EMRFD Message Archive 6421

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6421 2011-06-26 13:03:14 richj_focus DFN 10-pad package prototyping
Hello:

I want to use the Microchip MCP73123 LiFeO4 battery chargers chip.
However it only comes in a DFN 10-pad package. Does anyone know how to
prototype with such a package?

Thanks
rich

http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en543954
<http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en543954>





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6422 2011-06-26 13:11:01 Graham Re: DFN 10-pad package prototyping
I don't know if you are a fan Dave Jones EEVBLOG.

In any case, one of his recent postings is prototype dead bug style a
similarly packaged device:

http://www.eevblog.com/2011/06/21/eevblog-181-dead-bug-prototype-soldering/

cheers, Graham ve3gtc



On Sun, 2011-06-26 at 20:03 +0000, richj_focus wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I want to use the Microchip MCP73123 LiFeO4 battery chargers chip.
> However it only comes in a DFN 10-pad package. Does anyone know how to
> prototype with such a package?
>
> Thanks
> rich
>
> http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en543954
> <http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?dDocName=en543954>
>
6423 2011-06-26 13:26:07 Leon Heller Re: DFN 10-pad package prototyping
6424 2011-06-26 14:18:32 bobtbobbo Re: DFN 10-pad package prototyping
I've done something similar, but have soldered the chip into a DIP header. That way a DIP IC is essentially created that can be plugged into DIP sockets for use, just like a DIP IC.

Bob, K1AO