Given that ALL chips in all packages in this industry are numbered counter clockwise looking down from the top, and given that the 'other' drawings you found were "not Microchip", what do YOU think is the correct way? And if there is a chip numbered contrary to industry standards, what WERE they thinking?. Robert Vic Fraenckel wrote: > On the MicroChip data sheet for the 16F876A there is an outline drawing of > the pin numbering scheme for the QFN version of the chip. It shows the > numbers running counter-clockwise. On other drawings of the QFN-28 package > (not MicroChip) the numbers run in a clock-wise manner. None of my drawings > state which side (top or bottom) they show. I am at a loss to know which is > correct. > > Any enlightenment will be appreciated. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist