This chip came from a box of assorted ICs from ebay. I have looked up the code on the top and I can't work out what this actually is.
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It's a 24C08 EEPROM memory chip. The 608
is a date code for 2016
, week 08
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It's a 24C08, a very common EEPROM chip with I2C interface. 1024 x 8. Old datasheets should lead you to the speed but it should operate at 100 and 400kHz at least.