SOIC is way easier. I made the mistake of gettting TSSOP and it was insanely difficult. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A member of the PI-100 Club: 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751 058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679 On Thu, 20 May 1999, Byron A Jeff wrote: > 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? > > BAJ >