Hi all, I use Orcad 10.5 at work, and I am on the process of laying down a board that has several TQFP parts. In particular I have a TQFP 144 package that when I decided to check the footprint in the Orcad layout library seems odd... When I compared the part's pin width and length, it is larger than the footprint's pads size. I always thought that it would be the other way around but then looking at some example boards from several manufacturers it seems, as the pin density increases, they make the pads the same dimensions as the pin or smaller. I would be grateful for your advice and if you have any info on standards it would be great. Best regards Luis -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist