re ic packages in article apr sol ctr columbia edu seema madvlsi columbia edu seema varma writes getting a custom made package is too expensive so i am trying to choose between a flatpak and a leadless chip carrier the flatpack would be hard to test since it has to be soldered on to the test setup and i would spend loads of time soldering as i kept changing the test chip the leadless chip carrier sockets also have long lead lines and may not work at high speeds does anyone out there have experience knowledge of this field i would greatly appreciate help any ideas names of companies manufacturing holders sockets packages would help check with kyocera america inc prime park way suite natick ma they are one of the largest manufacturers of ic packaging in the world it sounds like you would be a good candidate for wafer probing or at least ic probing to test performance hp cascade microtech and tektronix should be able to help you here one note testing at high frequency accurately can be an expensive business andrew karanicolas mit microsystems technology laboratory ankleand mtl mit edu
