On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:27:35 +0800, you wrote:

>Hi,
>	With so many nice chips only available in fine pitch(0.5mm) QFP
>/ LQFP / TQFP packaging, I was just wondering whether it is actually
>feasible to do such chips on a home made pcb or is it just wishful
>thinking on my part..

Doable but can be tricky. For home-etched PCBs, tin-plating helps a lot.
I've done homebrew PCBs with 0.5mm TSOPs. The biggest problem is not soldering, but through-linking
under packages.
Lots of info at www.electricstuff.co.uk/pcbs.html

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