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Footprint Name for Parts With Tabs

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Topic: Footprint Name for Parts With Tabs
Posted By: dipakdesai
Subject: Footprint Name for Parts With Tabs
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2012 at 8:56am
Hi
 
I would like to suggest to add the tab dimension in the footprint name for all parts with tabs example
 
QFN50P1000X1000X90-69N580EP so in this I have added the 5.8mm TAB in the name.
 
Also there are a lot of SOIC packages that have rectangular tab so in these cases it would be better to add 123x456EP. example SOIC127P780X200-14N095x120EP
 
I would be good to add the EP to identify the exposed pad (the TAB) also as shown in the example above.
 
Would it also be better to add a dash in between the N ans the tab dimension e.g SOIC127P780X200-14N-095x120EP
QFN50P1000X1000X90-69N-580EP
 
 
Thanks
Dipak Desai
 



Replies:
Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2012 at 1:30pm

The IPC Land Pattern Subcommittee has approved the use of 3 modifiers at the end of Land Pattern names.

 

The original IPC-7351 footprint naming convention does not include component tolerances, thermal pad sizes, BGA Ball sizes or various pin assignments into account. Therefore, the same component with different tolerances can produce a different land size and spacing with the same footprint name.

 

A footprint name of SOP50P710X120-14N can have version A, B, C, D which do not indicate the variances.

 

There are 3 component features that affect the footprint name –

1.    Thermal Tab Size = SOP50P710X120-14NT300

·         T300 = 3.00 mm Square Thermal Pad

·         T300X200 = 3.00 mm X 2.00 mm Rectangle Thermal Pad

2.    Lead Length Tolerance = SOP50P710X120-14NL50

·         L50 = 0.50 mm Nominal Terminal Length

3.    Ball Size = BGA121C50P11X11_600X600X100NB23

·         B23 = 0.23 mm Nominal Ball Diameter

 

These would be used at the end of the Land Pattern Name only if a new Land Pattern is added to the user library with an identical Land Pattern Name but different T, L or B.

Example: Create a BGA chart that has a default Ball Size for each Pin Pitch.

Pin Pitch

Nominal Ball Diameter

1.50

0.90

1.27

0.75

1.00

0.60

0.80

0.50

0.75

0.45

0.65

0.40

0.50

0.30

0.40

0.25

0.35

0.22

0.30

0.20

 

 

For component mfr. recommended footprint drop the environment level character after the pin qty. - SOP50P710X120-14




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