Good day to all. I've just been handed a project to re-do. It currently uses an=20 On-Semi NCP1835 Li-Ion battery charge chip in a DFN package. It=20 looks as if the chip is now obsolete (On-Semi says that the last ship=20 date was last year). They are currently using a single-cell cell-phone battery pack=20 (Li-Po) rather than Li-Ion but I assume that the charging profiles=20 are similar, if not identical. I'm looking for a similar charge chip. Battery capacity will be=20 somewhere between 1000 MaHr to 3000 MaHr - probably in the 1000 MaHr range. Although there now appears to be hundreds of chips to choose from,=20 I'm seeking a recommendation for one that is both easily sourced as=20 well as being easy to solder (soic, SC-70, etc. I'd prefer not to=20 deal with DFN package and really don't want to mess with a BGA device. I have no idea how far this project will go - volume could be as low=20 as a few prototypes all the way up to several hundred units. All suggestions greatly appreciated. Many thanks! dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .