[sdiy] Looking for 64 Thin QFP socket

jbv jbv.silences at club-internet.fr
Sun Apr 4 20:36:46 CEST 2004



> One never knows, but I doubt it.  The only reason anybody would want to put
> a TQFP in a socket is for prototyping.  The reason for a TQFP is to lower
> production cost, and putting a part like that in a production socket would
> be counter to that....

yep, I jumped to the same conclusion.

there might be an alternate solution though : using a TQFP to PGA
adapter. it's about 4 to 6 times cheaper than a TQFP ZIP prototyper, and
it takes less PCB room than a TQFP to DIP adapter...

JB



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