> Earlier that day I also visited Advanced Assembly (a shop about one mile > west of Advanced Circuits), and was told that companies that do their own > assembly often ask AA to populate their BGAs. > > IIRC the big problem with BGAs is it is virtualy impossible to inspect them properly without x-raying the board using very expensive equipment. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist