On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Jim Franklin wro= te: > It was only an AMD graphics chip on a laptop.. but I was determined to wi= n. > (and I did). > > I only did it manually due to the busted template, I have a shiny new > microscope, and a free afternoon. And it's good practice. > Wow nice. What was wrong with the chip? Why was the reason for removing it and reballing it? Also, my biggest problem with these thing BGA chips is designing the PCB an= d routing it. I can't go more than 2 layers or with fancy things like vias in pads or ill get expensive. I have to stick with surface mount leaded components only :( --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .