Re: Suitable chipset for a pocket linux box

Dave Cinege (dcinege@psychosis.com)
Thu, 29 Jan 98 07:11:34 -0500


On Thu, 29 Jan 1998 12:15:05 +0100 (MET), Gabriel Paubert wrote:

>- Instruction and data cache
>- MMU
>- PCMCIA Master controller
>- USB controller
>- LCD display controller (color)
>- Video controller (?)
>- Memory controller (8 banks)

Eegads!

>I don't know how they fit this into only 256 pins. And for me the hardest
>part would be to solder a BGA package ;).

I've done 25 thou SM by hand. I'd rather shoot myself then try to do BGA.

FYI there are BGA to PGA adapters. Samtec for one makes them.
http://www.samtec.com/

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