----- Original Message ----- From: Byron A Jeff To: Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 5:02 PM Subject: [OT] Which is easier to socket: SOIC or TSOP? > I plan on prototyping with some Atmel DataFlash parts this summer. They > only come in SOIC and TSOP packages. Which is easier to socket for > prototyping? you can make prototype adapter for SOIC easily, as there are very few pins requried. but you can also get the dataflash in PLCC package > > BAJ