[sdiy] PCB op-amp layout - 2x2 or 1x4

[Pete Hartman]

Which argues for using all of the same type, more than dual or quad.  I'd
agree though that seems an efficient use of space.


On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Ove Ridé <nitro2k01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> What I've seen on some boards is having all/most ICs lined up in the
> middle of the board and the power traces going between them. Then you
> have separate (sub)circuits on the left and right side. This technique
> is of course especially useful if you have two copies of the same
> circuit on one board, so you can essentially mirror the circuit on
> either side.
>
> On 29 October 2015 at 17:59, Justin Owen <juzowen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I guess there's probably not a hard right or wrong answer to this - but,
> when laying out a tight PCB with a lot of op-amps - do you choose 2x or 4x
> op-amp packages?
> >
> > The 2x potentially gives you more placement flexibility - but increases
> overall parts count, the 4x decreases the part count but potentially leaves
> less room for routing traces between amps...
> >
> > ...thoughts on this from experience?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - Justin
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