Prototype with QLP housing

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Hello,

At the moment I am working on a prototype board with a QLP chip (almost
the same as QFN housing). I want to make the prototype myself. Can
someone tell me if I should be able to solder the QLP chip (CC2500)
with solder paste and a smd rework solder station? What is important in
choosing the right rework station? Which nozzle can use for this chip?
All the help is appreciated.

Kind regards,
Mark

 

[Nico Coesel]

Hello,

At the moment I am working on a prototype board with a QLP chip (almost
the same as QFN housing). I want to make the prototype myself. Can
someone tell me if I should be able to solder the QLP chip (CC2500)
with solder paste and a smd rework solder station? What is important in
choosing the right rework station? Which nozzle can use for this chip?
All the help is appreciated.

I solder QFN packages with normal solder, flux and a very small
soldering tip. On QFN the pins are also exposed on the sides of the
package. I use this to heat both pins and PCB pads.
Make sure the pads extend far enough from the package. On my design
the pads on the PCB where too short which makes soldering more
difficult than necessary.