> I'm considering a small-run (probably 100 units per year) device which
> will include one LCC package (an accelerometer from Analog Devices, it
> comes in an 8pin Ceramic Leadless Chip Carrier (LCC).
> 
> If I were just building one of these, I'd play around with it by hand
> and get it soldered but it wouldn't be pretty. Can anyone tell me how
> they would go about assembling, say, 25 of these? Is it worth trying
> to do it yourself (with paste and a hot air pencil I'd guess or even a
> toaster oven) or can one get an assembly house to do it for a price
> which is not exorbitant? (In this case, it would probably kill the
> project if soldering the LCC cost more than $10 a piece for a 25 unit
> run).

It seems these are 1.27 mm pitch, you can do it by hand if you have at
least some experience. You will need a hot air pencil, microscope and
lots of flux.

How many other components do you have on board and how soon do you need
it done? We might do it for some minimum fee or for free.

Djula

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