Concave Modules

We decided to add a new component family for the .05 release called "Castellated Leads, 2 Sided" and allow the user to enter as many pins as needed.

The Side Concave Chip Array was intended for Resistor Networks (not GPS Modules).

We need help in defining the various "Component Families" that fall into this group "Castellated Leads, 2 Sided".

So far we have "GPS" and we're not sure if that's a component family.

Any others that we can add to the drop-down menu bar?

Trying to keep things Standardized but it's getting difficult with today's technology.

So we're going to add a new component family called LCC 2-sided.

In V2014.05 there will be -

• LCC 4-Sided
• LCC 2-Sided

Then we don't need to define every component family that falls into this category and the "Physical Description" will differentiate between 2 & 4 sided versions.

I hope this is satisfactory to the users because we're doing this without approval from IPC. 

However, I will discuss this new 2-Sided LCC issue next month when the IPC-7351 Land Pattern committee leaders meet at IPC headquarters in Bannockburn, IL to review the status of adding through-hole technology to the standard as well as Drafting Outline and Polarity Marking guidelines for the "C" revision.