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Hi there, Ryan.

Can you source the chip yourself? And - are you comfortable=20
installing it on the board yourself?

If so, simply have JLCPCB do all the work except for installing the=20
chip.  Might be the fastest way for you to get your boards.

dwayne


At 07:12 AM 9/13/2021, Ryan O'Connor wrote:
>Where are people getting their PCBs assembled? I'm doing some runs of
>approximately 50 boards and tried JLCPCB. By the time I finished matching
>the parts to their stock, one of the atmega644p that the design uses
>switched to "inventory low" and I couldn't complete the order. The staff
>told me I had to pre-order the part, but when I checked it only comes in a
>reel of 2000 MOQ. Kinda feeling a bit stuck. They have non-reel ICs in
>stock but they are about $2 more per chip. With 50 boards that's an
>increase of $100! And the microprocessors are already costing an arm and a
>leg. The rest of the components are mostly passive or fairly trivial
>semiconductors, but we do have some through-hole connectors, headers, and =
a
>buzzer.
>
>Thanks
>Ryan


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Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, AB, CANADA
780-489-3199 voice   780-487-6397 fax   888-489-3199 Toll Free
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Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing
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