<s>
In	O
electronics	O
,	O
TO-5	O
is	O
a	O
designation	O
for	O
a	O
standardized	O
metal	O
semiconductor	B-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
used	O
for	O
transistors	O
and	O
some	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
TO-5	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
variants	O
(	O
except	O
TO-33	O
and	O
TO-42	O
)	O
the	O
minimum	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
leads	O
was	O
shortened	O
from	O
to	O
which	O
is	O
sufficient	O
for	O
through-hole	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
and	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
cost	O
reduction	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
longer	O
leads	O
were	O
needed	O
for	O
point-to-point	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
dual	B-Algorithm
in-line	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
in	O
1965	O
,	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
were	O
packaged	O
mostly	O
in	O
metal	O
can	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
TO-5	O
variants	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
leads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TO-76	O
and	O
TO-77	B-Algorithm
packages	O
have	O
8	O
leads	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
of	O
those	O
may	O
be	O
omitted	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TO-77	B-Algorithm
package	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
TO-76	O
package	O
only	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
TO-77	B-Algorithm
package	O
can	O
sit	O
directly	O
on	O
a	O
circuit	O
board	O
whereas	O
the	O
TO-76	O
package	O
requires	O
a	O
distance	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
between	O
circuit	O
board	O
and	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
