…
A slide-style DIP switch soldered into a printed circuit board (PCB)
Rotary DIP switches: surface-mount (left), through-hole (right)
Rotary DIP switches (surface-mount)
Tri-State DIP switch (surface-mount)