3m has one that you can bet thru digikey (p124 jan-mar 99 cat.). From a layout perspective, I find the socket is more difficult to work with than the part. I'm using a 132 pfqp. ryan pogge wrote: > > Hi, > Im working with a chip that is a 100 pin QFP surface mount package, I was > wondering if > anyone knows where I can get a cheep adapter that will make it through hole, > so I can use it easier. > I have seen a couple but they are 40 bucks. Im just trying to save myself > from having to spend > 80 bucks to get a circuit board made. just trying to weigh my options, > thanks for any advice, > Ryan -- Donald C. Parker, Keystone Applications, Brooklyn, WI Phone: 608-835-9264 Primary Inet: dparker@execpc.com Secondary: parker@acm.org WWW: http//www.execpc.com/~dparker It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a client in a lawyer's hand. Mario Cuomo