Reseating QFP-socketed chips

[Patrick Finnegan]

On Tuesday 07 December 2004 14:31, Jules Richardson wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 14:24 -0500, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> > QFP's are surface-mount (normally soldered down) devices, and PLCCs
> > are probably what you're thinking of.
>
> I wasn't sure - don't PLCCs have the IC pins along the sides of the
> IC though, whilst QFPs have the flat pins on the underside of the IC?

No.  This is a QFP:

http://batronix.com/gif/package-qfp.gif

I think I now know what you're talking about, and it's neither a PLCC or 
QFP.  The 'chip' is ceramic, right?  It might be an LCC:

http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~nkomatsu/intel16over/80286.JPG

Pat
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