Package and mounting — through-hole, bulk delivery
The 7164L20TPGI ships in a 28-pin PDIP (0.300" wide, 7.62 mm pitch). If your line uses pick-and-place, this part needs manual insertion or a tube feeder. The through-hole mounting suits socketed prototyping, repair of legacy boards, or low-volume production runs where reflow is not available.
Lifecycle and sourcing reality
That said, the 28-pin DIP package is a legacy form factor; if your BOM is for a new design, consider whether a surface-mount equivalent (e.g., 32-pin SOIC or TSOP variant) would simplify assembly.
