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  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2PCB Design Considerations
    1. 2.1 Solder Land Areas
    2. 2.2 Conductor Width/Spacing
    3. 2.3 High-Density Routing Techniques
    4. 2.4 Via Density
    5. 2.5 Conventional PCB Design
    6. 2.6 Advanced Design Methods
  4. 3Reliability
    1. 3.1 Reliability Calculations
    2. 3.2 Package Characteristics
    3. 3.3 Thermal Modeling
  5. 4Surface-Mounting nFBGA Packages
    1. 4.1 Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
    2. 4.2 Solder Paste
    3. 4.3 Solder Ball Collapse
    4. 4.4 Reflow
    5. 4.5 Inspection
  6. 5Packing and Shipping
    1. 5.1 Tray Packing Method
    2. 5.2 Tape-and-Reel Packing Method
    3. 5.3 Tape Format
    4. 5.4 Device Insertion
    5. 5.5 Packaging Method
  7. 6Sockets
    1. 6.1 The Design Challenge
    2. 6.2 Contacting the Ball
    3. 6.3 Pinch Contact
    4. 6.4 Micro Tuning Fork Contact
    5. 6.5 Texas Instruments Sockets
  8. 7Summary
  9.   A Frequently Asked Questions
    1.     A.1 Package Questions
    2.     A.2 Assembly Questions
    3.     A.3 Small Body nFBGA Package Questions
  10.   B Package Data Sheets
  11.   C Thermal Modeling Results
  12.   Revision History

6.1 The Design Challenge

The fine pitch of nFBGA packages makes socketing a special challenge. Mechanical, thermal, and electrical issues must be accommodated by the socket designer. The size of a specific package within the TI nFBGA family is based on the package construction, and is independent of die size. Therefore, a range of die sizes and I/Os within a family will have the same package dimensions. Each different family has a specific I/O pitch and array. For maximum socket versatility, an adapter or “personalizer” can be customized for each application, allowing a single-socket body to be used with many packages. This feature is especially useful in the early days as the technology is being developed and adopted as well as during volume production phase to minimize socket costs.