Integrated circuit chips often (always?) have date codes printed on their face. First, find the part number, you can confirm that it is a part number by looking it up online. The other number will be the date code. I just pulled a chip from a parts box. On the face is “SN7492AN” and “7623”. The first is the part number, the second the date code - the 23 week in 1976.
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