[Coco] A question for all you hardware hackers out there...

[Didier Derny]

till know I limit fpga to those available in DIP 5v such as

http://enterpoint.co.uk/products/obsolete-component-replacement/craignell-2/

http://www.oho-elektronik.de/

or in 3.3v

http://www.xess.com

you can try this method :)

http://www.xess.com/blog/mounting-a-bga-on-a-pcb-quickly-and-cheaply/




On 30/10/2014 16:38, tim at franklinlabs.com wrote:
> I'm looking at continuing the development of a CoCo hardware project I started a
> few years or so ago. The project is FPGA based and will use a medium density QFP
> chip (284 pins). My question is; how do hobbyists manufacture low quantity PCB's
> that have such a part or even BGA components? Soldering devices are just not
> practical and there doesn't seem to be a viable remote carrier that I can find
> that will allow the part to be installed on a PCB without it being installed by
> a professional board house.
>
> There's gotta be a better way. PLCC's were a good alternative but the densities
> on current FPGA's are beyond the PLCC relm.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions????
>
>