List of free sample programs for electronic components

Step 2 The list

The component part of the list is not exhaustive of course. Check each supplier if you are looking for something specific that is not listed. I'd like to get a mail about some category of devices you've found and feel should be listed for the supplier as well as the ones already there. Information on shipping destinations for both samples and sales would be very welcome as well.

Anyway, lets get on with what this is all about, the list:

Maxim/Dallas Semiconductor
Sample program ships to: Worldwide.
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- ICs: MCUs, memory, interface, sensors, clocks, timers.
- Other: N/A

Freescale Semiconductor[
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- ICs: MCUs, DSPs, memory, interface, sensors, RF.

Texas Instruments
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- ICs: MCUs, DSPs, interface, sensors, clocks, timers.

Microchip Technology Inc.
Sample program ships to: Asia, North America. Country dependent(2009-03-01): Europe/EMEA, South America.
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- ICs: MCUs, memory, interface, sensors.

STMicroelectronics
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- ICs: MCUs, memory, interface, sensors, clocks, timers.
Note: You need to talk to them to maybe get free samples: http://www.st.com/stonline/domains/support/contact_sales.htm.

Fairchild Semiconductor
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- ICs: MCUs, memory, interface, sensors, clocks, timers, power management.
- Other: Diodes, transistors, MOSFETs.
Note: In a comment on the post I found this program in geeklord says "about the whole "everybody can get samples", Fairchild told me that I have to have a valid corporate e-mail. I geuss a hotmail doesn't look very buisnessy :D".

WIMA
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- Other: Capacitors.

Marl International Limited
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- Other: LEDs.

Snaptron Inc.
Sample program ships to: Worldwide?
Sales ships to: Worldwide?
Components:
- Other: Switches.

Comments

[CryptLordGR]

For Fairchild not every country is possible for them to ship samples. Greece is one these countries.You have to buy them if you want to ship them

[fragmaster4]

For Fair Child I used a Gmail Account and it got accepted just for everyone to know