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IC Package Types

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Introduction

This will introduce you to the most common types of integrated circuit packaging: DIP, SOIC, and more.

  1. Most common for plugging into breadboards or DIP sockets Features long, widely spaced prongs that extend downward from the IC The most common pitch (distance between pins) is 2.54mm

    • Most common for plugging into breadboards or DIP sockets

    • Features long, widely spaced prongs that extend downward from the IC

    • The most common pitch (distance between pins) is 2.54mm

  2. Very common for PCBs Features tightly spaced pins that extend horizontally from the IC

    • Very common for PCBs

    • Features tightly spaced pins that extend horizontally from the IC

    • The most common pitch is 1.27mm

  3. Also common on PCBs Like SOIC, but pins are present on all four sides

    • Also common on PCBs

    • Like SOIC, but pins are present on all four sides

    • Pitch ranges from 0.4mm to 1.0mm

    • These are just some of the most common packages

    • There are hundreds of different package types that serve many different purposes

    • A more comprehensive list of package types can be found at the package types wiki

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We should add a subsection that explains the most common method of attaching to pcb and/or what methods we have available at TW.

Richard Lee Blanton Jr - Resolved on Release Reply

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