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Component Packages
Overview
Overview
Most electronic components come in standardized packages. A package type has well a defined set of physical
dimensions that the component has to conform to. For each package, normally the pitch spacing, height and general
shape is defined. However most packages contain variants with a differing number of leads (for example the classic
old-school DIP package comes in 4, 8, and 10 lead variants just to name a few). This means that total land area and
size of a package can vary according to how many leads it has.
Standardizing components sizes and shapes makes it easier for the component manufacturer, the PCB
manufacturer, and the design engineer. Although most components are standardized, there are still plenty of
packages out there. This pages purpose is to hopefully make some sense of the most common and widely used
packages and to help anyone choosing a component package or designing a PCB.
All land-area (occupied PCB space) calculations are based around the minimum-sized square that encloses the
entire package. This does not take into account the size of the pads required on the PCB, which would increase the
calculation by a small amount. Nominal package dimensions used for calculation. All 3D models are
from http://www.3dcontentcentral.com.
Component packages with many names (synonyms) are listed by the most common, or most "popular" name, which
is not necessarily the technically correct name.
Some items such as the PP3 9V battery case, and SIM card sizes, may not be strictly component packages, but are
included here for completeness.
Mini-DIP SPM
Dimensions, PCB land patterns, footprints, thermal resistances, soldering tips,
common uses, synonyms and more info for the Mini-DIP SPM component
package.
SOT-523F
Dimensions, PCB land patterns, footprints, thermal resistances, soldering tips,
common uses, synonyms and more info for the SOT-523F component package.
SOT-563 Component Package
Dimensions, PCB land patterns, footprints, thermal resistances, soldering tips,
common uses, synonyms and more info for the SOT-563 component package.
Break-out Boards
Break-out boards are useful for converting one package footprint into another. They are
particular common for converting smaller SMT package footprints into 100mil DIP packages for
prototyping with modern IC's.
If not brought from the right place, these break-out board's can be very expensive!
SparkFun is the cheapest supplier of break-out boards that I've found. Element14 also sells them, but at a much
higher price.
External References
If there is one other site I would direct you to for PCB information, it would be Tom Hausherr's blog on the Mentor
Graphics website.
Fairchild Surface Mount Packaging Information - An extensive database of most surface mount footprints and their
variants that are out on the market. Each footprint has a pdf with a technical drawing of the package and a
recommended land pattern (the dimensions and orientation of the pads you would use to make the PCB). Although
this is made by Fairchild, since the packages are pretty standardized, this should apply to any manufacturer.
Although just to be on the safe side, use the actual manufacturers data if they supply it (some don't and most make it
incredibly hard to find).
3D models (which can be imported into Altium as step files) can be downloaded from 3D Content Central
(www.3dcontentcentral.com). It is a combination of content submitted from both users and suppliers, can contains
many standard component packages in 3D.
The SMT Code Book (http://www.marsport.org.uk/smd/mainframe.htm) - Handy database for working out what
small SMT components are. Since there is usually not enough space to print the entire part number, most
manufacturers print their own kind of code of small SMT components. This makes it really hard to determine what
they are. To make matters worse, many manufacturers use the same code for different components, and sometimes
the manufacturer releases two components with the same code! The trick is to be able to identify the package and
the code, and together you can get a good idea of what the component is. The SMT Code Book lists over 3,500 SMT
device codes in alphabetical order.
Answers.com's Surface-mount Technology page. Broad spectrum of information regarding SMT components, the
production methods and package sizes.
Suggested Pad Layouts For A Number Of Packages (Diodes INC) - Many recommended pad layouts/land patterns for
common packages all in one PDF!
Quick-tecks SMT Package Dimensions PDF, which contains hundreds of dimensions for common SMD component
packages. You can download it from here, or alternatively, use the file stored on this site below.
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