Package Types used by Integrated Circuits

Although a Small Outline IC was already listed on the IC Surface Mount Packages page, the link pointed to the same page, or the graphic at the top of the page. However I did have a link to a Gull Wing IC package. Anyway I added a new page for SOIC packaged ICs. In connection with the SOIC page I also added a page to hold a Plastic Small Outline Package, which I assume is about the same as an SOIC.

Yet another new surface mount package added was a Land Grid Array, or LGA package. After uploading the grapic to the left I went ahead and added a page to hold a Quad Flat Pack IC. At any rate, the main IC Packages page was updated to point to these new additions.

Of course some of these packages are very common and an engineer will not need a page to show a graphic of an IC they use every day. But their addition tends to round out the site regardless of how common the package styles are. So this small section of pages just received four new ICs today, and 2 others yesterday; with the additions of the LCC Package, and Unformed Lead, Leaded Chip Carrier. It appears that the last IC package added was back in August [IC Package Styles] for the TQFP IC.

Introduced a few new items to the GPIB page.

Graphic is a Quad Flat Pack IC, click for a larger view.