<s>
In	O
electronics	O
,	O
TO-8	O
is	O
a	O
designation	O
for	O
a	O
standardized	O
metal	O
semiconductor	B-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TO-8	O
package	O
is	O
noticeably	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
more	O
common	O
TO-5	B-Algorithm
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
medium	O
power	O
transistors	O
(	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
higher	O
power	O
than	O
TO-5	B-Algorithm
but	O
lower	O
than	O
TO-3	B-Algorithm
)	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2N1483	O
series	O
or	O
the	O
AD136	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
commonly	O
used	O
for	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
and	O
sensors	O
(	O
see	O
Variants	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
packages	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
leads	O
,	O
the	O
leads	O
are	O
usually	O
arranged	O
along	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
a	O
square	O
with	O
a	O
side	O
length	O
of	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
a	O
circle	O
as	O
in	O
packages	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
leads	O
or	O
for	O
other	O
metal	O
can	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
TO-101	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TO-233	B-Algorithm
is	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
previous	O
definitions	O
of	O
TO-8	O
.	O
</s>
