I built a frequency multiplier with one, a few weeks ago. Among all of the chips available, the 4046 had the largest quantity of easily implemented design info.

I built a frequency multiplier with one, a few weeks ago. Among all of the chips available, the 4046 had the largest quantity of easily implemented design info. Just for the sheer audacity of it, I went looking for the oldest design that I could find, to reference in my documentation.